Senior Vice President - Treasury Front Office and Funding

JOB PURPOSE
Oversee Aldar’s front office activities i.e. funding, financial risk management, debt investor relations with a focus on ESG and credit ratings. This role requires a deep understanding of funding and derivative products, including unfunded facilities. Lead business decisions through structuring products, optimizing investment management, and managing market risk through hedging and analytics to maintain financial stability.
The role is for a UAE National
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Credit Rating Management: Manage annual reviews and ad-hoc communication with credit rating agencies reporting to the Director – Treasury
Bank Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with banks and other financial institutions to negotiate favorable terms and conditions for debt management, hedging and investment management.
Funding & Long-term Liquidity Management: Ensure prudent debt management which helps anchor Aldar and subsidiary credit ratings and drive shareholder value.
Debt Investor Relations: Build and maintain strong relationship with debt investors. Engage and manage relationship with sell-side credit analysts to enhance Aldar’s debt coverage.
Financial Risk Management: Guide identify, assess, and mitigate IR and FX risks.
Market Research & Analytics: Guide team to analyze macro variables and regulations which can affect various areas of Group Treasury including market risk, liquidity & funding risk, and counterparty credit risk
Structuring Solutions and Business Decision Support: Provide ad-hoc structuring advice to various business counterparts to enhance return, improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, and provide better customer experience.
Capital structuring and credit modelling: Design optimal capital structure for Aldar and its subsidiaries to manage credit ratings, improve accessibility to funding, optimize cost, improve shareholder returns, and manage FX risk. This would be done in conjunction with Aldar’s Corporate Finance function.
Investment management & yield enhancement: Optimize returns on surplus cash while maintaining liquidity profile and ensuring capital protection.
Intercompany funding management: Jointly design and implement efficient I/C funding management while being compliant with applicable laws and regulations, and ensuring balanced outcome for Aldar and minority investors
Team Management: Lead and develop a team of treasury front office professional, providing guidance, training, and support to ensure optimal performance.
Treasury Management System: Guide members of Group Treasury to select, implement, and manage treasury management systems.
RELATED YEAR OF EXPERIENCE
Min of 12+ years of experience in a corporate treasury environment. Multinational corporate treasury a plus.
YOE IN MANAGERIAL POSITION
Min of 2+ years in managerial experience
FIELD OF EXPERIENCE
Real estate and middle east experience are preferable, but not a must
TECHNICAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Debt management – document negotiations, understand regulations & basics of Central Banking
Debt products – bonds (RegS/144A), sukuks, loans, ECA, commercial papers
Financial modelling – DCF, structured finance, shadow rating model, cash flow forecasts
Investment management – treasury products & derivative overlays
Capital structuring, credit modelling, designing ad-hoc structured products
Market Risk Management – Market analysis, derivatives structuring & dealing, ISDA/CSA
Proficiency in MS Office and treasury software applications (TMS, Bloomberg, others)
Negotiate with banks and relationship management. Design RFPs/RFQs
Team player, ability to work under pressure and independently, strong attention to details and problem-solving abilities

QUALIFICATION
Bachelor’s degree/certificate in accounting, finance, engineering, statistics, or economics from a reputable university, CFA/FRM is a plus