Director, Sovereign Wealth Fund & Financial Sponsor

🏢 Global Corporation
📍 Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFull-timeOn-site
📅 Posted: 1mo ago🔄 Updated: 1mo ago
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The Director, Sovereign Wealth Fund & Financial Sponsor role at First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) focuses on managing and growing relationships with sovereign wealth funds and financial sponsors. Responsibilities include conducting market and industry analysis to support mandate origination, pitching product offerings, and identifying new financial solutions for clients. The role involves supporting senior management in business development, preparing presentations, and maintaining client contact. Key functions include improving service quality, supervising daily activities, ensuring revenue targets are met, maintaining client satisfaction and portfolio credit quality, and managing junior team members.
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sovereign wealth funds dynamicsfinancial sponsors dynamicsfinancing requirementsclient buying behavioursstructured financefund financingmergers and acquisitionsdebt capital marketsequity capital marketstransaction bankingdeal origination
Finance, Legal & Governance
Financial AnalysisCredit Analysis
Soft Skills & Professional Competencies
ExecutionAnalytical SkillsCommunicationCollaboration
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Productivity & Workplace Tools
Excel
🎁 Benefits & Perks
Comprehensive range of personal and private banking services, including credit cards, Islamic banking, investments, loans, and mortgages. Unique career choices, chance to innovate, craft solutions for the future, and express yourself in a performance-based culture. Range of learning and development initiatives to support all employees through training and skill development.
Requirements
The role requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in business, economics, finance, or accounting, along with 5-10 years of relevant corporate and investment banking experience. Key skills include knowledge of sovereign wealth funds and financial sponsors, CIB products, financial and credit analysis, deal origination and execution, and strong analytical, communication, and teamwork abilities.
Description
Job description / Role Job Type Full Time Job Location Abu Dhabi, UAE Nationality Any Nationality Salary Not Specified Gender Not Specified Arabic Fluency Not Specified Job Function Finance, Business Analysis & Consulting Company Industry Finance, Investment & Asset Management Job description To assist with the management and growth for sovereign wealth funds & financial sponsors; act as support in the origination of mandates by conducting market and industry analysis; contribute to the process of pitching existing product offerings to clients and exploring new products to fulfil clients' financial needs. The role requires to support managing directors and executive directors in identifying and developing business opportunities, preparing presentations and maintaining contact with clients at junior to mid-senior level; improve service quality levels and supervise day-to-day activities and deal flow by giving strong support focus to relationship management; ensure that the team's objectives are constantly met and its revenue targets achieved, while maintaining client satisfaction and portfolio credit quality; anticipate potential problems; manage and lead junior team members. Responsibilities Strategic contribution: Participate in the financial analysis conducted on clients and their respective industries/markets to identify potential opportunities and risks. Work with respective executive directors to develop the team's strategy and business plan with the aim of increasing the bank's share of the target clients' wallet and achieving target relationship returns. Keep close interaction with product teams and other stakeholders to maximize business opportunities with clients and to streamline execution of deals and strategies. People management: Contribute to talent development initiatives for the assigned department, collaborating with technical/discipline experts and thereby ensure the availability of talent to fit business requirements. Act as a role model and drive adherence to organizational values and ethics by employees of the assigned department to foster a value-driven culture within the group. Budgeting and financial planning: Manage P&L responsibility of the assigned portfolio, achieving targets within defined budget levels. Policies, systems, processes & procedures: Manage and ensure effective implementation of the CIB functional policies, procedures and controls covering all areas of assigned department activity so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective service. Client and market analysis: Participate in the financial analysis conducted on clients and their respective industries/markets to identify potential opportunities and risks. Client relationship management: Assist in originating new business opportunities with target clients across banking products. Develop and execute term sheet, information memorandum, financial modelling, mandate letter, etc. Examine and resolve credit, market and operational risk aspects of the transactions in collaboration with products and enablement units. Assist in pitching, reviewing, negotiating and concluding deals. Motivate, develop and coach junior team members. Maintain the credit quality of the clients' relationships within the portfolio to an acceptable level set by the bank's management. Achieve individual and team financial performance targets. Identify and develop cross-selling opportunities and increase the cross-sell ratio with key clients. Ensure account plans are prepared and maintained for all key clients. Ensure all clients' files/documents are maintained. Ensure all credit reviews are submitted on time and agreed conditions are met. Maintain a satisfactory audit on the portfolio. Learning & development: Attend appropriate on and off-the-job training programs and ensure development and skill upgradation of team members. Ensure that all internal processes for existing portfolio and new-to-bank clients are met in line with the bank's policies & procedures. Adhere to process KPIs and ORM, BCP & internal audit requirements. Day-to-day activities: Assist the respective managing directors and executive directors in the day-to-day administrative and transactional activities to ensure continuity of work and the delivery of effective and high-quality outputs. Manage and follow up on KYC and compliance requirements in order to ensure consistency with the bank's KYC and AML policies and regulatory requirements. Policies, systems, processes, and procedures: Follow all relevant policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner. MIS and reports: Review and analyze financial statements, MIS and reports to keep track of performance versus budgets. Qualifications Minimum qualification: Bachelor's or master's degree in business administration, economics, finance, accounting or related discipline. Minimum experience: 5-10 years of relevant corporate and investment banking work experience including M&A, global markets and capital markets (debt and equity) transactions, structured finance, fund financing and transaction banking. Knowledge, skills, and attributes: Knowledge and understanding of the sovereign wealth funds & financial sponsors dynamics, financing requirements and client buying behaviours. Strong knowledge of CIB products (structured finance, fund financing, global markets, mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity capital markets, transaction banking, etc.), financial analysis, credit analysis and experience in deal origination and execution. Driven and capable of delivering results while working under pressure and adjusting quickly to changing priorities. Diligent and committed to excellence. Attention to detail, ability to handle multiple tasks and sound organization of work. Excellent computer skills. Strong analytical and numerical skills. Excellent communication (oral and written) and teamwork skills. About us First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is the largest bank in the UAE and one of the world's largest and safest financial institutions. We offer a comprehensive range of personal and private banking services, including credit cards, Islamic banking, investments, loans, and mortgages. Our commitment to excellence and innovation drives us to provide top-tier financial solutions to our clients. Life at FAB Working at FAB means being part of a team of talented and passionate individuals with a shared vision to support the ambitions of our stakeholders to “Grow Stronger.” We embrace the needs of our customers across the globe with a sense of responsibility and confidence driven by extensive expertise that can only be delivered by an ambitious world-class organization. Career development FAB offers unique career choices, a chance to innovate, craft solutions for the future, and express yourself in a performance-based culture that will unleash the best in you. Whether you are an experienced professional or just starting your career, FAB provides a range of learning and development initiatives to support all employees through training and skill development. Our values At FAB, we place our customers at the core of our activities, live our values each day in every way, celebrate achievements, and empower each other to deliver leading solutions. We have structured plans for the recruitment and career progression of Emirati talent to enable them to make a mark in the financial and banking sector both regionally and globally that rewards your hard work and dedication. Join our team and be part of a journey to shape the future of banking. Apply Now
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