JOB PURPOSE:
The role is responsible for establishing and leading an enterprise-wide intelligence, planning, and performance management capability for Global Markets, partnering closely with senior management to drive informed strategic decisions.
The role acts as a strategic partner to the Global Markets Management, providing data-driven insights, forward-looking analysis, and disciplined planning frameworks to support revenue growth, balance sheet optimisation, capital efficiency, and strategic decision-making across Trading, Sales and Regions.
The role owns the end-to-end management information, forecasting, strategic planning, performance analytics, executive reporting, ensuring alignment with Group objectives and regulatory expectations.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
A. Business Intelligence & Insights
- Establish and lead a best‑in‑class Global Markets business intelligence function, delivering timely, accurate, and actionable insights to senior management
- Own the Global Markets management information (MI) framework, ensuring consistent and robust performance measurement across revenues, balance sheet usage, capital, liquidity, and risk‑adjusted returns
- Deliver deep analytical insight into client profitability, product performance, cross‑sell effectiveness, and regional trends to drive commercial outcomes
- Translate complex data into clear executive‑level insights, narratives, and recommendations to support strategic and tactical decision‑making
B. Strategic Planning & Forecasting
- Lead the Global Markets strategic planning, budgeting, and forecasting process, in close coordination with Group Finance and Group Strategy
- Develop multi-year business plans aligned with FAB’s strategic objectives, market outlook, and regulatory constraints
- Ensure planning assumptions are robust, transparent, and well-governed with clear accountability and alignment across Trading, Sales, and Regions
C. Performance Management
- Define and oversee GM performance management frameworks, including KPIs, scorecards, and management dashboards
- Monitor performance against plan, identify variances, and proactively highlight risks and opportunities to senior leadership
- Support GM leadership in setting targets, evaluating performance outcomes, and driving accountability across the franchise
- Partner with product and regional heads to embed performance discipline and fact-based decision-making
D. Executive & Senior Management Engagement
- Act as a trusted advisor to the Global Markets leadership team, providing independent, data-led perspectives.
- Prepare and contribute to presentatrion materials for GM senior management, Group ExCo, and Board-level forums as required
- Ensure consistency and integrity of Global Markets reporting across internal and external stakeholders
E. Data, Governance & Transformation
- Partner with Technology and Data teams to enhance GM data infrastructure, analytics platforms, and automation capabilities
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
Minimum Qualification:
- Minimum Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Postgraduate degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred but not mandatory
Minimum Experience:
- 15+ years of experience in financial services, with significant exposure to Global Markets, investment banking, or capital markets.
- Proven experience in senior leadership roles covering business intelligence, business management, planning, finance, strategy, or analytics within a complex financial institution.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills.
- Proven track record in developing and executing transformation strategies, delivering operational efficiencies, and achieving measurable results.
- Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Strong leadership and people management abilities, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
- Managing team 2-3 direct reports.
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 globaly that rewards your hard work and dedication.
Join our team and be part of a journey to shape the future of banking.
