Manager, Foreign Exchange

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 VP, Treasury, the Manager, Foreign Exchange (FX) is responsible for managing a team of FX Analysts in identifying, measuring and managing FX exposures across assigned entities and currencies and setting global FX rateas. The role is also responsible for related hedging activities, maintains a strong control environment, monitors market and counterparty activity, and provides decision-useful reporting on currency risk and performance. The manager partners across Treasury, Finance, Risk, Tax, Technology and Banking providers to manage foreign-exchange risk within approved policy, governance and regulatory requirements.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in finance, accounting, economics, business or a related discipline.
Experience in corporate or bank Treasury, with hands-on responsibility for FX risk management, market execution or treasury dealing.
Demonstrated understanding of currency exposures, hedging instruments, spot and forward markets, valuation, settlements, hedge performance and financial controls.
Experience operating in a regulated, multi-entity or multinational environment is strongly preferred.
Highly motivated self-starter who can take the lead in identifying and resolving issues and developing solutions.
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities effectively and be able to deliver results.
Excellent communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills; highly organized with strong analytical skills.
Ability to adapt and embrace changing technology environments; proven proficiency in MS Office applications.
Experience leading people, complex risk-management processes or cross-functional work; direct people-management experience is preferred.
Working knowledge of treasury management systems, electronic trading platforms, market-data tools and advanced spreadsheet-based analysis.
Relevant professional qualification, such as CTP, ACT or equivalent, is an asset.
Capabilities
Risk mindset
Applies disciplined market and risk judgment, protects the control environment and escalates concerns early.

Work arrangement
Hybrid