Director - Banking Relationships, Treasury Compliance, and Insurance

Western Union Co•Denver, CO

52d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Treasury is responsible for overseeing the company's banking relationships, treasury compliance function, and global insurance portfolio. The Director leads a team of analysts that ensures global banking compliance and efficient treasury operations across 10,000+ accounts, drives strategic platform transitions for better bank fee analytics and regulatory compliance, oversees the company's Commercial Paper program, Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees and supports banking relationship expansion across the globe. The Director also oversees Western Union's comprehensive global insurance program, encompassing policies across 50+ countries and 300+ locations. This position will serve as a key collaborating resource in supporting and executing a range of strategic and operational activities related to foreign exchange risk management, capital markets and investment strategies, interest rate derivatives, and other treasury related functions.

Requirements

10+ years in financial services with Treasury, banking, or related experience
BA/BS required; MBA, CFA or comparable certifications strongly preferred
Extensive understanding of treasury, insurance, and banking operations including KYC, regulatory audits, etc.
Experience managing complex regulatory issues
Demonstrated proactive leadership ability to lead complex cross-functional projects and drive and deliver key initiatives
Exhibit strong leadership skills needed to manage in-person and remote teams
Ability to develop, apply and supervise analytical, mathematical, and financial models
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to partner effectively with people from varied cultural perspectives

Nice To Haves

MBA, CFA or comparable certifications strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Banking Relationship Expansion: Work with internal stakeholders to expand/diversify cash lodgment solutions for agents to improve financial flexibility
Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees: Oversee Letters of Credit / Bank Guarantees, ensuring efficient renewals, amendments, and new issuances in collaboration with M&A and business teams
Commercial Paper Program Oversight: Continue to manage the company's Commercial Paper Program, ensuring liquidity while training multiple team members as backups
Bank Fee Management: Develop tools to analyze top bank fee drivers and optimize bank fees to ensure sound financial operations; negotiate fees for new banking relationships
Cash Lodgment Optimization: Partner with Sales, Agent Operations, and other Treasury teams to optimize fees for cash lodgment
Support banking operations by establishing and maintaining relationships with global banking partners ensuring operational and financial efficiency
Lead Treasury Compliance operations, ensuring adherence to financial regulations, internal controls, and audit requirements
Manage a team of analysts who establish and maintain global banking services
Ensure treasury processes are aligned with regulatory and corporate governance standards, addressing KYC and audit requirements proactively
Oversee the global insurance program, covering 8,000+ employees across 50+ countries and 300+ locations, for lines of coverage including D&O, Fiduciary, E&O/Cyber, Crime, P&C, EPL, Cash-in-transit, etc.
Lead global insurance renewals for Western Union, working with senior leadership, brokers, and underwriters to ensure optimal coverage and cost efficiency
Present insurance program updates and key risk exposures to the Board of Directors and subsidiary boards
Oversee high-value, complex insurance claims, collaborating with Western Union's Legal, HR, and business teams for resolution
Manage the Company's surety bond program, facilitating negotiations between brokers, business units, and surety providers
Provide insurance guidance and conduct risk assessments for M&A transactions and new business initiatives, including expansion projects, kiosks, and crypto-related offerings