Job description

The Senior Manager – Structured Trade Finance at Emirates NBD plays a strategic and technical leadership role within the Transaction Banking Product Unit, responsible for developing, implementing, and managing structured trade finance solutions across the bank’s corporate and institutional banking portfolio. The role focuses on structuring complex trade transactions through mechanisms such as SPVs (Special Purpose Vehicles) and TradeCOs, managing both physical and electronic trade products, and creating innovative solutions that leverage documentary and open account trade frameworks. The incumbent will be accountable for the design and execution of structured trade finance strategies, including commodity hedge wraps and partnerships with third-party hedge administrators. This involves drafting legal agreements, coordinating with internal and external counsels, and managing middle-office and agency functions to monitor SPVs and transaction controls. The position requires overseeing product revenue performance, developing new trade finance products, maintaining updated product programs, and ensuring risk mitigation through adherence to international trade standards (UCP, URDG, ISP, ISBP, URR). The Senior Manager acts as a subject matter expert, working closely with Sales, Relationship Managers, Credit, and Legal teams to drive product commercialization, revenue growth, and compliance with regulatory and operational standards.