AVP, Control & Governance - Global Markets Middle Office

About the role

This role supports the GM MO Control & Governance function by executing and monitoring first-line control activities across Global Markets Middle Office processes. It covers trade controls, risk monitoring, reconciliations, exceptions, breaks, lifecycle events and governance reporting, working under the direction of the VP & Head of GM MO Control & Governance. The role is based in the UAE and international hubs where GM Middle Office Control & Governance support is required.

Key responsibilities

• Execute control activities in line with approved SOPs, standards and escalation protocols, keeping control logs, issue trackers, evidence files and escalation records up to date.
• Perform trading permissions, booking template and Islamic trade booking control checks, and review amendment and cancellation evidence.
• Support off-market monitoring, counterparty exposure monitoring and risk-monitoring dashboards, and track exceptions, threshold breaches and trend patterns.
• Perform or oversee internal reconciliations (front-to-back, system-to-system, T0, position-related) and follow up external reconciliations with custodians, counterparties, brokers and clearing channels.
• Track failed trades, settlement fails, aged breaks and unresolved exceptions, and coordinate root-cause analysis and remediation.
• Monitor lifecycle events such as credit events, corporate actions and settlement-related updates, and escalate high-impact items.
• Prepare inputs for management dashboards, KPI/KRI reporting, control packs and governance forums, and support regulatory reporting quality oversight.
• Support audit, RCSA and control-effectiveness activities by maintaining auditable evidence and remediation tracking.
• Work with Front Office, Trade Support, Operations, Market Risk, Product Control, Finance, Compliance, Technology, Credit and regional teams on issue resolution.