Director, FX and Liquidity Risk

Sysco

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Global FX & Liquidity Risk leads the organization’s global foreign exchange and liquidity risk strategy, ensuring effective management of currency exposure, cash positioning, and capital efficiency across the enterprise. This role oversees treasury infrastructure, banking partnerships, and hedging programs to mitigate financial risk and optimize global liquidity. By leveraging treasury technologies, analytics, and global financial frameworks, the Director supports strategic decision-making, regulatory compliance, and enterprise financial resilience.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Acounting or related field
10+ years of general experience in corporate treasury, finance or banking
General exposure to FX transactions and processes.
Knowledge of appropriate accounting and financial software programs, ERP’s and treasury management systems (e.g., Kyriba, 360T, various banking portals).
Advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities.
Experience with international cash management, FX exposure analysis and investment vehicles.
Highly motivated, ambitious and eager to learn.
Strong strategic and analytical thinking capabilities
Deep understanding of global treasury operations and FX markets
Ability to translate financial risk insights into actionable business strategies
Strong executive communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Experience leading complex treasury systems and financial infrastructure.

Nice To Haves

12-15+ years preferred
CTP, CPA, CFA preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Lead the enterprise foreign exchange and liquidity risk strategy, ensuring alignment with corporate financial objectives and capital efficiency goals.
Design and oversee the global FX hedging program, including policy governance, hedge effectiveness testing, and performance KPIs.
Establish global liquidity risk frameworks, including cash coverage targets, stress scenarios, and early warning indicators.
Own the Treasury Management System (TMS) strategy and architecture, including ERP integrations, bank connectivity, and treasury data models.
Lead implementation and continuous improvement of global FX platforms and treasury technologies.
Oversee global liquidity planning and cash management strategies across international markets.
Optimize global cash structures including national and physical pooling, in-house banking, intercompany lending, and cash repatriation strategies.
Oversee global cash flow forecasting to support enterprise financial planning and liquidity planning.
Manage strategic partnerships with global banking institutions to execute and settle foreign exchange transactions and treasury operations.
Evaluate banking services, transaction costs, and counterparty risk to optimize treasury performance.
Partner with Accounting, Tax, FP&A, and operational finance teams to ensure alignment of FX management with enterprise financial objectives
Deliver strategic insights and reporting on FX exposure, liquidity trends, and treasury performance to executive leadership
Oversee short- term investment strategies for surplus cash while maintaining appropriate risk and liquidity parameters
Implement robust financial risk mitigation practices addressing currency volatility, interest rate exposure, liquidity risk.