Global Director of Treasury (Cash, Liquidity & Capital Strategy)
The Mandate
This role owns global liquidity strategy and execution for a complex, multinational enterprise. You will lead the design and operation of a best-in-class treasury function—optimizing cash, unlocking working capital, and ensuring the organization can operate and scale through any market environment.
Key Responsibilities
Global Liquidity & Capital Strategy
- Own enterprise-wide liquidity management, ensuring optimal cash deployment across all regions, currencies, and entities.
- Architect and lead global cash management structures (cash pooling, zero balancing, notional pooling, intercompany funding).
- Drive 13-week and longer-range cash forecasting with a focus on precision, speed, and actionable insights.
- Actively optimize working capital and free cash flow, partnering with Finance and Operations to unlock trapped cash.
- Lead global banking strategy and capital structure support, including credit facilities, revolvers, and structured liquidity solutions.
- Define and execute strategies for cash repatriation and cross-border liquidity movement in partnership with Tax.
- Play a key leadership role in M&A, including diligence, treasury structuring, and post-close integration.
Cash Operations at Scale
- Own high-volume, global cash operations across multiple regions and banking partners.
- Lead and scale payment infrastructure, ensuring speed, accuracy, control, and automation across all disbursements and collections.
- Oversee execution of FX and interest rate risk management programs, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk strategy.
- Drive continuous automation and digitization of treasury operations (straight-through processing, API connectivity, real-time visibility).
Treasury Infrastructure, Systems & Controls
- Own and evolve the treasury technology stack (TMS/ERP/bank connectivity), ensuring real-time visibility and data integrity.
- Lead modernization of global bank connectivity (SWIFT, APIs, host-to-host), eliminating manual touchpoints.
- Establish and enforce world-class controls, governance, and SOX compliance across all treasury activities.
- Ensure audit readiness and lead all treasury-related interactions with internal and external auditors.
Leadership & Enterprise Influence
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performance treasury organization, setting a high bar for talent, accountability, and execution.
- Serve as a strategic partner to CFO, FP&A, Tax, Procurement, and Operations.
- Influence enterprise decision-making through data-driven insights on liquidity, capital efficiency, and risk.
- Partner with Procurement and Supply Chain to deploy best-in-class working capital programs (supply chain finance, dynamic discounting).
What It Takes (A-Player Profile)
- 15+ years of treasury leadership experience, with deep expertise in global cash and liquidity management.
- Proven track record operating in a large, complex, multinational environment with high transaction volumes.
- Demonstrated ability to optimize liquidity and drive measurable improvements in cash flow and working capital.
- Experience building or transforming global treasury infrastructure and banking networks.
- Strong command of capital markets, credit facilities, and structured finance solutions.
- Deep understanding of SOX, controls, and global banking regulations.
- Advanced analytical and modeling capabilities; able to turn data into strategic decisions.
- Executive presence with the ability to influence senior leadership and operate as a true business partner.
Preferred Background
- Automotive, manufacturing, or industrial environment with multi-site global operations and complex supply chains.
- Experience with leading TMS platforms (e.g., Kyriba) and ERP integrations (SAP or equivalent).
- Hands-on exposure to global FX programs, intercompany funding structures, and cross-border cash optimization.
