VP- Credit - Fund and Leveraged Finance

First Abu Dhabi Bank; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced professional for a full-time role focused on credit evaluation and structured debt financing. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 10-12 years in banking, with substantial experience in fund financing and risk assessment. Strong financial modelling, communication skills, and knowledge of regulatory requirements are essential. This role does not offer remote work.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10-12 years of experience in banking/NBFI, with at least 5 years in structured debt.
• Good understanding of fund structures, capital commitments, and asset valuations.
• Strong financial modelling skills with the ability to critically review a financial model.
• Understand market risk elements for both listed and unlisted entities.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate risk considerations and credit rationale.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to credit risk.

Responsibilities

• Handle independently the credit evaluation and approval process for structured debt.
• Coordinate with Corporate Finance teams on product programs.
• Analyze fund structures, investment strategies, and counterparty risk.
• Review term sheets to identify credit and structural risks.
• Set credit terms and conditions for financing.
• Monitor ongoing credit exposure and perform risk analysis.
• Ensure compliance with credit policies and regulatory requirements.

Job description

Job Summary

Role involves evaluating assisting in structuring and recommending credit proposals for financing provided to private equity funds SWF financial sponsors and other asset managers. The candidate will need to work with the Relationship Managers Legal and Risk teams internally along with client counterparts and external advisors occasionally to ensure robust credit risk assessment and regulatory standards.

Job Description & Responsibilities

• Handle independently credit evaluation and approval process for structured debt for SWF Financial Sponsors and Asset Manager. This includes Capital Call Facility NAV based financing hybrid facilities back leverages etc.
• To coordinate with Corporate Finance teams in developing product programs and assist in development of RACs
• Analyze fund structures investment strategies asset quality and counterparty risk as part of the credit analysis.
• Review term sheets and identify credit and structural risks in collaboration with legal counsel.
• Set Credit terms and conditions including limits / amortization schedule covenants seniority of claims EoD terms etc.
• Monitor ongoing credit exposure at product level and counterparty level; Also undertake Ad‑hoc event based risk analysis on structured debt exposures.
• Ensure compliance with credit policies regulatory requirement and industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10‑12 years of experience in banking /NBFI of which at least 5 years in structured debt looking at such fund financing structures
• Good understanding of fund structures capital commitments waterfall distributions fund asset valuations
• Strong financial modelling skills with ability to review a financial model critically.
• Understand the market risk elements for both listed & unlisted entities (incl. standard valuation procedures mark to market and monitoring frameworks )
• Excellent communication skills with ability to clearly articulate risk consideration and credit rationale .
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements ( Basel norms IFRS 9 etc.) relevant to credit risk.

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full‑time