Treasury Manager - Markets

Wise•Austin, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Wise is looking for an experienced Treasury Manager to join their Treasury team in Austin. This role is a unique growth opportunity within the newly created Markets team, with the ability to have a direct impact on Wise's mission of 'Money without Borders'. The Markets team manages significant FX and customer asset portfolios. The Treasury Manager will be responsible for managing group-wide FX risks and liquidity trades, ensuring funds are available where customers need them. This role involves managing day-to-day FX hedging activities during US timezones, assessing risk related to market events and product launches, and working on automating risk management strategies. Collaboration with Treasury Liquidity Operations, Regional Banking, and Treasury Data Analysts & Scientists is key to optimizing funding, reducing costs, and managing customer funds. The role also includes managing relationships with international banks and counterparties, participating in initiatives to upgrade dealing strategies and controls, and supporting strategic initiatives in North America and Latin America. This position offers autonomy, opportunities for growth in a rapidly expanding business, flexibility in work arrangements, potential for international travel, and leadership development, including managing a small team.

Requirements

8+ years FX or short term interest rates trading experience across a variety of markets with a focus on Latam/Emerging Market currencies.
2+ years of experience managing a team as this role offers managerial responsibilities in charge of a small growing risk management team.
Risk management and execution experience.
Experience managing hedging strategies across FX products (Spot, Forwards & NDFs) in the US timezone.
Experience working closely with Treasury Data Analysts & Scientists to assess risk.
Experience working on automating risk management and funding strategies.
Experience working closely with Treasury Liquidity Operations & Regional Banking to optimize funding and reduce Treasury costs.
Experience managing customer funds balances and investing excess funds in short term/Money Market instruments.
Experience managing relationships with international banks and counterparties across the US and LatAM regions.
Experience supporting strategic initiatives as a Treasury representative.
Experience building and delivering analysis and reporting on dealing activities.

Nice To Haves

Global experience especially in LATAM countries.
Managing interest rate risk and or short term investments.

Responsibilities

Manage group wide FX risks and liquidity trades to ensure we have money where our customers need it.
Manage the day-to-day FX hedging activities during the US timezone, including managing hedging strategies across FX products (Spot, Forwards & NDFs).
Work closely with Treasury Data Analysts & Scientists to assess risk over upcoming market events, product launches and regular assessment of existing and new trading strategies.
Work on automating risk management and funding strategies once proven.
Work closely with Treasury Liquidity Operations & Regional Banking to optimize funding and reduce Treasury costs with our partners in US time zone.
Work alongside the wider Treasury Markets team to manage customers funds balances in the US timezone and invest excess funds in short term/Money Market instruments to optimize yield.
Be a point of contact and help manage relationships with our panel of international banks and counterparties across the US and LatAM regions, ensuring negotiation on price and optimization for both price and broader relationship.
Take part in initiatives aimed at making upgrades to our dealing strategy, policies, controls and systems with the risk teams within 1st and 2nd lines to help build a more robust control framework.
Support NorthAm and LatAm strategic initiatives as a Treasury representative as we expand into new markets and products in those regions.
Build and deliver analysis and reporting on dealing activities with monthly improvements as the role evolves.
Lead a small team.