Head of ViR and Scenario Analysis, MENAT

About the Role
As Head of Valuation in Resolution (ViR) and Scenario Analysis for MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Turkey), you will provide insight, challenge, and decision support across resolution planning, stress testing, and climate scenario analysis. This role involves close collaboration with Group and regional stakeholders across Finance, Risk, and the business to deliver timely quantitative analysis in a fast-paced, highly governed environment.

You will coordinate regional ViR activity including Valuation 2 and 3 submissions and support the Regional CFO during resolution scenarios. Additionally, you will own end-to-end scenario generation across key forecasting and stress testing exercises including regulatory stress tests, recovery planning, and reverse stress testing. Success in this role means producing clear, well-governed submissions, well-constructed scenarios that reflect emerging risks, and quantitative outputs that withstand senior forum and regulatory scrutiny.

What You'll Be Doing

• Oversee MENAT ViR coordination and deliver complete, timely submissions aligned to regional and Group governance.
• Execute Valuation 2 and 3 runbooks to support annual attestation of adequate ViR capabilities to the Bank of England and local regulators.
• Provide timely financial information and forward-looking analysis to support the Regional CFO during resolution scenarios.
• Own economic valuation review and develop forward-looking financials to inform restructuring and management actions.
• Set scenario design across forecasting and stress testing activity including regulatory stress tests, GIST/EWST, FRP, reverse stress testing, recovery planning, and ad-hoc exercises.
• Partner with Risk, Finance, and Business teams to identify key vulnerabilities in the MENAT business model and reflect material and emerging risk themes in scenarios.
• Deliver end-to-end quantitative stress testing and scenario analysis across Group exercises including GIST, recovery planning stress testing, FRP sensitivity analysis, risk appetite stress testing, and internal climate scenario analysis.
• Present and defend scenarios, outcomes, and recommended actions to senior forums and stakeholders including the regional CFO and CRO, FMM, and regulators.
• Prepare regulatory submissions and supporting documentation including recovery plan materials, ICAAPs, templates, and methodological documentation.
• Govern a robust control framework ensuring controls are executed, evidenced, reported, and submissions meet timeliness and quality standards.

What We're Looking For

• A full-time graduation degree of at least three years is essential for obtaining a UAE visa and work permit. Valid attestations and equivalency are also mandatory for degrees obtained outside the UAE.
• Strong background and understanding of ViR and RAF (Resolvability Assessment Framework) frameworks.
• Deep knowledge of stress testing and economics in bank management and regulatory engagement.
• Good understanding of capital and liquidity management.
• Evidence of quantitative capability to produce analysis and/or perform effective QA over others’ outputs.
• Sound judgment in assessing risk to the bank and within own operations and advising on risk management actions.
• Ability to establish and maintain an effective control framework aligned to Group standards and functional instruction manuals.
• Ability to communicate and influence credibly with senior management, Board-level stakeholders, and regulators.
• Proven forecasting and business analysis experience within a global organization and a clear grasp of the key drivers of reported results.
• Track record of improving processes and strengthening outputs through standardization, efficiency, and technology.

Shaping MENAT’s Scenario Outcomes
This role sits at the intersection of quantitative analysis and real-world decision-making, encompassing resolvability readiness through to stress testing and climate scenarios. You will help ensure that MENAT’s scenarios are robust, well-governed, and actionable while building alignment across Finance, Risk, and the business. If you're eager to impact resilience, regulatory outcomes, and senior decision-making across the region, we encourage you to pursue this opportunity.

We support our staff in adopting flexible and alternative ways of working where possible, including working from home and different hours, subject to approvals.

We are committed to building a culture where all employees are valued and respected, fostering continuous professional development, flexible working, and opportunities for growth within an inclusive and diverse environment.