About this role
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.
Job Purpose The Director, Loan Origination & Structuring will lead origination, structuring, negotiation, and execution of sponsor backed financing transactions across leveraged buyouts, recapitalisations, financings, portfolio company refinancing, and bespoke private credit mandates. The role positions FAB as a key lender and structuring partner for regional and international private equity clients, financial sponsors, family groups, and investment holdings. This role expands the bank’s market share in sponsor related lending, ensuring solutions align with FAB’s credit appetite, commercial strategy, and global risk governance. Key Accountabilities: • Develop and maintain strong relationships with private equity sponsors, investment firms, family conglomerates, sovereign-linked entities, and corporate holdings. • Originate lending opportunities including senior secured, unitranche, mezzanine, HoldCo structures, bridge-to-bond financings, and recapitalization structures. • Identify cross-sell opportunities in coordination with DCM, Ratings Advisory, Loan Syndicate & Distribution, and Corporate Coverage teams. • Lead detailed structuring and execution of sponsor finance transactions including: • Credit analysis, modelling, scenario testing • Term sheet development • LMA/LSTA-standard documentation negotiation • Covenant formulation and leverage calibration • Due diligence review (financial, commercial, legal) • Coordinate all internal stakeholders including Credit, Risk, Legal, Finance, Compliance, Operations to ensure timely deal approvals. • Oversee the ongoing performance and monitoring of sponsor-linked exposures. • Lead amendments, waivers, restructurings, and covenant resets where required. • Maintain strong documentation discipline and compliance with audit and regulatory standards. Qualifications and Experience:
• Bachelor’s in finance, Business, Economics or related field. • Strong exposure to financial sponsor community and private equity ecosystem. • Strong credit assessment and financial modelling capability. • Deep understanding of leveraged lending structures, LMA/LSTA documentation, intercreditor negotiations, and covenant design. • Strong transactional leadership and negotiation skills. • Understanding of regional regulatory frameworks. • 8–12 years in leveraged finance, sponsor finance, loan origination, private credit, or structured lending.