Senior Product Manager, Lending & Strategic Alliances
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About the Role
Commercial Bank of Dubai seeks a Senior Product Manager to drive P&L for lending products and support trade finance. The role involves product development, partnership management, and cross-functional coordination.
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Responsibilities
- Develop product opportunities across lending and trade & working capital by preparing robust business cases
- Ensure business stability, growth, strategic alignment, and enhanced profitability across the lending portfolio
- Act as subject matter expert and primary point of contact for internal stakeholders on lending products
- Lead management and strategic oversight of external partnerships supporting lending propositions
- Monitor and evaluate performance of partnership agreements and outsourced services
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders including Legal, Compliance, Risk, Operations, Technology, Finance and Credit
- Manage, document and maintain changes to product policies, procedures, and operating models
- Develop detailed business and functional requirements for new or enhanced product capabilities
- Analyse, plan and execute pilots and proof of concept initiatives for product innovation
- Serve as product SME for Coverage and Relationship Managers, supporting deal structuring and client solutioning
- Ensure compliance with internal and external audit requirements, regulatory reporting obligations, and governance standards
- Communicate new product launches, enhancements, pricing updates, and market trends to Sales and Coverage teams
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or Master's degree or equivalent
- At least 8 years of experience in P&L management, product development and portfolio build up
- Previous experience in transaction banking trade finance and lending products including syndication
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The Role
- Operating in the UAE for over 50 years, CBD manages financial requirements of large corporates and businesses.
- CBD has been recognized as number one bank in UAE on Forbes list of World's Best Banks 2022.
- The role holder will have dual responsibility: 70% Lending and 30% Trade.
Principal Accountabilities
- Develop product opportunities across lending and trade & working capital by preparing robust business cases.
- Ensure business stability, growth, strategic alignment, and enhanced profitability across the lending portfolio.
- Act as subject matter expert and primary point of contact for internal stakeholders on lending products.
- Lead management and strategic oversight of external partnerships supporting lending propositions.
- Monitor and evaluate performance of partnership agreements and outsourced services.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders including Legal, Compliance, Risk, Operations, Technology, Finance and Credit.
- Manage, document and maintain changes to product policies, procedures, and operating models.
- Develop detailed business and functional requirements for new or enhanced product capabilities.
- Analyse, plan and execute pilots and proof of concept initiatives for product innovation.
- Serve as product SME for Coverage and Relationship Managers, supporting deal structuring and client solutioning.
- Ensure compliance with internal and external audit requirements, regulatory reporting obligations, and governance standards.
- Communicate new product launches, enhancements, pricing updates, and market trends to Sales and Coverage teams.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree or Master's degree or equivalent.
- Previous experience in lending & Trade products, P&L management, and driving portfolio growth.
- At least 8 years of experience gained from P&L management, product development and portfolio build up.
- Previous experience in transaction banking trade finance and lending products including syndication.
About the company
- Commercial Bank of Dubai started in 1969 as a joint venture of Commerzbank, Chase Manhattan Bank and Commercial Bank of Kuwait.
- By 1982, evolved into a National Public Shareholding company with Government of Dubai as key shareholder.
- Transformed into a progressive and modern banking institution supported by a sturdy financial base.
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