Portfolio Manager - Private ABS
Posted date [2026-05-04]
(ID: 44822)
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Job Snapshot
* Role: Portfolio Manager - Private ABS
* Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
* Industry: Banking
* Function: Investment Management
* Experience: Minimum 10 years in structured credit, private ABS, or specialty finance
* Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Portfolio Manager - Private ABS in Abu Dhabi, UAE is a specialized Banking investment role focused on building and managing private asset-backed securities portfolios, structured credit mandates, forward-flow transactions, warehouse facilities, and securitization take-outs. The position supports First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) by expanding scalable exposure to senior and super-senior structured credit assets, strengthening recurring income generation, and developing new investment frameworks within the bank’s risk appetite.
Job Details
Country: UAE
City: Abu Dhabi
Industry: Banking
Function: Investment Management
Salary: 45000-70000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Key Responsibilities
* Build and actively manage private ABS portfolios with exposure to SME lending, consumer finance, fintech-originated receivables, and specialty finance asset classes.
* Originate and execute forward-flow transactions with fintech platforms, non-bank lenders, originators, and specialty finance companies.
* Develop warehouse, prefunding, and term securitization structures aligned with FAB’s investment strategy and risk appetite.
* Support transition pathways from bilateral private ABS transactions to rated public securitization take-outs where commercially relevant.
* Design investment frameworks for private ABS that address credit risk, legal structure, servicing standards, operational controls, capital treatment, and regulatory constraints.
* Maintain strong market dialogue with fintech platforms, arrangers, servicers, rating agencies, and asset originators to source opportunities and monitor performance.
* Apply cash-flow modelling, stress testing, scenario analysis, and structural risk review to private and illiquid structured credit investments.
* Integrate macroeconomic trends, relative value assessment, liquidity considerations, and portfolio diversification into investment decisions.
* Establish risk monitoring, performance analytics, P and L attribution, and early-warning indicators for private ABS portfolios.
* Identify new investable asset classes such as BNPL, merchant cash advance, trade receivables, and digital SME lending within the bank’s approved risk appetite.
* Build the end-to-end investment and risk infrastructure needed for new structured credit mandates.
* Establish governance frameworks for private ABS, warehouse facilities, and forward-flow investment activity.
* Act as a center of expertise on private structured credit for Risk, Legal, Compliance, Treasury, Finance, and investment teams.
* Collaborate with internal stakeholders on capital efficiency, regulatory treatment, liquidity management, accounting, and valuation of private assets.
* Maintain market visibility and represent FAB across global private ABS, fintech credit, and specialty finance ecosystems.
Ideal Profile
* Minimum 10 years of experience in structured credit, private ABS, specialty finance, securitization, or related investment areas.
* Proven track record in managing structured credit portfolios and launching new mandates across private ABS or specialty finance products.
* Strong technical knowledge of asset-backed securities, receivables financing, warehouse structures, forward-flow agreements, securitization take-outs, and structured credit risk.
* Experience with SME lending, consumer finance, fintech-originated assets, non-bank lending, or specialty asset classes.
* Advanced modelling ability, including cash-flow modelling, stress testing, scenario analysis, portfolio analytics, and P and L attribution.
* Good understanding of senior and super-senior risk profiles, capital treatment, regulatory constraints, and investment governance.
* Ability to originate opportunities, structure transactions, evaluate counterparties, and manage portfolio risk across illiquid credit assets.
* Strong stakeholder management skills for working with Risk, Legal, Compliance, Treasury, Finance, rating agencies, servicers, and external originators.
* Commercial mindset with the ability to balance income generation, risk discipline, diversification, and long-term portfolio growth.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex structured credit strategies to senior decision makers.
Skills Set
* Private ABS portfolio management
* Structured credit investments
* Specialty finance
* Forward-flow transactions
* Warehouse facilities
* Securitization take-outs
* SME receivables financing
* Consumer finance assets
* Fintech-originated receivables
* Senior and super-senior credit risk
* Cash-flow modelling
* Stress testing
* Scenario analysis
* P and L attribution
* Risk monitoring frameworks
* Portfolio performance analytics
* Capital treatment analysis
* Regulatory treatment review
* Liquidity management
* Accounting and valuation of private assets
* Rating agency coordination
* Servicer and originator management
Why Join Us
* Lead the build-out of a specialized private ABS investment mandate within a major Banking institution in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
* Work on high-value structured credit portfolios covering fintech receivables, SME lending, consumer finance, warehouse structures, and securitization pathways.
* Gain senior exposure across Investments, Fixed Income, Risk, Legal, Compliance, Treasury, Finance, and external market participants.
* Shape new investment frameworks, governance models, and scalable private structured credit capabilities.
* Contribute to portfolio diversification, recurring income generation, and long-term growth within a disciplined banking investment environment.
About the Company
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is the UAE’s largest bank and a leading financial institution headquartered in Abu Dhabi. FAB provides retail, corporate, Islamic, investment, global markets, and wealth-related banking services through a strong regional and international network, combining secure financial solutions, market expertise, innovation, and disciplined governance to support clients, investors, businesses, and communities.
