Director, Treasury Funding & FX Controls

Treasury group at American Express enables profitable business growth through management of the company’s balance sheet including liquidity, capital distribution, and global money movement strategies. Treasury also plays a key role in identifying, measuring and addressing financial and operational risks. We ensure that the right amount of capital, funding, and liquidity is in the right currency, in the right place, at the right time, with the right controls.
Reporting to the Vice President, Cayman Islands (CI) Treasury and working in close collaboration with the Vice President of Global Treasury Controls and Operational Governance, the Director, Treasury Funding & Foreign Exchange (FX) Controls strengthens Treasury’s CI risk and control environment. The role provides direct support to CI Treasury teams and partners with enterprise risk teams to execute and advance CI Treasury’s operational risk, third-party and process-resiliency strategies, embedding accountability and operational discipline across day-to-day activities. The Director leads key risk-management frameworks and provides execution support for Business Continuity Management activities and processes, balancing strategic direction with hands-on delivery and high visibility across Treasury and Finance.
5+ years of experience in financial services, with strong preference for experience in Treasury, Operational Risk, Control Management or closely related functions.
Hands-on experience with control and risk frameworks such as risk control self-assessments, issue management, operational risk events, third-party risk and business continuity within a regulated environment.
Enthusiastic people leadership, with the ability to develop, engage and empower colleagues and help build a highly effective, inclusive culture.
Demonstrated leadership and program-management capability, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, set priorities and drive execution through influence rather than authority.
Proven ability to partner effectively across functions and geographies, including collaboration with business leaders and Risk, Compliance and Audit teams.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience leveraging dashboards, metrics and reporting to support decision-making and risk insight.
Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex risk concepts to senior stakeholders.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Risk Management or a related field; professional certifications such as FRM is an asset.
Capabilities
Risk mindset
Applies disciplined risk judgment, promotes accountability and ensures enterprise standards are embedded in Treasury execution.

Work arrangement
Hybrid