AVP & Lead, CAD International, First Abu Dhabi Bank

About the job

JOB SUMMARY / INTRODUCTION:

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, counterparty 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.

Control execution, monitoring, investigation, escalation and reporting role within the GM MO Control & Governance team.

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 desk mandates, product permissions, system entitlements and operating standards.
Perform booking template and desk business model control checks to identify booking inconsistencies, inappropriate template usage or policy deviations.
Support review of internal trade booking controls and Islamic trade booking controls where applicable.
Review amendment and cancellation control evidence, including approvals, rationale, thresholds and escalation requirements.