VP, Credit - Digitization & AI Portfolio Management

First Abu Dhabi Bank FAB; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

First Abu Dhabi Bank FAB is seeking a candidate with over 10 years in financial services to lead digitization and AI initiatives in Personal Banking credit. The role requires a strong understanding of AI technologies and the ability to mentor team members while driving business growth through effective project management.

Join us in shaping the future of banking through innovation and strategic planning in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in financial services with hands-on experience in digitization and AI projects.
• Strong understanding of AI and digitization technologies.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and mentor team members.

Responsibilities

• Align with the digitization and AI strategy of Personal Banking credit.
• Plan roadmap and prioritize initiatives based on available resources.
• Partner with business teams to promote digitization through projects.

Skills

Experience in financial services

Digitization and AI project development

Team collaboration

Data science understanding

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Align with Digitilization and AI strategy of Personal Banking credit
• Plan roadmap, prioritize initiatives and projects based on impact, risk, benefits and resources available
• Partner with business team in promoting the business agenda of digitization through projects launched by the business teams such as PL digitization etc.
• Participate actively in working groups and update unit head of progress, risks and inputs to ensure these are appropriately highlighted in steerco meetings
• Provide support to other segments of credit in their digitization agenda and initiatives being taken for the benefit of the larger credit unit
• Take ownership of full lifecycle of initiatives from ideation, project planning and implementation
• The AI initiatives should support in driving the portfolio analytics highlighting portfolio risks and opportunities for business growth
• Work with risk teams for advanced AI driven models for lending

Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in financial services with last few years hands‑on experience in developing digitization and AI projects
• Strong understanding of AI and digitization technologies, data science and business process transformation
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration and adaptability are important to drive change
• Mentor, motivate and help develop the skills of team members