Director - Business Management - Strategy Execution

Company Description

First Abu Dhabi Bank is an inclusive environment where each person values the experiences, perspectives, ideas and beliefs of others. We’re in a unique position to learn from all our colleagues, combining international experience with deep cultural knowledge and local expertise. At FAB, you’ll have the support of your team and a strong relationship with your line manager, who will trust you with responsibility and recognize your good performance. As we embrace different ways of seeing the world, listening to each other and respecting different viewpoints, we grow stronger – together

Job Description

• Build Business Momentum – Client, Product and Other Strategic Initiatives
  
  

Collaborate with Coverage and Product Heads in International to build a robust customer franchise; support client activities (including account planning, events, marketing, analytics) and business discussions necessary to deliver targets.

Collaborate with the Product Heads in International and HO locations to ensure that the Bank is able to provide customers with the full suite of FAB product offerings.

Collaborate with key business and functional heads across FAB International and HO to lead the development and implementation of International strategy and other strategic initiatives.

Prepare insights and updates that Head of International provide to Group EXCO and key stakeholders.

Provide communications support to Head of Business Management International: drafting emails, reports, memos, presentations, internal and external communications.

• Support International Business Management
  
  

Drive and manage initiatives cascaded from Head Office and Business Management to International (inclusive of Employee Engagement, Client Surveys and Ad-Hoc events).

Contribute to annual budget setting, monitor financial performance versus budget, monitor projects / initiatives, cost / revenue ratio, and update Head of BM International on performance gaps with proposals on how to improve performance.

Review the budgets for key strategic projects and change management initiatives for International locations and to ensure budgets are effectively managed and monitored across teams in these locations.

Drive key work streams and leading the agenda with International members and ensuring timely follow-up.

Manage and deliver ad hoc key initiatives related to International. Plan and manage leadership team retreats, developing objectives and agenda.

• Internal Collaboration & Liaison Lead for International Across Departments
  
  

Develop a close working relationship with key stakeholders across International, business segments and enablement functions; act as the liaison between Departments on matters related to International strategy, change management initiatives, projects roll out, performance against objectives, and to enable effective implementation of the matrix structure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Economics, Finance or relevant discipline.
• 8 years of experience in similar capacity, preferably with international experience
• Experience working in a matrix organisation structure
• Extensive budgeting, forecasting and business planning experience involving interaction with senior management
• Knowledge of the banking sector, and FAB’s products and business strategies