Building market presence and credibility through travel, senior networking, and active engagement in regional business communities, forums, and events across priority Middle Eastern jurisdictions
Leading the Middle East market to deliver high-quality client outcomes and achieve financial, customer, risk, and people objectives across the balanced scorecard
Driving financial performance through revenue growth, margin discipline, client acquisition, and cost management, ensuring strong commercial decision making translates into long-term franchise value
Shaping and evolving the Middle East client proposition to deliver culturally aligned, competitive, and relevant solutions for complex, internationally connected UHNW and HNW clients
Building and leading a high-performing team, developing colleagues, supporting succession planning, and embedding regular performance, development, and feedback cycles
Role modelling strong risk management across cross-border activity, complex client structures, and financial crime risk, working with Risk and Control functions to manage and mitigate market risks
Collaborating across internal markets, functions, and international teams to drive market growth and ensure the Middle East market is fully integrated within the broader international and bank strategy
The skills you'll need
You'll also need:
A robust working knowledge of cross‑border wealth structuring, lending solutions, and the regulatory considerations impacting Middle Eastern clients and internationally connected wealth
A strong leadership presence, with the ability to influence senior clients, intermediaries, and internal stakeholders, underpinned by high cultural intelligence, sound judgement, and empathy
A proven ability to lead successfully in relationship‑driven, complex, and ambiguous environments where outcomes are influenced rather than directly controlled
Arabic language capability or significant experience working in Arabic‑speaking environments, combined with a track record of leading through periods of market entry, expansion, or transformation
Hours
35
Job Posting Closing Date:
Job Posting Closing Date is not yet published.
Ways of Working:Hybrid
Additional Information
Join us as an International Market Lead, Middle East
In this high-profile role, you'll act as the figurehead for the Coutts Middle East market, responsible for its growth, performance, and strategic presence
You'll have the chance to create meaningful impact by driving exceptional private banking and wealth management outcomes for international wealth-creating clients from the region
You'll have the opportunity to build a sustainable franchise by leading people, relationships, and strategy to drive outstanding outcomes for internationally connected clients
Royal Bank Of Scotland · London, UK