Badawi joined Barclays in 2011 and assumed her current role in 2021. In 2022, the Barclays Bank Dubai Branch recorded $1.8 billion in assets. Badawi has over 26 years of industry experience. Her previous roles in Barclays included head of Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Before Barclays, she held roles at HSBC, Standard Chartered, and Bank J. Safra Sarasin, where she oversaw the development of UNHW and family office business across MENA.