Job description

The Vice President - Credit & Execution (Corporate Finance / Investment Banking) role is a front-office leadership position within an international Corporate & Investment Bank in Dubai, focused on leading end-to-end execution of Corporate Finance transactions across a broad range of products including revolving credit facilities (RCFs), term loans, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financings, trade finance structures, derivatives, and structured solutions. The role requires preparing high-quality credit applications, financial analysis, transaction summary sheets, and client-facing presentations while conducting detailed financial modelling, scenario analysis, and sector-specific credit assessments to support transaction structuring and approval processes. The candidate will engage directly with corporate clients to gather financial and business information, negotiate key deal terms, and maintain continuous communication throughout transaction execution. The role involves coordinating internal approvals across multiple functions including Credit, Risk, Legal, KYC, Debt Capital Markets (DCM), Derivatives, CPD, LCM, Syndications, and other product teams, ensuring alignment with internal governance and risk frameworks. The position also includes leading LMA and ISDA documentation negotiations with clients and external counsel, representing the execution team in internal credit and risk committees, and articulating deal rationale, credit considerations, and risk perspectives. The role requires ensuring compliance with internal governance standards while maintaining a strong client-first execution approach, operating in fast-paced GCC markets, and managing multiple live transactions simultaneously across diverse stakeholders and complex corporate finance structures.