Director, Government, & Public Sector

First Abu Dhabi Bank
Abu Dhabi
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Government & Public AdministrationExperience: 5-10 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Relationship management","Negotiation","Leadership","Problem-solving"]

Lead the management and growth of Investment Banking client relationships with UAE Government entities, ensuring high service quality, revenue targets, and client portfolio credit quality. Drive policy adherence, client analytics, and cross-sell opportunities while coordinating with MD/EDs to originate deals and manage KYC/compliance in a high-pressure government sector environment.

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First Abu Dhabi Bank
First Abu Dhabi Bank
6 months ago

Director, Government, & Public Sector

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Job Summary

Lead the management and growth of Investment Banking client relationships with UAE Government entities, ensuring high service quality, revenue targets, and client portfolio credit quality. Drive policy adherence, client analytics, and cross-sell opportunities while coordinating with MD/EDs to originate deals and manage KYC/compliance in a high-pressure government sector environment.
Location: Abu Dhabi
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · 12 months
Job Function: Government & Public Administration
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Assist Managing Directors and Executive Directors in day-to-day client management activities, including client calls, documentation, pipeline updates, and ensuring timely outputs.
  • •Originate new business opportunities with target UAE government clients across banking products and contribute to term sheets and information memorandums.
  • •Examine and resolve credit, market, and operational risk aspects of transactions in collaboration with products and enablement units; participate in pitching, negotiating, and closing deals.
  • •Ensure account plans are prepared and maintained for key clients and that client files/documents are properly maintained; ensure credit reviews are submitted on time.
  • •Achieve team financial performance targets and identify cross-selling opportunities to increase the cross-sell ratio with key clients, while adhering to ORM, BCP, and Internal Audit requirements.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in finance or related discipline; Master’s degree in business administration is preferred.
Experience:5-10 yearsBankingInvestment bankingFinancial services
Education:Bachelor's in financeUniversity
Skills:CommunicationRelationship managementNegotiationLeadershipProblem-solving
Languages:English

Company Brief

First Abu Dhabi Bank
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is the UAE’s largest bank, offering retail, corporate, investment banking, wealth and Islamic banking services across multiple continents, formed by the 2017 merger of First Gulf Bank and National Bank of Abu Dhabi.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2017
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