Senior Originator-Trader - Carbon Markets
Posted date [2026-09-25]
(ID: 52519)
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As the largest bank in the UAE, FAB has taken decisive steps as a regional pacesetter in the financial industry to bind both ambition and action together to accelerate the pace of positive environmental change. As the first bank in the MENA region to have committed to a target of net-zero emissions by 2050, we're making advances across our own operations in addition to walking alongside our clients as their strategic partner to ensure they can achieve their climate goals.... |
Job Description and Requirements
Senior Originator-Trader - Carbon MarketsJob Snapshot
Role: Senior Originator-Trader - Carbon Markets
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Industry: Banking
Function: Investment Management
Experience: Minimum 7 years
Job Type: Full Time
Position Overview
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is seeking a Senior Originator-Trader - Carbon Markets for its Commodity trading desk in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The role carries primary responsibility for developing FAB\'s Carbon Markets franchise across compliance and voluntary markets, combining carbon origination, trading, pricing, risk management, client development, and revenue generation. The successful candidate will bring extensive commodity trading experience with strong carbon market expertise and contribute to expanding the bank\'s environmental products capabilities.
Job Details
Country: UAE
City: Abu Dhabi
Industry: Banking
Function: Investment Management
Salary: Not disclosed
Gender: No Preference
Candidate Nationality: Not specified
Job Type: Full Time
Work Arrangement: On-site
Carbon Markets Franchise
The role will lead the development of FAB\'s Carbon Markets franchise across Compliance Markets
and Voluntary Markets. Working within the Commodity trading desk, the Senior Originator-Trader will strengthen the bank\'s carbon capabilities, participate in the UAE carbon ecosystem and relevant working groups, and help develop products for regional and global clients.
The position requires close coordination with sales and coverage teams, FAB\'s ESG team, Global Corporate Finance (GCF), Global Transaction Banking (GTB), and international FAB centres where collaboration can support client activity and additional business flow.
Trading and Risk Management
* Trade, price, execute, and risk-manage carbon products.
* Manage trading activity across applicable compliance programmes and Emissions Trading Systems (ETS).
* Support the pricing, origination, and risk management of carbon offsets.
* Generate P&L through detailed knowledge and understanding of carbon markets.
* Manage desk risk positions within applicable limits and established risk tolerance.
* Monitor relevant risks across the global commodity book.
* Remain accountable for risk levels and limits established by the Desk Head.
* Report trading positions to the Desk Head daily while maintaining alignment with FAB\'s longer-term requirements.
* Apply established commodity risk-management expertise to carbon trading activities.
Origination and Business Development
* Drive carbon offset origination initiatives.
* Establish and develop relationships with key clients and counterparties.
* Build distribution channels that support the development of a carbon flow business.
* Work closely with sales teams to create solutions aligned with client requirements.
* Identify opportunities to develop additional revenue streams for the Commodities business.
* Coordinate with international FAB centres to capture flows and provide pricing for additional local customer business.
* Identify new business avenues capable of generating additional flow.
* Support the development of new carbon products with revenue-generating potential.
* Contribute to FAB\'s market position in commodity hedging solutions for local banks and corporate clients.
Client and Stakeholder Collaboration
The Senior Originator-Trader will maintain close engagement with sales, coverage, ESG, product teams, counterparties, and clients. The position requires an ability to anticipate customer requirements, respond efficiently, and establish productive relationships with both existing and prospective clients.
Open communication across trading desks and stakeholder groups is important, including sharing relevant market information and supporting new desk initiatives.
Qualifications and Experience
* Minimum 7 years of commodity trading experience, with specifically strong experience in carbon markets.
* Strong knowledge of commodity markets, trading platforms, and trading systems.
* Demonstrable track record of managing commodities risk.
* Strong analytical background.
* Detailed understanding of carbon trading, pricing, origination, and risk management.
* Ability to develop relationships with existing and new clients.
* Ability to identify and develop new commercial opportunities and additional business flows.
* Comprehensive understanding of key financial and commercial performance indicators relevant to the business unit.
* Ability to work collaboratively across trading desks and stakeholder groups.
* Capacity to adapt to change and support new desk initiatives.
* Ability to contribute to the development of new products with revenue-growth potential.
Professional Approach
The position requires a collaborative and commercially focused trading professional who can combine market expertise with disciplined risk management and client development. The successful candidate will maintain open communication across the trading network, support new ways of working, respond effectively to changing market requirements, and contribute to expanding FAB\'s Carbon Markets franchise.
The position requires close coordination with sales and coverage teams, FAB\'s ESG team, Global Corporate Finance (GCF), Global Transaction Banking (GTB), and international FAB centres where collaboration can support client activity and additional business flow.
Trading and Risk Management
* Trade, price, execute, and risk-manage carbon products.
* Manage trading activity across applicable compliance programmes and Emissions Trading Systems (ETS).
* Support the pricing, origination, and risk management of carbon offsets.
* Generate P&L through detailed knowledge and understanding of carbon markets.
* Manage desk risk positions within applicable limits and established risk tolerance.
* Monitor relevant risks across the global commodity book.
* Remain accountable for risk levels and limits established by the Desk Head.
* Report trading positions to the Desk Head daily while maintaining alignment with FAB\'s longer-term requirements.
* Apply established commodity risk-management expertise to carbon trading activities.
Origination and Business Development
* Drive carbon offset origination initiatives.
* Establish and develop relationships with key clients and counterparties.
* Build distribution channels that support the development of a carbon flow business.
* Work closely with sales teams to create solutions aligned with client requirements.
* Identify opportunities to develop additional revenue streams for the Commodities business.
* Coordinate with international FAB centres to capture flows and provide pricing for additional local customer business.
* Identify new business avenues capable of generating additional flow.
* Support the development of new carbon products with revenue-generating potential.
* Contribute to FAB\'s market position in commodity hedging solutions for local banks and corporate clients.
Client and Stakeholder Collaboration
The Senior Originator-Trader will maintain close engagement with sales, coverage, ESG, product teams, counterparties, and clients. The position requires an ability to anticipate customer requirements, respond efficiently, and establish productive relationships with both existing and prospective clients.
Open communication across trading desks and stakeholder groups is important, including sharing relevant market information and supporting new desk initiatives.
Qualifications and Experience
* Minimum 7 years of commodity trading experience, with specifically strong experience in carbon markets.
* Strong knowledge of commodity markets, trading platforms, and trading systems.
* Demonstrable track record of managing commodities risk.
* Strong analytical background.
* Detailed understanding of carbon trading, pricing, origination, and risk management.
* Ability to develop relationships with existing and new clients.
* Ability to identify and develop new commercial opportunities and additional business flows.
* Comprehensive understanding of key financial and commercial performance indicators relevant to the business unit.
* Ability to work collaboratively across trading desks and stakeholder groups.
* Capacity to adapt to change and support new desk initiatives.
* Ability to contribute to the development of new products with revenue-growth potential.
Professional Approach
The position requires a collaborative and commercially focused trading professional who can combine market expertise with disciplined risk management and client development. The successful candidate will maintain open communication across the trading network, support new ways of working, respond effectively to changing market requirements, and contribute to expanding FAB\'s Carbon Markets franchise.
