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SABB Commercial Banking (CMB) specialises in serving small, medium and large enterprises in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and around the world. SABB CMB is one of the largest commercial banks in Saudi Arabia and is unique in view of the support it receives from its global partner, the HSBC Group, one of the world’s largest banking groups.

The Commercial Banking team serves customers with annual sales turnover in excess of SAR 100 million. These customers are large domestic, regional (Middle East) and multinational companies with complex needs that are managed by experienced Relationship Managers.

SABB’s Business Banking team manage the simple banking need of small businesses with an annual turnover of less than SAR 100 million across three regional management offices in the Central, Eastern and Western provinces.

The CMB aims to be the number one corporate bank in terms of revenue, and offers a variety of roles for people interested in helping businesses succeed.

Relationship management is at the heart of our business and the CMB teams work closely with customers to build an in-depth understanding of their needs. They require good business judgement and commercial knowledge as well as strong interpersonal skills.

We typically look for people with commercial mind-sets, who are curious about how business works in different markets and who can build long-term relationships with our customers.

CMB also work closely with the Global Banking and Markets units to meet the needs of our customers. A career in Commercial Banking will equip you with a broad perspective and insight into other parts of the organisation.

Global Banking and Markets (GBM) partners with government institutions and large corporates to help them achieve consistent long-term performance.

SABB is a preferred corporate bank for top-tier corporates and institutions because we meet their strategic, financial and capital-raising needs. SABB is recognised for its global reach and extensive local knowledge.

Our commitment to our relationship with our clients is based on a deep understanding of their business environments and internal strategies for growth. Our relationship banking professionals are chosen for their knowledge of macro issues, trends that affect economies and for their ability to recommend the most appropriate financial products for our clients.

GBM offers a range of different career opportunities, both for people with experience in this market and for talented graduates who are taking the first steps in their banking careers.

Our Treasury function (Global Markets) caters mainly to capital markets, foreign currency transactions and financial derivatives trading. The Treasury is also responsible for managing the bank’s liquidity, investment portfolio and statement of financial position.

Wealth & Personal Banking (WPB) provides a range of banking services to our personal customers. With over 100 branches across Saudi Arabia these services include current accounts, credit cards, loans and wealth management.

The employees who work in SABB branches and contact centres are the face of SABB and play a critical role in ensuring that we provide the best customer experience possible for our hundreds of thousands of customers.

Roles vary, from the staff who meet the day-to-day banking needs of personal customers to the relationship managers who help them achieve their financial goals.

Careers in WPB offer great chances to progress, both through promotion as well as opportunities to work in different areas of the business.

SABB’s support and control functions play a key role in helping our front line businesses to operate effectively and efficiently.

As well as supporting our customer channels they also focus on controls and governance to reduce risk and protect SABB’s reputation in the market place.

The SABB Finance team play a vital role in ensuring that we manage our costs and deploy our capital in the most effective way.

Our Legal function provides a safeguard to the organisation by providing robust and comprehensive advice on legal issues and risks.

The Marketing team help to increase SABB revenues by making the most of market opportunities based on our customer insight.

The Risk unit manages a wide array of risks including fraud, information security, operational credit, regulatory and reputational exposure.

Complying with legislative and regulatory rules and regulations is overseen by our Compliance unit to ensure that SABB’s reputation and credibility are protected.

The Information Technology team plays a key role in our strategic planning by providing day-to-day support and ensuring that SABB’s operations run smoothly.

Operations and Processing ensure that SABB’s business processing and transactions are of the highest possible quality to our customers. Collaborating with business units is important to ensure our external customers receive a seamless high quality service.

The Internal Audit team provide holistic risk assurance to the organisation by concentrating on key risks, addressing root causes and highlighting potential risks.

The Human Resources team is responsible for implementing our organisations people strategy and is focused on making SABB the best bank to work for in Saudi Arabia.

There are also many other departments to consider, all of which require talented and dedicated individuals to help SABB become ever more successful. These include, but are not limited to Corporate Communications, Information Technology, Operations and Processing, Purchasing, Strategy and Planning, and Internal Audit.