Business Intelligence Manager

Job description / Role

Job Profile:
- Facilitate strategy development including providing market intelligence, developing models and conducting analyses to test strategic hypotheses and developing executive presentations
- To project manage the implementation of assigned strategic projects or specific workstreams in projects

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- To build and update internal database with relevant information from economic reports, sector reports, and market reports
- KPI: Updated database available for reference as and when the team needs research inputs
- Develop periodic & ad-hoc analytical reports in various areas such as country analysis, competitor analysis, regulations etc.
- KPI: Identified reports developed and presented on-time
- To manage the external suppliers of data to the department (e.g. BMI, Bankscope, Zawya, Govt bodies etc.) to gain value for money and leading edge intelligence
- KPI: Ensure continued access to required data and produce data extracts as needed for strategic analysis
- Interact with both business units and support functions, in particular Finance to contribute to cross-unit projects and requests
- KPI: Smooth delivery of cross-unit projects / workstreams on-time
- Assist in developing bank-wide and business-unit level business plans
- KPI: Conduct thorough analyses on identified problem areas and condense information to enable strategic decision making
- Develop impactful executive presentations summarizing strategic analyses and identified strategies
- KPI: Deliver professional quality presentations based on inputs received from senior colleagues
- Project management of specific initiatives both bank-wide and unit level. This will include developing detailed project plans, identifying key milestones and deliverables, assigning responsibilities and tracking and reporting projects to successful closure
- KPI: Projects delivered within acceptable quality and time standards
- Identify regional and international banking innovations and best-practices (leveraging co-operation from external sources as necessary)
- KPI: Develop presentations giving details of banking innovations and best practices which have potential for adoption in FGB
- Develop and manage good relationships with all units in the bank to effectively carry out the above accountabilities

Requirements

Experience and Technical Skills:
- Excellent analytical / problem solving skills particularly in strategic business and financial analysis relating to banking industry
- Consultancy experience in strategy consulting firms or considerable banking experience in an analytical role preferred
- High analytical ability to transform data into meaningful information to assist in strategic decision making
- Ability to identify sources of information and determine new techniques relating information analysis
- Lateral thinking ability to find creative solutions to strategic problems
- Ability to keep in mind the big picture while performing detailed granular analyses
- Strong Excel modeling skills and ability to create impactful PowerPoint presentations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to multi-task and work under pressure; flexibility with last-minutes challenges/changes
- Strong project management skills including ability to plan, prioritize and meet project deadlines
- Strong sense of professionalism and work ethics

People skills:
- Autonomy and self-sufficiency
- Ability to work comfortably with different cultures, backgrounds and skills
- Comfortable interacting and dealing with colleagues with different areas of expertise at all levels of the organisation
- Capacity to build a network, internally (relevant FGB managers) & externally (e.g. consultancies, research agencies)
- Experience of dealing with senior management

About the Company

Established in 1979 and headquartered in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, the bank offers a full range of financial services to business and consumer sectors throughout an extensive network of branches across the UAE.

Internationally FGB has branches in Singapore and Qatar, representative offices in India and Hong Kong and a subsidiary in Libya.

FGBs story of growth and value creation for its stakeholders is a strong one - from Abu Dhabi origins to UAE acquisitions and an international footprint, from Corporate to Wholesale Banking including debt, transactional banking and Islamic products, from burgeoning Treasury to global money markets, asset management and research. Notably in the Consumer market FGB has developed segmented and customer centric products in all categories and brought technology and extra benefits to its customers.

Today, FGB is recognised as a world-class organisation committed to maximising value for shareholders, customers and employees as it focuses on delivering banking products and services that meet client needs and support the UAE's dynamic economy. In line with its commitment to excellence the bank continues to invest significantly in people and technology to provide superior service standards.

First Gulf Bank was awarded the 'Best Bank in the United Arab Emirates' and 'Best Bancassurance' titles at the Banker Middle East Industry Awards 2013. It was also ranked as the 3rd most powerful company in the UAE and 6th leading bank in Forbes' 'Top 500 in the Arab World' list.

First Gulf Bank carries an A+ Long-Term (IDR) rating from Fitch, an A2 Long Term Deposit rating from Moody's, an A+ Long Term Foreign Currency Rating from Capital Intelligence and a AAA Long-Term Financial Institution Rating from RAM Ratings of Malaysia.