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Top finance employers in the UAE

Emirates NBD leads UAE finance with a Visibility score of 76.9 out of 100, 5.1 points ahead of First Abu Dhabi Bank. HSBC is third. The list covers the 132 finance employers AI recommends to job seekers in the UAE.

132 employers · scores out of 100 · Data updated:

  1. 1

    Emirates NBD

    #1 in UAE finance#1 for purpose#1 for interviews#1 for Risk & Compliance

    Every AI recommends it for purpose, interviews and leadership, among others. No other UAE finance employer is named for purpose or interviews by every AI. The finance employer AI recommends most in the UAE.

    76.9
  2. 2

    First Abu Dhabi Bank

    Top 3#1 for Investment & Trading#1 for Operations#1 for Risk & Compliance

    Every AI recommends it for onboarding, leadership and career growth, among others.

    71.8
  3. 3

    HSBC

    Top 3#1 for hiring processEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for the hiring process, onboarding and career growth, among others. No other UAE finance employer is named for the hiring process by every AI.

    64.1
  4. 4

    Mashreq

    #1 for innovationEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for innovation, job security and pay. No other UAE finance employer is named for innovation by every AI.

    59.0
  5. 5

    Standard Chartered

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for inclusion.

    48.7
  6. 6

    Dubai Islamic Bank

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for leadership and job security.

    46.2
  7. 7

    Citi

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for pay.

    38.5
  8. 8

    Mubadala

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for job security.

    30.8
  9. 9

    ADCB

    Every AI

    Every AI recommends it for inclusion.

    28.2
  10. 10

    Goldman Sachs

    #1 for Investment & TradingEvery AI

    Every AI recommends it for pay.

    25.6

Everyone else

11 to 23JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, ADQ, Century Financial and 16 moreShow
  1. 11JPMorgan Chase23.1
  2. 11Morgan Stanley23.1
  3. 13ADQ17.9
  4. 14Century Financial15.4
  5. 15Barclays12.8
  6. 15BlackRock12.8
  7. 15Boston Consulting Group12.8
  8. 15Commercial Bank of Dubai12.8
  9. 15McKinsey12.8
  10. 20Deloitte10.3
  11. 20KPMG10.3
  12. 20PwC10.3
  13. 23ADGM7.7
  14. 23ADIB7.7
  15. 23Bain & Company7.7
  16. 23GIG Gulf7.7
  17. 23Investcorp7.7
  18. 23National Bank of Fujairah7.7
  19. 23Network International7.7
  20. 23Tabby7.7
31 to 50Alkhabeer Capital, Allianz, DIFC, Dubai Holding and 98 moreShow
  1. 31Alkhabeer Capital5.1
  2. 31Allianz5.1
  3. 31DIFC5.1
  4. 31Dubai Holding5.1
  5. 31Dubai International Financial Centre5.1
  6. 31Emirates Investment Authority5.1
  7. 31Fidelity International5.1
  8. 31Finance House5.1
  9. 31Manulife5.1
  10. 31Mastercard5.1
  11. 31MetLife5.1
  12. 31MyZoi Financial Inclusion Technologies5.1
  13. 31NymCard5.1
  14. 31QIC5.1
  15. 31Ruya Community Islamic Bank5.1
  16. 31Souqalmal5.1
  17. 31Tamara5.1
  18. 31Visa5.1
  19. 31Wio Bank5.1
  20. 50ADIA2.6
  21. 50ADNIC2.6
  22. 50ADNOC2.6
  23. 50AIG2.6
  24. 50AXA2.6
  25. 50Aafaq Islamic Finance2.6
  26. 50Adnoc Fc2.6
  27. 50Adyen2.6
  28. 50Ajlan & Bros Holding Company2.6
  29. 50Al Ain Finance2.6
  30. 50Al Hilal Bank2.6
  31. 50Al Mal Capital2.6
  32. 50Al-Futtaim2.6
  33. 50Alwasl National Debt Collection For Financing Entities2.6
  34. 50Arab Bank2.6
  35. 50Arqaam Capital2.6
  36. 50BNP Paribas2.6
  37. 50Bank of Baroda2.6
  38. 50Bayzat2.6
  39. 50Binding Partnerships2.6
  40. 50Careem2.6
  41. 50Central Bank of UAE2.6
  42. 50Charterhouse2.6
  43. 50Checkout.com2.6
  44. 50Cigna Insurance Middle East Llc2.6
  45. 50Cooper Fitch2.6
  46. 50Credit Suisse2.6
  47. 50DAMAC2.6
  48. 50Deem Finance2.6
  49. 50Dragon Capital2.6
  50. 50Dubai Investment Group2.6
  51. 50EFG Hermes2.6
  52. 50Emirates2.6
  53. 50Emirates Islamic2.6
  54. 50Etihad Credit Insurance2.6
  55. 50Etisalat2.6
  56. 50FAB Asset Management2.6
  57. 50Finastra2.6
  58. 50Gulf Digital Assets2.6
  59. 50H.W. Kaufman Group2.6
  60. 50Hermes Investment Management2.6
  61. 50InsuranceMarket.ae2.6
  62. 50Invesco2.6
  63. 50Investment Corporation of Dubai2.6
  64. 50Julius Baer2.6
  65. 50Kearney2.6
  66. 50L Catterton2.6
  67. 50Lazard2.6
  68. 50Magnati2.6
  69. 50Marc Ellis Finance2.6
  70. 50Mark Williams2.6
  71. 50Masdar2.6
  72. 50Mashreq Capital2.6
  73. 50Mawarid Finance2.6
  74. 50Munich Re2.6
  75. 50NBAD2.6
  76. 50NBD2.6
  77. 50National Bank of Dubai2.6
  78. 50Noon Financial Services2.6
  79. 50Noor Bank2.6
  80. 50Oliver Wyman2.6
  81. 50PIMCO2.6
  82. 50PayTabs2.6
  83. 50Prudential2.6
  84. 50RAKBANK2.6
  85. 50Rothschild2.6
  86. 50Ruyah Community Islamic Bank2.6
  87. 50SICO2.6
  88. 50Sharjah Islamic Bank2.6
  89. 50Siraj Finance2.6
  90. 50Stonefort Securities2.6
  91. 50Swiss Re2.6
  92. 50Tamam2.6
  93. 50Tamara HQ2.6
  94. 50Tarmeez Capital2.6
  95. 50Temenos2.6
  96. 50UBS2.6
  97. 50Uae Exchange2.6
  98. 50Uber2.6
  99. 50Vanguard2.6
  100. 50YAP2.6
  101. 50Zurich2.6
  102. 50du2.6

Best for what candidates ask about

The UAE finance employer AI recommends most when candidates ask about each topic.

By role

Who AI recommends to engineers is not who it recommends to salespeople. Each role has its own ranking.

About this ranking

This is the first measurement of this ranking, so there is no earlier order to compare it with yet.

What separates the top five from the rest is pay and job security: AI recommends the leaders for these far more often than the employers below them. The gap is smallest on purpose, where the rest of the list keeps closer to the leaders.

Across the 23 countries the index covers for finance, the leader here has the 19th highest score. Elsewhere the lead changes hands: in Denmark, AI recommends Nordea first.

More than half of the 132 employers score 2.6 or less, while a place in the top ten takes a score of 25.6. The leader's 76.9 shows how far ahead the most recommended employers sit.

Most lists of the best finance companies to work for come from employee surveys or awards. This one tracks what AI tells job seekers, because many candidates now ask AI where to work before they open a careers page.

Read our article: Top finance companies to work for

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Questions about this ranking

What are the top finance companies to work for in the UAE?

Going by who AI recommends most to UAE job seekers right now: Emirates NBD, First Abu Dhabi Bank, HSBC, Mashreq and Standard Chartered.

Which UAE finance employer does AI recommend for innovation?

Mashreq. No other UAE finance employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about innovation.

Which UAE finance employer does AI recommend for purpose?

Emirates NBD. No other UAE finance employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about purpose.

Which UAE finance employer does AI recommend for the hiring process?

HSBC. No other UAE finance employer is named by every AI when candidates ask about the hiring process.

How does the Employer Visibility Index work?

We ask AI assistants the questions job seekers ask about employers, by industry, country and role. We record which employers they recommend and turn that into a Visibility score out of 100.

How often are rankings updated?

Rankings refresh with each new round of AI answers. Each page shows the date its data was updated, and the arrows next to each score show how an employer has moved since the previous measurement.

Do I need to be a PerceptionX customer to appear in the index?

No. Any employer AI recommends often enough appears automatically. Customers get the full picture behind their Visibility score and well beyond it: how positively AI describes them (Sentiment), the themes it links them with, the sources it relies on, custom reports by country and role, and clear steps to improve how candidates see them.