
Mashreq
Senior Director, FX & Commodities Trading
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 10 - 15 yrs
- Urgent
Job expiry date: 14/11/2026
Job overview
Date posted
30/09/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 60,000 - 100,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package + relocation
Experience
10 - 15 yrs
Seniority
Director
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
14/11/2026
Job description
Spot, forwards, swaps, options, precious metals, energy and other approved commodities products all run through the desk this Senior Director leads for Mashreq's Treasury & Global Markets business. Sustainable, risk-adjusted revenue is the core measure. Trading positions, liquidity, inventory and hedging must stay within approved mandates and limits, and market risk sits squarely with you. Sales and client coverage teams depend on the desk for competitive pricing and execution support. Global macro trends, central bank actions, commodity supply and demand, and geopolitical developments all feed positioning decisions. Market-making capability and liquidity access are areas to strengthen further. Partnerships with Sales, Structuring, Risk, Operations and Technology help improve products, execution channels and client solutions. Governance, market conduct and supervision standards need to hold firm across the desk. Candidates bring extensive FX, commodities or derivatives trading experience, including management of trading books and senior teams in a regulated environment, and CFA, FRM or the ACI Dealing Certificate is preferred.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Develop and execute the FX and commodities trading strategy in line with Treasury & Global Markets priorities
- Deliver sustainable revenue growth and risk-adjusted returns across approved trading books
- Manage trading positions, liquidity, inventory, hedging and market risk within approved mandates and limits
- Provide competitive pricing and execution support to Sales and client coverage teams
- Oversee trading across spot, forwards, swaps, options, precious metals, energy and other approved commodities products
- Monitor global macro trends, central bank actions, commodity supply and demand, and geopolitical developments
- Strengthen the Bank's market-making capability, client facilitation and liquidity access
- Partner with Sales, Structuring, Risk, Operations and Technology to improve products, execution channels and client solutions
- Ensure strong governance, market conduct, supervision and control standards across the desk
- Lead senior trading teams across pricing, liquidity provision, hedging and risk positioning
Experience & skills
- Hold a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Mathematics, Engineering or a related discipline, with a Master's or MBA preferred
- Offer CFA, FRM, ACI Dealing Certificate or an equivalent markets qualification (preferred)
- Bring extensive experience in FX, commodities, derivatives trading or global macro markets
- Apply strong knowledge of spot, forwards, swaps, options, precious metals, energy and commodity-linked products
- Understand market risk, liquidity risk, benchmark conduct, execution standards and regulatory requirements in depth
- Demonstrate proven experience managing trading books and senior trading teams in a regulated environment