Executive Manager - Corporate Credit - Fixed Income Investments

Embark on a journey where your unique contributions are celebrated, and your professional growth is embraced. At ADCB, we nurture a diverse, inclusive community where every voice is valued. About the business area Treasury & Investments Group Treasury offers a diverse range of conventional and Islamic banking solutions and is responsible for the Group’s funding, investments, and centralised risk management activities. It manages the Bank’s borrowings, issuance of debt securities, and use of derivatives to mitigate financial risk, while investing in a range of instruments, including green bonds, short-term placements, and corporate and sovereign debt securities. Job Purpose: To manage and actively execute a corporate credit investment mandate by analysing and positioning fixed income exposures across diversified markets, balancing risk and return considerations, overseeing portfolio construction and execution, monitoring macroeconomic, geopolitical and market risks, and optimising capital, liquidity and risk weighted asset utilisation, in order to support the Bank’s risk appetite, investment objectives and medium term financial performance In this role, your key responsibilities include : Manage and actively execute a corporate credit investment portfolio by developing, implementing and refining portfolio strategies across developed and emerging markets, informed by issuer fundamentals, relative value analysis and prevailing market conditions Position exposures across capital structures, tenors and currencies, and actively rebalance holdings in response to changing risk, liquidity and return dynamics, ensuring portfolio construction remains aligned to the Bank’s risk appetite, delegated authorities and investment objectives Continuously assess portfolio composition to optimise liquidity, capital deployment and risk weighted asset utilisation, ensuring sustainable performance outcomes and resilience across market cycles Devise and implement corporate credit strategies that maintain adequate portfolio liquidity while supporting benchmark and budget performance objectives through effective use of market intelligence, counterparty insights and relative value opportunities Actively manage portfolio growth within approved limits by balancing return generation with regulatory, capital and liquidity constraints, ensuring compliance with applicable requirements and internal policies Identify, structure and seek approval for new market, product or issuer opportunities, and oversee their implementation to enhance portfolio performance, capital efficiency and the robustness of the investment platform Oversee portfolio construction and execution by determining appropriate position sizing, diversification parameters, issuer and sector allocations and liquidity profiles, ensuring consistency with approved mandates and risk limits Execute and supervise primary and secondary market transactions to achieve best execution outcomes, taking into account pricing, market depth, timing and transaction costs Manage portfolio rebalancing and trade lifecycle activities in a disciplined manner to support efficient implementation, effective liquidity management and alignment with portfolio objectives under varying market conditions Monitor credit, market and liquidity risks by assessing geopolitical, economic and market developments and their potential impact on corporate credit exposures Review issuer performance, ratings movements, spread behaviour, stress scenarios and portfolio attribution, escalating material risks and recommending mitigating actions to ensure alignment with approved risk appetite, governance standards and long ‑ term investment objectives Engage with external stakeholders including market counterparties, issuers and interdealer brokers to source investment opportunities, manage positions and support effective liquidity and risk positioning Act as a subject matter expert and primary contact point for ADCB on corporate credit assets and balance sheet related transactions, facilitating structured internal and external dialogue on market, liquidity and risk considerations Analyse financial, market and trading data to identify trends, emerging risks and investment opportunities across corporate credit markets Assess the impact of these insights on portfolio performance, liquidity and capital efficiency, and communicate findings to relevant stakeholders to support portfolio positioning, risk management actions and strategic planning Ensure all investment activities, recommendations and execution decisions comply with internal policies, procedures and regulatory requirements Maintain appropriate documentation, approvals and audit readiness to safeguard the Bank and uphold strong investment governance standards C ontribute to the preparation of the business area’s budget and manage and monitor the financial performance against the budget so that areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified, rectified promptly and po

Not explicitly separated; no dedicated Requirements or Minimum qualifications section found. However, the role implies extensive experience in corporate credit investing and portfolio management within fixed income, with emphasis on risk management, liquidity, capital efficiency, and regulatory/compliance awareness.

Manage and actively execute a corporate credit investment portfolio by developing, implementing and refining portfolio strategies across developed and emerging markets, informed by issuer fundamentals, relative value analysis and prevailing market conditions. Position exposures across capital structures, tenors and currencies, and actively rebalance holdings in response to changing risk, liquidity and return dynamics, ensuring portfolio construction remains aligned to the Bank’s risk appetite, delegated authorities and investment objectives. Continuously assess portfolio composition to optimise liquidity, capital deployment and risk weighted asset utilisation, ensuring sustainable performance outcomes and resilience across market cycles. Devise and implement corporate credit strategies that maintain adequate portfolio liquidity while supporting benchmark and budget performance objectives through effective use of market intelligence, counterparty insights and relative value opportunities. Actively manage portfolio growth within approved limits by balancing return generation with regulatory, capital and liquidity constraints, ensuring compliance with applicable requirements and internal policies. Identify, structure and seek approval for new market, product or issuer opportunities, and oversee their implementation to enhance portfolio performance, capital efficiency and the robustness of the investment platform. Oversee portfolio construction and execution by determining appropriate position sizing, diversification parameters, issuer and sector allocations and liquidity profiles, ensuring consistency with approved mandates and risk limits. Execute and supervise primary and secondary market transactions to achieve best execution outcomes, taking into account pricing, market depth, timing and transaction costs. Manage portfolio rebalancing and trade lifecycle activities in a disciplined manner to support efficient implementation, effective liquidity management and alignment with portfolio objectives under varying market conditions. Monitor credit, market and liquidity risks by assessing geopolitical, economic and market developments and their potential impact on corporate credit exposures. Review issuer performance, ratings movements, spread behaviour, stress scenarios and portfolio attribution, escalating material risks and recommending mitigating actions to ensure alignment with approved risk appetite, governance standards and long-term investment objectives. Engage with external stakeholders including market counterparties, issuers and interdealer brokers to source investment opportunities, manage positions and support effective liquidity and risk positioning. Act as a subject matter expert and primary contact point for ADCB on corporate credit assets and balance sheet related transactions, facilitating structured internal and external dialogue on market, liquidity and risk considerations. Analyse financial, market and trading data to identify trends, emerging risks and investment opportunities across corporate credit markets. Assess the impact of these insights on portfolio performance, liquidity and capital efficiency, and communicate findings to relevant stakeholders to support portfolio positioning, risk management actions and strategic planning. Ensure all investment activities, recommendations and execution decisions comply with internal policies, procedures and regulatory requirements. Maintain appropriate documentation, approvals and audit readiness to safeguard the Bank and uphold strong investment governance standards. Contribute to the preparation of the business area’s budget and manage and monitor the financial performance against the budget so that areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified, rectified promptly and promptly communicated.