Director, Investment and Cash Operations
About The Position
Microsoft Treasury manages one of the largest corporate investment portfolios and global cash operations in the world. We are seeking a Director of Investment and Cash Operations to lead the teams and processes responsible for the company's global liquidity, investment settlement, and cash management operations. This is a senior leadership role reporting into Treasury, with broad responsibility for operational excellence, controls, and the people who keep Microsoft's cash and investment activity running accurately and at scale. The Director, Investment and Cash Operations will lead a high-performing team, partner across Treasury front office, accounting, tax, banking partners, and technology, and drive continuous improvement and automation across the operations landscape.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business AND 10+ years experience with background in treasury, finance, banking, or accounting OR equivalent experience.
Nice To Haves
- Deep understanding of investment instruments (fixed income, money markets, equities, derivatives), the trade lifecycle, settlement, and global cash/liquidity management.
- Demonstrated success building and operating strong control environments and managing operational risk at scale.
- Proven ability to lead, scale, and develop high-performing teams.
- Excellent partnership and communication skills with the ability to influence across functions and with external banking partners.
- Experience with treasury management systems (e.g., SAP, Kyriba, FIS, or similar), payment platforms, and SWIFT/bank connectivity.
- Track record of driving automation and operational transformation.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; CTP, CFA, MBA, or equivalent a plus.
- Experience operating in a large, complex, multinational corporate treasury.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end investment and cash operations, including trade settlement, confirmations, reconciliations, corporate actions, and lifecycle management across a global, multi-asset-class portfolio.
- Own global cash management operations — daily liquidity positioning, payments execution oversight, account structures, and bank connectivity — ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Establish and maintain a strong control environment; own operational risk identification, mitigation, and remediation, and ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulatory requirements.
- Partner with the investment front office, accounting, tax, financial reporting, and external banking and custodian relationships to ensure seamless execution and settlement.
- Drive automation, process re-engineering, and platform modernization in partnership with Treasury technology and engineering teams to improve scalability and reduce manual effort.
- Define and track operational KPIs and SLAs; deliver against accuracy, timeliness, and efficiency targets.
- Lead, develop, and grow a team of operations professionals; build succession depth and a culture of accountability, learning, and inclusion.
- Lead through audits, control reviews, and process documentation; serve as a senior point of escalation for complex operational issues.
Benefits
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
