
Robert Walters
Business Manager (Markets) – Investment Banking Capital Markets
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job expiry date: 27/05/2026
Job overview
Date posted
12/04/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 30,000 - 40,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Job description
The Business Manager (Markets) role is a build-and-scale, COO-type position within a high-profile Investment Banking Capital Markets desk based in the Gulf region, focused on FX, Fixed Income (Rates & Credit), and Equities across the full front-to-back trade lifecycle. The role is designed as a process design and operational transformation function rather than a pure reporting, firefighting, or escalation management role, and focuses on building scalable operating models, improving trading and post-trade processes, and driving strategic operational enhancements across the Markets business. The position requires close collaboration with desk heads and the Head of Markets, acting as a key partner in designing target operating models, executing process improvement initiatives, and leading cross-functional projects across trading, operations, and technology. The role includes oversight of strategic initiatives such as new product launches, improvements to trading workflows, enhancements to back-office processing, regulatory implementations, and trading or platform infrastructure upgrades. The Business Manager is expected to bring strong understanding of capital markets products including FX, Fixed Income, and Equities, and a comprehensive grasp of the end-to-end trade lifecycle from execution through settlement. The role emphasizes hands-on operational design, project execution, and continuous improvement in a dynamic trading environment, requiring strong adaptability, practical judgment, and the ability to work closely with senior stakeholders across trading and operations functions.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Design and implement target operating models for Capital Markets business functions including FX, Fixed Income, and Equities while ensuring alignment with trading desk and business strategy
- Lead process improvement initiatives across front-to-back trade lifecycle including trade capture, execution, confirmation, settlement, and post-trade processes
- Manage and oversee cross-functional projects including new product launches, trading workflow enhancements, regulatory implementations, and platform upgrades
- Collaborate closely with desk heads and Head of Markets to identify operational inefficiencies and implement scalable solutions across trading and operations functions
- Drive operational improvement initiatives focused on enhancing efficiency, reducing friction, and optimizing capital markets processes across business lines
- Support implementation of trading and back-office systems and ensure alignment with business requirements and market infrastructure standards
- Coordinate with technology, operations, risk, and trading teams to deliver end-to-end project execution and operational change initiatives
- Provide strategic input into capital markets business transformation initiatives while maintaining hands-on involvement in execution and delivery
Experience & skills
- Demonstrate strong knowledge of FX, Fixed Income (Rates & Credit), and Equities markets with understanding of trading products and market structures
- Possess deep understanding of full front-to-back trade lifecycle including trade execution, processing, confirmation, settlement, and post-trade operations
- Demonstrate experience in target operating model design, process improvement, and operational transformation within capital markets or investment banking environments
- Possess experience managing cross-functional projects including product launches, system implementations, and regulatory or platform changes
- Demonstrate strong stakeholder management skills with ability to work directly with desk heads, trading teams, and senior leadership
- Demonstrate hands-on, practical mindset with ability to operate in fast-paced trading environments and deliver operational improvements
- Show adaptability and flexibility in working across trading, operations, and technology functions in capital markets environments
- Demonstrate prior experience in smaller banks or high-growth environments preferred, though candidates from global banking institutions will also be considered on merit