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.

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Job Summary Lead the Investment Banking & Markets First Line of Defense governance and controls function, ensuring alignment with best practice, regulatory requirements, and internal governance standards. Partner with Risk, Compliance, and other control functions to support effective risk management, issue resolution, decision-making, and operational excellence across Coverage, Global Markets, and Global Corporate Finance. Embed a strong risk and control culture, driving accountability, consistency, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement across complex businesses. Key Responsibilities

• Lead FLOD governance and controls across Investment Banking & Markets, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and best practice.

• Oversee business-owned action plans for new and amended regulatory requirements, including timely implementation and control updates.

• Design, enhance, and implement First Line controls across Coverage, Global Markets, and Global Corporate Finance.

• Maintain the business-level risk and control framework, including control libraries, RCSA activities, KRIs, KPIs, and risk appetite metrics.

• Coordinate regulatory requests, examinations, information submissions, and management information with timely and accurate business responses.

• Monitor business activities, processes, and trade lifecycle controls to identify risks, control gaps, vulnerabilities, and remediation actions.

• Manage business-owned issues, audit findings, compliance monitoring outcomes, near-misses, control failures, and remediation tracking.

• Partner with Risk, Compliance, Credit, ERM, Technology, Operations, and business stakeholders to support effective risk management and governance.

• Produce risk, control, performance, thematic, and trend reporting to support escalation, decision-making, and senior management oversight.

• Support governance committees, Capital Allocation Committee activities, policy alignment, credit process adherence, and regulatory compliance across IB & Markets.

• Minimum of 10 - 15 years of experience in a reputable international bank, experience of working in regulated jurisdictions and exposure to international financial services regulations

• Minimum of 10 years+ of experience preferably in a Investment Banking & Markets aligned Risk, Compliance or Internal Audit role

• A combination of risk management, Internal Audit or Compliance experience would be considered an asset.

• Knowledge of GM & GCF products.

• Familiarity with financial regulations and experience in regulatory reporting requirements.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present to senior stakeholders.

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability with a proactive approach to risk management.

• High level of attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

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