Description

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.

• 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 and 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, 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 professionals, 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.

Requirements

RELATED YEAR OF EXPERIENCE Minimum of 12+ years of experience in a corporate treasury environment. Multinational corporate treasury experience is a plus.

YOE IN MANAGERIAL POSITION Minimum 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 Include debt management – document negotiations, understanding regulations & basics of central banking; debt products such as 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); negotiation with banks, relationship management and designing RFPs/RFQs; and strong teamwork, ability to work under pressure and independently, attention to detail and problem‑solving abilities.

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

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance