Head Of Sustainable Finance - Wholesale Banking

Job Description

Emirates NBD Background Information

Emirates NBD Group is a leading financial services brand in the MENAT region.

We have operations in the UAE, Egypt, India, Türkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, Russia and Bahrain and representative offices in China and Indonesia.

The Group employs more than 35,000 people, representing more than 90 nationalities, making it one of the largest and most culturally diversified employers in the UAE.

Emirates NBD is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM)

The Role

The Head of Sustainable Finance (Wholesale Banking) will support the origination, structuring, and execution of sustainable finance solutions across the bank’s Wholesale Banking franchise including Corporate Banking, Investment Banking, and Financial Institutions.

The role supports clients in financing their energy transition, decarbonization, and broader sustainability strategies while contributing to the bank’s sustainable finance targets and climate commitments. The candidate should also have strong knowledge of transition finance (climate and nature), and should have strong experience of developing go to market approaches for universal banks for wholesale banking in relation to sustainable finance.

Key Responsibilities

Sustainable & Transition Finance Origination

• Originate sustainable finance opportunities across corporate, sovereign and financial institution clients. Drive origination of transition finance opportunities across key market segments, and identification of new opportunities for sustainable finance and transition finance.
• Drive Go to Market approach for Wholesale Banking related to Sustainable Finance, and help create and maintain ‘Hunt’ plan for Sustainable Finance & Transition Finance.
• Structure and execute transactions including green loans, sustainability linked loans (SLLs), green bonds, sustainability bonds and transition finance instruments.
• Identify financing opportunities linked to decarbonization and the energy transition.
  
  

Client Advisory

• Advise clients on sustainability strategies, transition pathways and financing frameworks.
• Support clients in developing sustainable finance frameworks aligned with ICMA and LMA principles.
• Provide guidance on ESG disclosure, impact reporting and sustainability KPI selection.
• Act as the point of contact for Wholesale Banking Relationship Managers for sustainable finance, transition finance and ESG enquiries
• Provide expert guidance on energy transition, and transition technologies and their classification, as well as evolving standards for sustainable finance.
  
  

Product Development

• Work with product teams to develop sustainable solutions across project finance, structured finance, debt capital markets and trade finance.
• Support development of innovative instruments including sustainability linked structures and transition finance products.
  
  

Internal Leadership

• Partner with relationship managers and coverage teams to embed sustainability into client engagement.
• Provide technical expertise on sustainable finance transactions and work with Sustainable Finance coordination team
• Where applicable provide internal training to strengthen sustainable finance capabilities.
  
  

Market Intelligence & Thought Leadership

• Monitor global regulatory developments including ISSB, EU CSRD, EU Taxonomy and transition finance guidance, and where relevant advise clients.
• Contribute to market thought leadership through reports, events and client engagement.
  
  

Risk & Governance

• Ensure transactions align with the bank’s sustainable finance frameworks and policies, and committees.
• Support ESG due diligence and collaborate with risk and compliance teams.
  
  

Qualifications & Experience

• 8–12 years of experience in corporate banking, investment banking, in sustainable finance.
• 8 – 12 years of experience of working in a Universal Bank in Sustainable Finance and or Transition Finance
• Experience working with large corporate or institutional clients.
• Advanced degree in finance, economics, sustainability or a related discipline preferred.
• Demonstrated experience structuring sustainable finance transactions such as green bonds or sustainability linked loans.
• Strong understanding of ICMA Green Bond Principles and LMA Sustainability Linked Loan
  
  

Preferred

• 5 years knowledge of GCC markets in relation to Sustainable finance & Transition finance
• Knowledge of key clients in market segments for Emirates NBD, experience of having worked with key clients in preferred
• Experience of having developed sustainable finance strategies for 15+ clients
  
  

Skills

• Strong transaction structuring and execution capability
• Strategic client advisory and stakeholder management
• Deep knowledge of sustainability and climate finance markets
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to translate sustainability strategies into commercial banking opportunities
  
  

Success Metrics

• Origination and execution of sustainable finance transactions
• Contribution to the bank’s sustainable finance targets
• Development of innovative sustainable finance products
• Strong client engagement on transition and decarbonization strategies
  
  

There’s never been a better time to join Emirates NBD.

We’re one of the region’s most recognizable brands. We’re banking innovation leaders. We’re growing across both the UAE and our global offices. We offer a huge range of professional development opportunities to accelerate your career. It also goes without saying that we provide extremely competitive rewards, benefits and perks too, like our flexible work policy so you can work from home whenever it suits.

At ENBD, we encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for positions that match their skills and capabilities.

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