Senior Specialist - Investors & Market Engagement

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Specialist to lead Investors & Market Engagement for a leading capital markets organisation in the UAE. Based in Abu Dhabi, this full‑time, on‑site role focuses on building and deepening relationships with institutional investors and other market participants to drive investor acquisition and market activity.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and grow relationships with institutional investors, brokers, asset managers, financial institutions, family offices and other market participants.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities to increase investor participation and market activity.
• Support acquisition, activation, engagement and retention of investors and market participants.
• Promote the organisation's products, services and market initiatives to existing and prospective clients.
• Conduct regular client meetings and maintain strong relationships across the UAE and GCC financial markets community.
• Support investor engagement initiatives including conferences, roadshows, networking events and industry meetings.
• Gather market intelligence, investor feedback and competitor insights to identify new commercial opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal teams (Product, Marketing, Compliance, Business Development) to improve the overall client experience.
• Track client activity, business development pipelines, engagement levels and commercial KPIs.
• Assist the Manager and wider team in delivering strategic market development and investor engagement initiatives.

Required profile

• 6‑10 years of experience in business development, institutional sales, relationship management, capital markets or a similar client‑facing financial services role.
• Background within a stock exchange, brokerage, investment bank, asset manager, bank or financial markets infrastructure provider.
• Ability to work on‑site five days a week in Abu Dhabi.

Required skills

• Relationship Management
• Fluency in Arabic
• Negotiation
• Institutional Sales
• Market Intelligence
• Business Development
• Presentation
• Capital Markets