AVP, Control & Governance

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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• The role supports the GM MO Control & Governance function by executing and monitoring first-line control activities across Global Markets Middle Office processes, ensuring control discipline, timely exception escalation and accurate evidence management.
• The role performs day-to-day control monitoring across trade controls, risk monitoring, reconciliations, exceptions, breaks, lifecycle events and governance reporting, working under the direction of the VP & Head of GM MO Control & Governance.
• The role helps ensure that trading permissions controls, booking template controls, internal and Islamic trade booking controls, off-market monitoring, counter party exposure monitoring, reconciliation checks and control reporting are performed consistently and escalated appropriately.
• The role works closely with GM MO Trade Support, Front Office, Global Markets Operations, Product Control, Market Risk, Finance, Compliance, Technology, Credit, Reference Data and regional teams to support issue resolution, root-cause analysis, control evidence and operating-model discipline.
• The role does not own Dealer Assist, client activation coordination, T0 booking support, trade enrichment or same-day validation delivery, as these activities sit under the GM MO Trade Support pillar.
• Functional Coverage:
  Control execution and monitoring activities across trade controls, risk monitoring, reconciliations, exceptions, breaks, lifecycle events, control evidence and control reporting.
• Product / Process Coverage: FX/MM, Rates, Derivatives, Commodities, Capital Markets and related Global Markets processing activities including trading permissions checks, booking template checks, off-market indicators, counter party exposure monitoring, internal/external reconciliations and settlement-fail monitoring.
• Geographic Coverage: UAE and international locations / hubs where GM Middle Office Control & Governance support is required.
• Stakeholder Coverage: VP & Head of GM MO Control & Governance, GM MO Trade Support, Front Office, Sales, Trading, Global Markets Operations, Product Control, Market Risk, Finance, Compliance, Technology, Credit, Reference Data and regional teams.
• Control Focus:
  Timely control execution, accurate investigation, evidence retention, aged-item tracking, escalation quality, KPI/KRI inputs and recurring-issue remediation.
• People / Team Context:
  Individual contributor or team lead within the Control & Governance team, supporting Specialists where assigned and coordinating with peer AVPs across Collateral Management and Reporting.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Control Execution and Operating Discipline
• Execute assigned GM MO Control & Governance activities in line with approved SOPs, control standards, escalation protocols and evidence requirements.
• Perform daily, periodic and event-driven control checks across assigned Global Markets products and processes.
• Maintain disciplined control logs, issue trackers, exception records, evidence files and escalation documentation.
• Support the VP & Head of GM MO Control & Governance in implementing the control operating model, SOP updates, control library requirements and governance routines.
• Identify recurring issues, control gaps, data-quality issues and process breakdowns, and support remediation planning.
• Trade Controls
• Perform trading permissions control checks against approved…