Head of Investment Portfolio and Institutional Hedging

Citizens • Boston, MA

2d

About The Position

The Head of Investment Portfolio and Institutional Hedging is a senior Treasury
leadership role responsible for the strategic management of the firm’s
investment portfolio, institutional interest rate and foreign exchange hedging
programs, MSR hedging activities, and capital markets solutions that support
optimization of capital, liquidity, and earnings.

The role is accountable for balancing risk, return, capital efficiency, and
liquidity of the investment portfolio while managing core balance sheet risks
while operating within established regulatory, accounting, and policy
frameworks. In addition to core portfolio and hedging responsibilities, the role
provides leadership oversight of the firm’s debt capital markets activities,
ensuring funding strategy and execution are aligned with balance sheet and
capital objectives.

This position reports to the Treasurer and is a key member of the Treasury
senior leadership team, working closely with Finance, Risk, Accounting, and
business partners, as well as external market participants.

Requirements

• 15 years of experience in Treasury, balance sheet management, capital markets, or institutional ALM within a large financial institution.
• Deep expertise in investment portfolio management, interest rate risk management, derivatives, and hedge accounting.
• Strong understanding of MSR risk and mortgage-related hedging strategies.
• Experience overseeing or partnering closely with debt capital markets and funding functions.
• Proven people leader with experience managing senior professionals.
• Strong executive communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or professional certification (e.g., CFA) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set strategic direction for the investment portfolio, including asset allocation, risk positioning, and performance objectives.
• Oversee day-to-day portfolio management activities, including execution, performance attribution, scenario analysis, and stress testing.
• Develop and maintain portfolio-level risk metrics consistent with IRRBB, liquidity, and capital frameworks.
• Ensure robust pre- and post-trade analytics and governance processes to support ALCO decision-making.
• Drive continued enhancement of portfolio analytics, systems, and data infrastructure.
• Own the design, execution, and ongoing management of institutional hedging programs.
• Ensure hedging strategies are economically effective and compliant with accounting, regulatory, and policy requirements.
• Monitor market liquidity, collateral usage, counterparty exposures, and hedge performance.
• Partner closely with Finance, Risk, Accounting Policy, and Legal.
• Oversee MSR hedging strategy, execution, and performance.
• Ensure alignment between MSR valuation, hedging activities, and balance sheet objectives.
• Serve as a key Treasury partner to mortgage teams.
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of debt capital markets activities.
• Manage the Debt Capital Markets function.
• Ensure issuance strategy is optimized across cost of funds, tenor, capital treatment, and liquidity considerations.
• Build and manage relationships with external dealers and market participants to enhance access to liquidity, secure competitive pricing, and support effective execution of transactions.
• Monitor and analyze market dynamics, including macro-economic trends, interest rate movements, and regulatory developments to inform portfolio strategies and risk management decisions.
• Maintain active intelligence and line of sight on structured products, including asset-backed securities and other complex instruments, to optimize liquidity and capital efficiency in the portfolio.
• Lead, develop, and retain high-performing teams across portfolio management, hedging, MSR, and debt capital markets.
• Establish a strong risk culture with disciplined adherence to policies, limits, and controls.
• Support interactions with regulators and rating agencies as a subject-matter expert.
• Drive talent development, succession planning, and cross-training to strengthen organizational depth.

Benefits

• We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more.
• Note, Citizens’ paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of every local and state jurisdiction in the United States.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees