About the job

Job Description:

Job Title: Corporate Banking Associate

Corporate Title: Associate

Location: Dubai, UAE

Company Overview

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Responsibilities

As a core member of the MENA Corporate Banking team you will:

• Assist Corporate Banking professionals in relationship management, origination and execution across a range of products
• Support the growth agenda by helping to identify, target and onboard new MENA clients
• Prepare pitch materials, including detailed corporate finance analysis
• Support the marketing and execution of range of products including bonds, loans, leases, FX, rates and treasury solutions
• Help to coordinate client engagement globally, and across full product suite
• Ensure a confident knowledge of our clients, the industries in which they operate and how the bank helps support their strategic and day to day needs
• Work with our credit and risk partners as it relates to our client engagements
• Partner with Investment Banking teams on client coverage and origination
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What we are looking for:

• Strong inter-personal skills, with ability to build client and internal relationships
• Self-motivated, tenacious and able to work with high degree of independence
• Meticulous attention to detail, diligence and conscientiousness
• Ambitious, with a desire to succeed
• Capable of working effectively both independently and with multiple teams/individuals
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
• Solid corporate finance and analytical skills
• Knowledge of Corporate Banking product set
• Familiarity with MENA region/clients is a plus
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Bank of America

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.

The successful candidates will be responsible for developing new client relationships, engaging prospective Accredited Investors, presenting company-approved financial and investment solutions, and supporting clients throughout the documentation and onboarding process.

Senior candidates may also be given the opportunity to build, lead, and manage their own sales teams.

Experience in financial services, wealth management, investment products, insurance, banking, or other regulated financial products would be an advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, prospect, and qualify new business and sales opportunities
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective clients and qualified investors
• Conduct professional presentations on company-approved financial and investment products
• Understand prospective clients’ objectives and introduce suitable opportunities in accordance with applicable company procedures
• Develop and maintain strong, long-term relationships with prospects and existing clients
• Follow up consistently with prospective clients and support them throughout the engagement process
• Prepare, collect, and submit sales-related forms, contracts, and client documentation
• Coordinate with the company’s operations, management, compliance, and administrative teams to facilitate client onboarding
• Maintain accurate records of client communications, activities, appointments, and sales progress
• Attend company meetings, training sessions, seminars, networking functions, and client events
• Work towards assigned individual sales and business development targets
• Comply with all applicable company policies, internal procedures, and regulatory requirements