Head of Sustainable Finance - Wholesale Banking

About this opportunity

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.