Job Details

Executive Director, Oil & Gas, Chemicals M&A
Job Description
Requisition Number:  62287
Job Location:  Dubai, ARE
Global Grade:  Band 4
Work Type:  Office Working
Employment Type:  Permanent
Posting Start Date:  19/10/2026
Posting End Date:  02/11/2026
Job Description: 

Job Summary

Strategy
•    Senior Industry Banker responsible for supporting the implementation of the Energy & Natural Resources in ME and providing industry expertise to support client transactions
•    The Senior Industry Banker is responsible for originating and providing Energy & Natural Resources Industry expertise to support clients. The Industry Banker will bring coverage and product execution capabilities in order to focus on strategic deals (Corporate Finance, Financial and Capital Markets). The Industry Banker will work closely as a team with the Relationship Managers and Product Partners to deepen client relationships and drive revenue and returns growth.
o    Deliver new mandates to help achieve the Industry Coverage annual budgets
o    Ensure mandates are properly and expediently executed to the highest standards
o    Lead engagement with client, including deal economics, engagement letter and term sheet negotiations
o    Position SCB's Industry Group as a first port of call for SCB's core clients requiring services in M&A advisory, LBO advisory, private equity placements, acquisition financing.
o    Initiate and develop new relationships with target clients and develop and maintain existing client relationships

Governance
•    Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework, in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
•    Responsible for delivering 'effective governance'; capability to challenge fellow executives effectively; and willingness to work with any local regulators in an open and cooperative manner.

Key Responsibilities

Regulatory & Business Conduct
•    Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. 
•    Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
•    Ensure transactions from the Energy & Natural Resources team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles: [Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.] * 
•    Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders
•    Relationship Managers
•    Regional IC and CIB Heads
•    Credit Risk
•    Corporate Finance
•    Financial Markets
•    Debt Capital Markets
•    Transaction Banking

Other Responsibilities
•    Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values. 

Skills and Experience

•    Business - Strategy and Model
•    Business - Market Knowledge
•    Business - Products and Processes
•    Financial — Balance Sheet Management
•    Sales — Prospecting
•    Sales - Account Planning
•    Sales - Client Pitching
•    Sales - Relationship Management
•    CIC & CF - Bank Lending
•    CF — Corporate Valuation

Qualifications

•    Degree or post graduate qualified from a top-tier school
•    Prior experience in the ENR industry and or a top-tier investment bank with a track record in Structured Debt, Project Finance, M&A, Capital Markets, Financial Markets and Structured Trade transactions
•    Good knowledge and understanding of Industry within scope of responsibility
•    Solid financial analysis, client interaction, deal negotiation and structuring
•    Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance obligations
•    Ability to excel in both team and self-directed settings
•    Strong work ethics, detail orientation and a passion for excellence
•    Effective communication skills both written and oral with internal and external clients and stakeholders

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

  • Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
  • Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
  • Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

  • Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
  • Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
  • Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
  • Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
  • A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
  • Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
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