22 Chief Economist jobs in the United Arab Emirates

Our team is seeking a highly skilled professional to lead coverage of Emerging EMEA Financial services.

This includes covering MENA and CEE banks, with the goal of maintaining a top-ranked franchise in this sector as measured by broker votes and industry surveys.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience of lead coverage in this region and sector, with a proven track record of delivering strong results and growing their client base.

We are committed to providing an exceptional work environment that fosters collaboration, creativity, and growth.

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits, including comprehensive health insurance, retirement plans, and access to cutting-edge technology.

At our company, we value diversity and inclusion, and strive to create a workplace culture that is welcoming and supportive of all employees.

We also offer opportunities for professional development and advancement, with a focus on helping our employees reach their full potential.

As a leading global financial institution, we offer a unique opportunity to work with talented professionals from around the world.

Our company is committed to making a positive impact on society, through our community investment initiatives and environmental sustainability efforts.

Join us and be part of a dynamic team that is shaping the future of finance.

Driven Properties is a leading real estate brokerage and investment advisory firm in the UAE, recognized for delivering market insight, strategic investment guidance, and exceptional service. We are expanding our investment team and are looking for a motivated Financial Modeling Executive to support real estate investment decisions through accurate financial analysis and feasibility assessments.

As a Financial Modeling Executive, you will be responsible for supporting the investment team with detailed financial models and feasibility studies for real estate developments and acquisitions. You will help evaluate project viability, assist in preparing investment reports, and provide insights to guide strategic decisions.

• Build and maintain financial models for real estate investment opportunities (e.g. DCF, IRR, ROI, sensitivity/scenario analysis)
• Support feasibility studies by analyzing costs, revenues, market data, and assumptions
• Conduct market research and assist in preparing data-driven reports for internal review
• Collaborate with various departments (sales, research, development) to collect and validate inputs
• Prepare concise investment summaries and presentations for stakeholders
• Assist in evaluating land plots, development proposals, and potential acquisition targets
• Monitor key real estate trends and investment benchmarks in the UAE market

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Real Estate, or a related field
• 1-2 years of experience in financial modelling, preferably in real estate or investment analysis
• Proficiency in Excel with the ability to build and adapt financial models
• Strong understanding of investment metrics (IRR, NPV, cash flow analysis)
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail
• Familiarity with the UAE real estate market is preferred
• Strong communication and presentation skills

• A dynamic and fast-growing environment in one of Dubai's top real estate firms
• A collaborative team culture focused on innovation and performance
• Opportunities for growth, development, and exposure to cross-functional projects
• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives
• Prime office location in Dubai and access to a supportive leadership team

• Entry level

• Full-time

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• IT Services and IT Consulting

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Yellow Door Energy is the leading sustainable energy partner for businesses in the Middle East and Africa. Our solar and energy efficiency solutions enable commercial and industrial customers to reduce energy costs, improve power reliability, and lower carbon emissions. Backed by global investors—including Actis, IFC, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., and TAEF—we are driving the region's energy transition and empowering a more sustainable future.

YDE presents a unique opportunity for a talented individual to join the company and lead a quantitative team focused on driving the financial modeling efforts of the company. The Financial Modeling Manager must have substantial experience in complex financial modeling and be excited about bringing clean energy solutions to businesses in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa.

This role reports to the Head of Financial Modeling and collaborates closely with teams across Corporate Finance, Business Development, and Strategy.

• Lead the development, automation, and maintenance of complex, fully-integrated financial models for corporate and project-level decision-making.
• Manage portfolio-level models incorporating funding structures , inter-company eliminations , and cross-border structuring.
• Build models that are dynamic, auditable, and scalable—enabling deep scenario/sensitivity analysis , Monte Carlo simulations, and stress testing.
• Automate data inputs and refresh processes using VBA , Power Query , and other tools to reduce manual workload and increase accuracy.

• Support strategic initiatives including capital raising , M&A , and project finance , providing robust quantitative analysis to enable data-driven decisions.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to prepare investment papers , valuation models , and financial presentations for lenders, investors, and boards.
• Participate in due diligence processes, assessing risks, and validating assumptions used in financial models.
• Lead a team of Associate Modelers , setting high technical standards and ensuring consistency across all modeling outputs.
• Spearhead the creation of a central code library , reusable templates, peer-review processes , and KPI tracking tools .
• Drive training programs to upskill the team and embed a strong culture of continuous improvement, model discipline, and technical rigor.
• Partner with the Finance and Accounting teams to integrate historical actuals, forward-looking assumptions, and accounting treatments (e.g., lease accounting, dividends, inter-company transactions).
• Maintain and evolve the corporate business plan , enabling accurate forecasting, reporting, and decision-making at the executive level.
• Deliver concise, actionable insights through dashboards , scenario models, and management reports.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance , Mathematics , Engineering , Economics , or Computer Science .
• At least 6+ years' experience in financial modeling within renewable energy , infrastructure , project finance , or corporate finance .
• Advanced proficiency in Excel , VBA , and working with databases or automation tools (e.g., Power Query , SQL ).
• Strong understanding of model consolidation , capital structuring , and model audit principles .
• Demonstrated experience in closing or supporting complex financial transactions (M&A, capital raising, structured finance).

• Master's degree or MBA.
• Knowledge of Monte Carlo simulations , scenario planning, and valuation methodologies.
• Experience working across Middle East , Africa , or South Asia .
• Familiarity with renewable energy markets , especially in solar PV or hybrid systems.

At Yellow Door Energy, your work directly accelerates the clean energy transition across emerging markets. You'll have the opportunity to shape investment decisions, partner with senior executives, and lead a highly capable financial modeling team—all in a company backed by top-tier investors and driven by purpose.

Apply Now to join a business where your quantitative skills help power a sustainable future.

**Job Summary**

We are seeking a skilled Financial Modeling Expert to join our organization. This role will be responsible for analyzing profit margins, investigating cost variances, and determining accurate pricing through market trends analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare detailed cost estimates to support business decisions.
• Analyze vendor invoices and resolve discrepancies.
• Determine accurate pricing by negotiating with suppliers.
• Maintain a structured database of costs and pricing models.
• Implement cost-control measures to enhance profitability.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Commerce or related field.
• Minimum 2 years in cost analysis, pricing, or similar financial role.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

What We Offer:

• Collaborative environment.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Career development and learning opportunities.

About the Role:

This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned professional to take on a challenging role that requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills.

The ideal candidate will have experience in financial modeling, cost analysis, and pricing strategy. They will also possess strong negotiation skills and be able to communicate effectively with stakeholders.

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly skilled Quantitative Financial Engineer to join our dynamic team.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in quantitative finance and advanced engineering, with expertise in developing financial models and algorithmic trading systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and optimize pricing models, algorithms, and API-based financial integrations across various instruments.
• Collaborate with trading desks and senior leadership to refine market offerings and optimize risk management.
• Lead troubleshooting and pricing anomalies in real-time, ensuring seamless integration into trading systems.
• Enhance trading infrastructure and oversee the automation of algorithms in cooperation with developers.
• Build and backtest proprietary models ensuring seamless integration into trading systems.

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years experience in roles specializing in Spot FX Derivatives (Futures, Options, Swaps), Structured Products, and CFDs.
• Profound expertise in derivatives pricing techniques, quantitative risk models, and algorithmic strategies.
• Fluency in yield curve modeling, stochastic pricing mechanisms, and volatility surface analyses.
• Demonstrated experience in developing API-based pricing engines and understanding order book dynamics.
• Background in financial institutions like banks, hedge funds, or brokers in quantitative roles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with advanced hedging algorithms and risk control frameworks.
• Proven background in algorithmic trading system development and market microstructure analytics.

Benefits:

• Remote work opportunity.
• Flexibility with either B2B or permanent contracts.
• Annual performance-based bonuses.

As a financial modeling professional, you will work closely with our team to create, analyze and optimize complex financial models. This involves ensuring the accuracy and compliance of financial models with client expectations and industry standards.

You will use software checks and parallel model development to identify modeling errors, and take ownership of specific assignments and projects, demonstrating initiative and dedication to achieving high-quality outcomes.

In addition, you will contribute to the development and enhancement of our financial modeling methodologies and tools, driving continuous improvement and innovation.

Key responsibilities include preparing comprehensive model documentation detailing assumptions, methodologies, and results, maintaining meticulous records of modeling processes and methodologies, and collaborating closely with team members.

• Exceptional analytical skills with a foundation in building and operating financial models using Excel.
• Degree qualified in a numerate discipline, with a postgraduate qualification in accounting or finance beneficial.
• Experience with the FAST financial modeling standard is desirable.

We offer a competitive base salary with flexible working arrangements, including a mixture of office-based, working from home, and working on client sites.

Significant opportunities for professional growth and development as we expand, access to cutting-edge financial modeling tools and resources, and a collaborative and supportive team culture.

• Associate

• Full-time

• Finance

• IT Services and IT Consulting

Driven Properties is a leading real estate brokerage and investment advisory firm in the UAE, recognized for delivering market insight, strategic investment guidance, and exceptional service. We are expanding our investment team and are looking for a motivated Financial Modeling Executive to support real estate investment decisions through accurate financial analysis and feasibility assessments.

As a Financial Modeling Executive, you will be responsible for supporting the investment team with detailed financial models and feasibility studies for real estate developments and acquisitions. You will help evaluate project viability, assist in preparing investment reports, and provide insights to guide strategic decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain financial models for real estate investment opportunities (e.g. DCF, IRR, ROI, sensitivity/scenario analysis)
• Support feasibility studies by analyzing costs, revenues, market data, and assumptions
• Conduct market research and assist in preparing data-driven reports for internal review
• Collaborate with various departments (sales, research, development) to collect and validate inputs
• Prepare concise investment summaries and presentations for stakeholders
• Assist in evaluating land plots, development proposals, and potential acquisition targets
• Monitor key real estate trends and investment benchmarks in the UAE market
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Real Estate, or a related field
• 1-2 years of experience in financial modelling, preferably in real estate or investment analysis
• Proficiency in Excel with the ability to build and adapt financial models
• Strong understanding of investment metrics (IRR, NPV, cash flow analysis)
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail
• Familiarity with the UAE real estate market is preferred
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• A dynamic and fast-growing environment in one of Dubai's top real estate firms.
• A collaborative team culture focused on innovation and performance.
• Opportunities for growth, development, and exposure to cross-functional projects.
• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
• Prime office location in Dubai and access to a supportive leadership team.

Driven Properties is a leading real estate brokerage and investment advisory firm in the UAE, recognized for delivering market insight, strategic investment guidance, and exceptional service. We are expanding our investment team and are looking for a motivated Financial Modeling Executive to support real estate investment decisions through accurate financial analysis and feasibility assessments.

As a Financial Modeling Executive, you will be responsible for supporting the investment team with detailed financial models and feasibility studies for real estate developments and acquisitions. You will help evaluate project viability, assist in preparing investment reports, and provide insights to guide strategic decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain financial models for real estate investment opportunities (e.g. DCF, IRR, ROI, sensitivity/scenario analysis)
• Support feasibility studies by analyzing costs, revenues, market data, and assumptions
• Conduct market research and assist in preparing data-driven reports for internal review
• Collaborate with various departments (sales, research, development) to collect and validate inputs
• Prepare concise investment summaries and presentations for stakeholders
• Assist in evaluating land plots, development proposals, and potential acquisition targets
• Monitor key real estate trends and investment benchmarks in the UAE market

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Real Estate, or a related field
• 1-2 years of experience in financial modelling, preferably in real estate or investment analysis
• Proficiency in Excel with the ability to build and adapt financial models
• Strong understanding of investment metrics (IRR, NPV, cash flow analysis)
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail
• Familiarity with the UAE real estate market is preferred
• Strong communication and presentation skills

• A dynamic and fast-growing environment in one of Dubai’s top real estate firms.
• A collaborative team culture focused on innovation and performance.
• Opportunities for growth, development, and exposure to cross-functional projects.
• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
• Prime office location in Dubai and access to a supportive leadership team.

Yellow Door Energy is the leading sustainable energy partner for businesses in the Middle East and Africa. Our solar and energy efficiency solutions enable commercial and industrial customers to reduce energy costs, improve power reliability, and lower carbon emissions. Backed by global investors—including Actis, IFC, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., and TAEF—we are driving the region’s energy transition and empowering a more sustainable future.

YDE presents a unique opportunity for a talented individual to join the company and lead a quantitative team focused on driving the financial modeling efforts of the company. The Financial Modeling Manager must have substantial experience in complex financial modeling and be excited about bringing clean energy solutions to businesses in the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa.

This role reports to the Head of Financial Modeling and collaborates closely with teams across Corporate Finance, Business Development, and Strategy.

• Lead the development, automation, and maintenance of complex, fully-integrated financial models for corporate and project-level decision-making.
• Manage portfolio-level models incorporating funding structures, inter-company eliminations, and cross-border structuring.
• Build models that are dynamic, auditable, and scalable—enabling deep scenario/sensitivity analysis, Monte Carlo simulations, and stress testing.
• Automate data inputs and refresh processes using VBA, Power Query, and other tools to reduce manual workload and increase accuracy.

• Support strategic initiatives including capital raising, M&A, and project finance, providing robust quantitative analysis to enable data-driven decisions.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to prepare investment papers, valuation models, and financial presentations for lenders, investors, and boards.
• Participate in due diligence processes, assessing risks, and validating assumptions used in financial models.
• Lead a team of Associate Modelers, setting high technical standards and ensuring consistency across all modeling outputs.
• Spearhead the creation of a central code library, reusable templates, peer-review processes, and KPI tracking tools.
• Drive training programs to upskill the team and embed a strong culture of continuous improvement, model discipline, and technical rigor.
• Partner with the Finance and Accounting teams to integrate historical actuals, forward-looking assumptions, and accounting treatments (e.g., lease accounting, dividends, inter-company transactions).
• Maintain and evolve the corporate business plan, enabling accurate forecasting, reporting, and decision-making at the executive level.
• Deliver concise, actionable insights through dashboards, scenario models, and management reports.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, or Computer Science.
• At least 6+ years’ experience in financial modeling within renewable energy, infrastructure, project finance, or corporate finance.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, VBA, and working with databases or automation tools (e.g., Power Query, SQL).
• Strong understanding of model consolidation, capital structuring, and model audit principles.
• Demonstrated experience in closing or supporting complex financial transactions (M&A, capital raising, structured finance).

• Master’s degree or MBA.
• Knowledge of Monte Carlo simulations, scenario planning, and valuation methodologies.
• Experience working across Middle East, Africa, or South Asia.
• Familiarity with renewable energy markets, especially in solar PV or hybrid systems.

At Yellow Door Energy, your work directly accelerates the clean energy transition across emerging markets. You’ll have the opportunity to shape investment decisions, partner with senior executives, and lead a highly capable financial modeling team—all in a company backed by top-tier investors and driven by purpose.

Apply Now to join a business where your quantitative skills help power a sustainable future.