Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 2024 – Esra Jamal Alsamarra’i has taken on the role of Head of HR – Wealth Management, Priority Banking and Business Banking at Emirates NBD. With a wealth of experience in learning and development, people management, and strategic HR leadership, Esra brings valuable expertise to support the growth and transformation of Emirates NBD’s Wealth Management, Priority Banking, and Business Banking sectors.
Esra Jamal Alsamarra’i joins Emirates NBD after an impressive 17-year tenure at HSBC, where she held various senior HR roles. Most recently, she served as the Regional Head of Learning for Wealth, Private & Personal Banking, MENAT for approximately 7 years and 8 months. In this role, she was responsible for executing the Learning and Development agenda, providing learning advisory, developing high-impact learning content, and partnering with senior executives to create bespoke talent and education strategies.
Prior to that, Esra was the Senior Manager, HR Business Partner – Retail Banking and Wealth Management for around 4 years. She drove the HR agenda for UAE RBWM, developed strategic People Plans, supported business growth initiatives, managed people risks, and acted as a trusted advisor to the business.
Esra also served as the Manager – Talent, Resourcing and Organisational Development for approximately 1 year and 6 months, where she led talent development initiatives, conducted career management reviews, and drove Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) efforts across the UAE. Additionally, she held the role of Manager, Talent, Resourcing and International Mobility for around 1 year and 10 months, focusing on executive resourcing and leading a team of resourcing managers.
Her career at HSBC began with roles such as Resourcing Manager, Corporate Banking and Resourcing Officer, Corporate Banking, where she managed end-to-end recruitment processes and volume recruitment campaigns.
Before HSBC, Esra worked at Wasl Group as an Assistant to Director of Properties Department for about 2 years and 1 month, and at Amlak Finance PJSC as a Human Resources Assistant for approximately 7 months. She also gained experience as a Student Recruitment Officer at the University of Wollongong in Dubai for around 2 years and 3 months.
Emirates NBD (DFM: Emirates NBD) is a leading banking group in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye) region with a presence in 13 countries, serving over 20 million customers. As of 30th September 2023, total assets were AED 836 billion (equivalent to approx. USD 228 billion). The Group has operations in the UAE, Egypt, India, Türkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, Russia, and Bahrain, with representative offices in China and Indonesia, totaling 853 branches and 4,213 ATMs / SDMs. Emirates NBD is the leading financial services brand in the UAE with a Brand value of USD 3.89 billion.
Emirates NBD Group serves its customers (individuals, businesses, governments, and institutions) through a range of banking products and services, including retail banking, corporate and institutional banking, Islamic banking, investment banking, private banking, asset management, global markets and treasury, and brokerage operations. The Group is a key participant in the global digital banking industry, with 97% of all financial transactions and requests conducted outside of its branches. The Group also operates Liv, the lifestyle digital bank by Emirates NBD, which has close to half a million users and continues to be the fastest-growing bank in the region.
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