Head of Markets & Trading

Remitly•New York, NY

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

This global leadership role is owning Remitly’s Markets and Trading function from either London or New York. You will be responsible for FX execution strategy, liquidity architecture, partner commercials, and the risk management framework that underpins how we price and trade across a global corridor portfolio. This is not a role for someone who wants to manage steady-state operations. Remitly’s treasury function is a commercial engine — one that directly drives unit economics, enables new product lines, and supports the company’s expansion into new markets. You will be expected to build, improve, and lead, not maintain. Treasury is a profit centre at Remitly, not a cost centre. The decisions made in this role have direct, measurable impact on revenue, customer pricing, and margin. In recent years, the markets function has contributed tens of millions of dollars in annual value through FX savings, partner renegotiations, and liquidity expansion. The Director who leads this function sets the strategy, owns the outcomes, and has the platform and the mandate to keep pushing those numbers higher.

Requirements

Extensive experience in FX trading, treasury markets, or liquidity management within financial services, fintech, or a related industry
Demonstrated track record of delivering commercial outcomes — measurable impact on savings, revenue, or margin through FX and liquidity strategy
Senior-level experience negotiating with external partners and counterparties in FX and/or payments markets
Deep understanding of FX execution mechanics, liquidity risk, hedging strategies, and the unit economics of cross-border payments
Experience leading and developing high-performing specialist teams
Strong communicator: able to make complex treasury concepts accessible and compelling for non-specialist executive audiences
Proven ability to operate with pace and judgment in volatile or ambiguous market conditions

Nice To Haves

Experience across emerging markets, particularly Africa, South Asia, or Southeast Asia, where liquidity is thinner and market dynamics are more complex
Familiarity with cross-border payments infrastructure, payout networks, and the regulatory environment across key remittance corridors
Experience working with or contributing to data science, ML, or automation initiatives in a treasury or trading context
Appetite to engage with AI-powered tools and workflow automation as part of how you and your team operate
Previous experience at Director level or demonstrably operating at that scope within a senior manager role
Genuinely open to change — you see new tools, new approaches, and new ways of working as an advantage, not a threat
High ownership: you don’t wait to be asked; you track, report, and escalate proactively
Data-driven with a bias for action: you move on evidence, but you move
Collaborative and commercially minded in equal measure
Comfortable being the person in the room who knows most about their domain, and comfortable making that knowledge useful to others

Responsibilities

Set and execute the multi-year strategy for FX execution, liquidity management, and trading across Remitly’s global corridor portfolio
Lead commercial negotiations with external FX and liquidity partners, driving favourable terms through a combination of market knowledge, relationship depth, and analytical rigour
Identify structural opportunities to improve unit economics — through partner network optimisation, hedging strategy, and execution timing — without passing cost to customers
Own sub-function P&L accountability, with direct line of sight to revenue contribution and margin impact
Manage FX execution across a diverse, complex portfolio of corridors, balancing cost efficiency with service continuity and risk appetite
Make risk-weighted decisions on execution timing, hedging versus internalisation, and liquidity deployment using a combination of quantitative signals and market judgment
Maintain close awareness of regulatory developments, competitor positioning, and macroeconomic dynamics in key markets — and translate those insights into actionable strategy
Ensure resilience in stressed market conditions through diversified counterparty relationships and robust contingency planning
Act as the senior Treasury SME across the business — partnering with Growth, BD, Business Management, and Product to ensure new initiatives are designed with the right pricing, liquidity, and hedging strategies from day one
Translate complex FX and treasury dynamics for non-specialist senior stakeholders, enabling faster and better-informed decisions across the business
Contribute to new product development (including emerging areas such as Store of Value and FX risk solutions) as a subject matter expert and commercial voice
Lead, coach, and develop a specialist team of traders and liquidity managers, building capability and a culture of ownership and continuous improvement
Drive adoption of new tools, systems, and ways of working across the sub-function — including automation, AI-assisted analytics, and data infrastructure improvements
Set a high bar for operational discipline: structured reporting, milestone tracking, and executive-level communication that gives leadership full confidence in outcomes
Champion a high-performance, inclusive team environment where people feel empowered to take initiative and raise risk