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    Head of Credit, Emerging Corporates | Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    This senior position within our Emerging Corporates business unit focuses on targeting larger corporate clients with turnover of up to AED 300 million.This role is to manage and maintain the Credit appraisal process for Emerging Corporates Business as well as provide supplementary support for credit appraisal for other business segments as delegated.Primary responsibilities are as follows: Credit Appraisals• Review credit proposals to ensure completeness of supporting information / documents and compliance with Bank’s requirements.• Occasionally visiting clients to understand client’s business model and requirements, and accordingly recommending financing solutions• Conduct proper due diligence as to identification of gaps, if any in terms of disclosures/ information in proposals• Ensure that Credit proposals are complete and accurate and the credit Analysis covers all significant factors (Strengths & Risks) for proper decision making• Approval of ad-hoc credit requests within an agreed credit risk delegation framework• Presenting credit proposals to senior sanctioners and credit committee Portfolio Management• Manage portfolio of c.800 mid-sized and emerging corporate entities with approximate book size of approx. AED5bn• Responsible for maintaining the asset quality of the designated portfolio through interim reviews, annual reviews and on-going monitoring and control, and escalation of issues as may be necessary• Serve as the second line of defence and escalate any breaches of policies and procedures, credit risk excesses and past-dues and related matters to coverage and other stakeholdersStakeholder Management• Secondary point of contact for the assigned portfolio and liaise with relationship and sales teams, product experts and portfolio management, and support functions including legal, compliance and operations• Subject matter expert for fundamental credit risk queries and provides support for any requests from regulators, auditors and other professionals• Where required, join coverage units for conference calls and meetings with client representatives – treasurer, finance director and CFO• Communicate with senior management to address any credit queries raise by Committee members• Managing direct reports – training and career development• Attend credit committees and senior management meetings where requiredOther Management Responsibilities• Management and oversight over Triple C process (internal early risk identification process) and present such customers to senior management.• Active participation in process review – for both post and pre-disbursement and suggest improvements• Ensure that subordinates maintain proper records for receipt, processing & disposal of credit proposals/ JETS for monitoring reports, internal/ external requirements• Organising and conducting trainings for credit analysts and business support staff

    Requirements• Preferred – Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from reputed Business School• Preferred – CFA Charter Holder, FRM Certification (from GARP)• Strong working knowledge of Financial Modeling, of business software applications, particularly spreadsheets.• 12 year’s Banking/ finance experience with min of 5 years in the Credit function• Good understanding of banking operations, Bank’s policies, procedures, guidelines, statutory requirements, market conditions.• Good understanding of regional markets• Expert in credit appraisals, due diligence, financial modeling• Documentation expertise, good understanding of LMA, ISDA etc.• High level of interpersonal and negotiation skills.• Excellent report writing skills

    In 1969, when we at Commercial Bank of Dubai started out little did we know that sheer grit and determination would get us where we are today. An Emiri Decree issued by His Highness the Late Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the founder of modern Dubai, laid the cornerstone of Commercial Bank of Dubai. We started out as a joint venture of Commerzbank, Chase Manhattan Bank and Commercial Bank of Kuwait. A minority stake was held by a few UAE businessmen.

    By 1982, little more than a decade later, we evolved into a National Public Shareholding company. A feat complimented by an exponential increase in the capital base and mammoth restructuring of our operations. The feather in the cap came when the Government of Dubai became a key shareholder.

    Over the decades, we have transformed ourselves into a progressive and modern banking institution. We are supported by a sturdy financial base and reigned by a strong and stable management. The proof of which lies with our customers who have stood by us over the years. More

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    IT Service Management Process Lead | Chalhoub Group

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Who we are We are a leading partner for luxury across the Middle East. With more than 600 stores, 300 brands and over 65 years of experience in the region, we have become a major player in the beauty, fashion and gift sectors, by offering service excellence to our partners and delighting all our customers. We are moving fast from a traditional distributor and retailer for luxury in the Middle East, to a hybrid retailer bringing luxury experiences to the fingertips of customers everywhere. To fuel the next stage of our growth we are looking to build a world class team. From physical retail through to supply chain and customer loyalty, we aim to use technology and data to continuously improve every aspect of our operations. We are looking for top talent to join us on this journey of exploring new horizons together. The ITSM Lead is an integral part of the Technology Operations team and will build and strengthen our end-to-end enterprise incident management resolution and enterprise problem management functions as well as our Change & Release Management capabilities; you will serve as a focal point for the governance of ITSM frameworks, and operational KPI mechanisms. You will facilitate ITIL standards adherence.The key aim for the ITSM Lead is to be the quality gate for process change and new technology we can provide to our end users to increase speed, accuracy, reliability, and agility when delivering and supporting change in our environments. You will also need to analyse and report on patterns and trends to improve future service delivery and reduce major incidents. You will then need to take it a step further to ensure appropriate action is taken to anticipate, investigate and resolve any problems in systems and services that will be full documented. This can be done by regular audits, reviews and assessments.The successful candidate will work closely with the Technology Operations leadership team on refining and taking our services to the next level, changing the game completely in our mission to provide a world class customer service across the business.We’re looking for a strong candidate who is sharp, adaptable, and agile enough to resolve problems, proactively think about solutions and get “hands-on” when needed.You must have the ability to think strategically, demonstrating an in-depth understanding of current and future trends in the environments manager space, especially in hosted environments, with a sound knowledge and experience of managing agreements with hosting partners.What you’ll be doing – Manage the review, assignment and classifications of incidents, outages and problem cases – Create and review incident and problem management reports; change and release reports to identify action plans to improve key performance indicators as necessary across all resolver groups and support teams – Introduces key ITIL disciplines and practical project management techniques to ensure effective end to end problem management – Ensure proper usage of incident, outage, problem and change management systems and processes – Perform quality assurance on completed incident, outage, problem investigations and change management records – Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Port Mortem and Problem Management meetings – Ensure that root-cause is established for all major incidents and that a formal RCA is published within agreed SLAs – Define reporting requirements needed in the management of the incident, outage and problem management processes – Review incident, outage and problem processes, identify trends and recommend improvements – Make recommendations for resolution and improvements to mitigate risk and prevent the replication of problems across systems – Assisting in reassignment of misdirected incidents – Process Review for Incident/ Problem Management and implement enhancements and document process. – Responsible for critical event planning for Tech for large events such as Ramadan trade and Black Friday trading periods – Mentor and assess product teams skills in Incident, Problem and Release – Ensure proper usage of incident, outage, problem and change management systems and processes – Perform quality assurance on completed incident, outage, problem investigations and change management records – Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Port Mortem and Problem Management meetings – Monitoring unassigned and taking action where needed – Design, implement, execute and continually review the daily and long-term strategic management of change & release (including configuration) management of our live product environments within Chalhoub Group. Initial focus will be to set and drive Configuration & Release Management best practices across the live service estate – Full review of release & configuration management lifecycle to ensure effective processes are embedded into BAU activities. This review includes planning, monitoring and executing transversal releases and recording accurate configuration details for the live production environment at all times – Assist in forming strategies to optimise IT Change & Release Management across accounts – Develop and implement procedures to oversee quality control of all configuration changes and releases throughout their lifecycle – Act as the focal point for all live configuration and centralised release management activities – Provide operational measurement for releases against CI’s – Own Release Management strategy, policies and processes; drive release governance and compliance across all teams – To Define/Develop automation improvements and oversee delivery into production environments offering value and improvements to our end customers – Manage all internal transversal release management processes and release calendar activities – Revise, recommend, and maintain Change Management and Release Management plans, schedules (calendars) policies, processes, and procedures that reflect ITIL best practices. Maintain ServiceNow and other enterprise tools in support of Enterprise Change Management – Develop, measure, and analyse Critical Success Factors (CSF) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI), and design and generate metric reports, status and performance reports for Change & Release Management and conduct training on a scheduled and ad hoc basis – Provide individualized instruction for Technology teams on the Change Management key process areas, associated templates and procedures – Develop, enhance, operate, and assist in migrations and maintenance of Change Management system/tools and interfaces with other tools (e.g., Configuration, Problem, Release, and Incident Management Systems) – Identify opportunities to continuously improve. Assist in the scheduling and implementation of improvements at predefined intervals and on an ad-hoc basis – Maintain, update, and implement a consistent and rigorous framework for evaluating systems capabilities and risk profiles before new or changed systems are approved and scheduled for deployment in accordance the CR Impact Assessment Procedure and a process framework that ensures a system and the service it enables can be managed, operated and supported according to the requirements specified by the design and architecture – Review Requests for Change (RFCs) to ensure the appropriate priority levels and details are provided in accordance with the CR Review Checklist – Develop, measure, and analyse CSF and KPIs, as well as design and generate weekly/monthly/quarterly metric reports – Develop training plans and materials for Release Management and conduct training on a scheduled and ad hoc basis; provide individualized instruction for Technology teams on the Release Management key process areas, associated templates and procedures – Develop, enhance, operate, and maintain Release Management system/tools and interfaces with other processes (e.g., Change Management, Problem Management, Configuration Management and Incident Management Systems) – Lead in Release Planning and pre and post Release Deployment activities and meetings. – Supporting the management of the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and reporting of all Configuration Item (CI) exceptions and data discrepancies – Work with Technology teams in defining release and deployment plans. Support the potential need to review and revise plans. Support Release Readiness Reviews (RRRs) release authorization activities and perform Post-Implementation Reviews (PIRs). Perform the release coordinator role for weekly change activity to include weekend work. Produce a Weekly Change & Release Summary Report

    What you’ll need to succeed – ITIL Service Management Foundation v3 Certified – Strong understanding of ITIL Incident, Problem, Change and Release (specifically Configuration Management) processes – At least 5 years’ experience of incident, problem, change and release management creating governance and frameworks for each discipline in multi-company, international environments – Awareness and use of DEVOPS tools for Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) – experienced with Jenkins and Software repository tools/environments like GitHub – Good facilitator and driver of process framework design and execution – Experience of working with offshore system integrators and Tier 1 MSPs – Excellent attention to detail and analytical problem-solving skills – The candidate must have a strong and proactive “can-do” attitude – Good experience and knowledge working with CMDB integration (Fresh Service) – Strong reporting skills to develop and administer CMDB reporting through Fresh Service – Good knowledge of IT Service, Application and CMDB Dependency Modelling; utilising enterprise wide ITSM tools such as ServiceNow to do so – Good Communication and relationship management skills – Analytical, detail-orientated, can communicate clearly, effectively and influence in the right way What we can offer you With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day. We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.

    The Chalhoub Group is the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East since 1955. As an expert in retail, distribution and marketing services based in Dubai, the group has become a major player in the fashion, beauty and gift sectors regionally.

    By blending its Middle East expertise and intimate knowledge of luxury, Chalhoub Group is building brands in the region, by offering service excellence to all its partners and a unique experience to its customers through its passionate teams.

    With a growing workforce of more than 9,000 people, implemented in 14 countries, as well as the operating of over 470 retail outlets, the group’s success is attributed to its most valued asset of highly skilled and dedicated teams. Professionalism and passion are what fuel the Chalhoub Group’s competitive edge in today’s market.

    By being committed to implementing sustainable practices into their business, the Chalhoub Group has been awarded in 2013 the CSR Label from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce. More

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    Relationship Officer, Corporate Banking – UAE National | Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Job Purpose:Maintain good relationships with Corporate clients, and assist RMs in keeping successful, optimal business with themPrincipal Accountability:• Process renewals and new credit proposals. Process excess and isolated requests for existing customers in timely and professional manner, with minimal involvement from the RM• Ensure timely and accurate credit administrations through timely completion of annual reviews and regular monitoring of financials, covenants and other parameters within the review cycle.• Proficient dealing with customer queries to provide appropriate solutions to enhance the customer satisfaction levels.• Analyse and evaluate information given by the customer such as project reports, feasibility reports, balance sheets, cash flows etc. to structure the credit lines, balancing the risk and reward. • Establish good liaison with customers for their day to day banking requirements and professionally manage security documentation requirements. • Establish effective and professional communication both internal and external to ensure turnaround time within designated parameters and higher client satisfaction levels• Conduct customer visits, whenever required for business requirements. • Monitor development and progress of Corporate deals and ensure quick action in case of any adverse development. • Comply with internal audit requirements in line with the policy guidelines, to ensure high standards of uniformity and consistency across the Bank. • Monitor the Early Warning Signs of deterioration of accounts and ensure to keep high quality of assets.

    Service and Quality:• Professional quality of credit proposals and internal / external communication, in line with the defined policies and procedures.• Strong autonomy and ability to work independently of RM.• Process excess and isolated requests for existing customers within defined TAT.• Proficient dealing with customer queries to provide appropriate solutions to enhance the customer satisfaction levels.Requirements:Education and Experience: • Degree in Economics or Finance or Business Management• 2-3 years of experience of Corporate Banking in a capacity of credit analyst / Relationship Officer with exposure to Corporate Banking in UAE.

    In 1969, when we at Commercial Bank of Dubai started out little did we know that sheer grit and determination would get us where we are today. An Emiri Decree issued by His Highness the Late Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the founder of modern Dubai, laid the cornerstone of Commercial Bank of Dubai. We started out as a joint venture of Commerzbank, Chase Manhattan Bank and Commercial Bank of Kuwait. A minority stake was held by a few UAE businessmen.

    By 1982, little more than a decade later, we evolved into a National Public Shareholding company. A feat complimented by an exponential increase in the capital base and mammoth restructuring of our operations. The feather in the cap came when the Government of Dubai became a key shareholder.

    Over the decades, we have transformed ourselves into a progressive and modern banking institution. We are supported by a sturdy financial base and reigned by a strong and stable management. The proof of which lies with our customers who have stood by us over the years. More

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    Graduate Recruitment Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesIndustry/SectorBusiness ServicesSpecialismIFS – Human Capital (HC)Management LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryA career in Human Resources, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to make a difference at PwC by helping to fully leverage the skills and talents of all our people. You’ll help our local offices in driving the Firm’s people strategy, creating a unique people experience for each individual, and supporting our Firm wide values by working with the core competencies that measure and drive individual and Firm wide success in the marketplace.To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.As a Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers in the graduate recruitment team, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to: – Wing to wing process, recruitment of Graduates and Interns in Saudi Arabia. – Develop new skills outside of comfort zone. – Stakeholder management across various lines of service, act as main point of contact. – Building key relationships with universities in the Kingdom, making PWC an employer of choice, including Branding and executing on campus events. – Act to resolve issues which prevent you from working effectively. – Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations for the future. – Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm’s/client’s expectations. – Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points. – Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct. – A degree in HR or similar with CIPD qualification 5-8 years of experience in recruitment, graduate recruitment highly desirable. – Excellent communication and presentation skills.

    Minimum years experience required- A degree in HR or similar with CIPD qualification 5-8 years of experience in recruitment, graduate recruitment highly desirable. – Excellent communication and presentation skills.

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More

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    Manager, Sales & Advisory – UAE National | Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Job Purpose:Front-line position to manage Sales & Advisory of Transaction Banking Products & Services of defined Coverage Area.Principal Accountabilities:The position represents an integral part of our Sales & Advisory Team working closely with assigned Coverage Teams (Institutional, Corporate & Islamic – primarily borrowing accounts), Unit Head TB Sales & Advisory and Head TB Sales & Advisory in originating and executing transaction banking opportunities through market leading Transaction Banking, Liquidity/Cash Management, Trade & Working Capital Digital Solutions, and providing on-going client management services to ensure ramp-up of further wallet penetration.• Responsible for annual revenue targets agreement for assigned portfolio.• Establish strong relationship with assigned clientele to be their first point of contact for new transaction banking cum trade opportunities & for providing professional advice on transaction technicalities.• Handling complex trade transactions/queries, proposing appropriate trade finance & transaction banking solutions through transaction banking products assessment note (TPAN) in conformity with client’s business model & bank’s underwriting standards, to competent authorities to facilitate decision making.• Conduct wallet assessment to determine new areas for wallet & products penetration. Account Planning for ETB/NTB clients carries prime scope of this position.• Keep track of assigned portfolio revenues, volumes and monitor against planned targets.• Cross sell other flow products i.e. Treasury to ensure multi-product relationship.• Solicit business/leads through bene-marketing of counter parties.• Ongoing Client Engagement through regular client visits and phone calls.• Ensure professional execution of services by liaising with coverage partners, Trade Ops, FI, Compliance and other internal stake holders• Establish effective & professional communication (both internal and external) to ensure turnaround time within designated parameters and higher client satisfaction levels.• Facilitate capability enhancement of TB products selling techniques of the coverage team.• Keep abreast with recent developments in the local/international business environment & relevant market in-sights for betterment of the bank and existing product offerings.

    Requirements:Education and Experience:• Masters / Post Graduate Degree in Economics / Finance / Business Management• Overall banking experience of 10+ years with 4 to 6 years of experience in Trade / PCM products of Transaction Banking Sales function with local / MNC banks in UAE Market having expertise in handling Institutional / Corporate / Business segment clients from TB Products perspective.• Certification in Trade Finance will be an added advantage.• Commercial acumen and ability to prepare plans and strategies are essential.

    In 1969, when we at Commercial Bank of Dubai started out little did we know that sheer grit and determination would get us where we are today. An Emiri Decree issued by His Highness the Late Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the founder of modern Dubai, laid the cornerstone of Commercial Bank of Dubai. We started out as a joint venture of Commerzbank, Chase Manhattan Bank and Commercial Bank of Kuwait. A minority stake was held by a few UAE businessmen.

    By 1982, little more than a decade later, we evolved into a National Public Shareholding company. A feat complimented by an exponential increase in the capital base and mammoth restructuring of our operations. The feather in the cap came when the Government of Dubai became a key shareholder.

    Over the decades, we have transformed ourselves into a progressive and modern banking institution. We are supported by a sturdy financial base and reigned by a strong and stable management. The proof of which lies with our customers who have stood by us over the years. More

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    Tomorrow, Today – Digital Upskilling Stream – Senior Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Tomorrow, Today – Digital Upskilling stream – Senior Associate (experienced)Line of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismIFS – Internal Firm Services – OtherManagement LevelSenior AssociateJob Description & SummaryResponsibilities:- Coordinate learning programmes within Digital Upskilling agenda: including planning, trainers/providers searching, scheduling, arrange required facilities for online and offline sessions, communication with learners, evaluation and reporting, and other arrangements (incl. programmes for senior leadership level)Support learners during their programmes journey: – Being in contact with the, checking the progress, helping to overcome challenges – Acting as a point of contact for learners, advising learners on their inquiries related to digital skills – Writing learning programmes related communications – Arranging and managing nomination process where needed – Hosting learning sessions where required – Being involved in the content design – Maintaining documentation about programmes content, trainers and participants – Working with LMS and online content creation tools – Working with large amount of data – importing/exporting LMS data, transforming and analyzing data, driving conclusions

    Experience: – Min 5 years of work experience preferable in a big cross-territory organization, with at least 2-3 years being a senior specialist in learning and development, programmes coordination, or project management areas – Experience to perform data analysis and reporting – Experience in programme coordination for senior management level – Experience of working with LMSs is preferred Interest to the area of digital skills is a must, experience within digital area is preferred – Curious critical thinker and problem solver – Ability to work with large data sets – Ability to learn quickly – Ability to implement things from high level plan to execution – Ability to multitask Resilience to uncertainty Skills & Personality traits: – Agility – Change resilience – Learning agility Optimism – Teaming – Creativity – Reframing – Curiosity – Communication – Service – Excellence – Innovation

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More

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    Performance Improvement Manager | Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Job Purpose:The role is to ensure effective control assurance of the 1st line of defense and drive performance improvement across the operations function in terms of reducing cost-to-serve, turnaround times and proactively identifying resilience gaps. The role holder will be tasked with designing, developing, and implementing control assurance and control improvement across the COO function. This role is based within the COO function encompassing the functional areas of IT, Operations, Transformation, and Support services. The COO function aims to become a best-in-class operating function in the bank and this role plays a crucial part in enabling that purpose; the role is both inward looking (within the COO function) and outward looking (delivering performance improvement for other CBD stakeholders).Principal Accountabilities:• Identify relevant control processes and frameworks and recommend improvements in business processes and controls. • Implementing controls and frameworks following the methodology and strategy set by the Head of Resilience and Performance Improvement• Testing the controls over the 1st line of defense activities within the units that make up the COO function• Executes against a pre-arranged review plan to evaluate both: impacted units for performance improvement and to evaluate the design/effectiveness of key controls within the COO function• Identify key areas of concern or risk and support the development of specific programs that will address the primary requirements of resilience and performance improvements• Ensure document policies and procedures (e.g. SOPs) remain current and are aligned to the processes taking place• Identifying key areas of performance improvement to reduce their cost of unit processing, improve their turn-around-time, and/or enhance productivity• Implement performance improvement initiatives in conjunction with stakeholders and track results to ensure sustainable results• Review regulatory impact on controls and implement changes as necessary• Ensure controls are regularly review and the effectiveness tested• Sufficiently document resilience testing details and results• Monitor and analyse KRIs and operational metrics• Maintain performance tracking and control databases• Assist in the timeline remediation of issues, including internal/external audit observations and regulatory findings.• Undertake special projects as assigned• Exhibit solid time management to complete reviews scheduled in a timely manner• Conduct annual operating performance risk assessments to ensure that department performance is aligned to stakeholder expectations• Execute on a compliance risk & control testing plan; including all remediation• Identify and escalate management self-identified-issues in a timely manner

    Requirements:Education and Experience:• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree• Background in Banking, risk management and / or internal audit; Audit, Risk or Compliance professional designation preferred• Ability to understand and identify key risks and controls that require testing within processes• Analytical and review skills with the ability to draw the correct conclusions from reviews• Time management and organization skills with the ability to prioritize and multi-task• Understand and ensure compliance with all relevant internal and external rules, regulations and procedures that apply to the conduct of the business/function

    In 1969, when we at Commercial Bank of Dubai started out little did we know that sheer grit and determination would get us where we are today. An Emiri Decree issued by His Highness the Late Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the founder of modern Dubai, laid the cornerstone of Commercial Bank of Dubai. We started out as a joint venture of Commerzbank, Chase Manhattan Bank and Commercial Bank of Kuwait. A minority stake was held by a few UAE businessmen.

    By 1982, little more than a decade later, we evolved into a National Public Shareholding company. A feat complimented by an exponential increase in the capital base and mammoth restructuring of our operations. The feather in the cap came when the Government of Dubai became a key shareholder.

    Over the decades, we have transformed ourselves into a progressive and modern banking institution. We are supported by a sturdy financial base and reigned by a strong and stable management. The proof of which lies with our customers who have stood by us over the years. More

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    Internal Audit Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Line of ServiceIndustry/SectorSpecialismManagement LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryA career within Internal Audit services, will provide you with an opportunity to gain an understanding of an organisation’s objectives, regulatory and risk management environment, and the diverse needs of their critical stakeholders. We focus on helping organisations look deeper and see further considering areas like culture and behaviours to help improve and embed controls. In short, we seek to address the right risks and ultimately add value to their organisation.To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

    As a Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:- Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.- Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.- Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.- Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.- Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.- Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm’s/client’s expectations.- Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.- Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.- Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.- Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.- Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

    At PwC Middle East, we’ve set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

    We’re a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

    PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

    We’re striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we’re proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone’s uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

    If you’re looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you’re a future PwCer. More