Director, Head of Treasury

Cash Management and Liquidity

Daily oversight of global cash balances, positioning, transfers, and intercompany funding spanning entities and jurisdictions, ensuring appropriate liquidity buffers and reliable access to funding for operational needs.

Coordinate funding flows and banking operations in a controlled, transparent manner.

Develop and maintain a standardized, flexible cash forecasting framework with clear ownership and accountability across business units and regions.

Treasury Systems and Infrastructure

Lead a technology-enabled Treasury practice by implementing management systems and reporting tools that deliver real-time visibility into liquidity, exposures, and cash movements.

Promote automation, standardization, and continuous improvement to reduce operational risk and strengthen controls.

Banking and Operational Relationships

Centralize and manage global banking relationships for cash management services; oversee account structures, authorized signatories, payment infrastructure, and banking service arrangements.

Ensure excess liquidity is invested in line with the firm’s risk appetite and maintain operational resilience across treasury functions.

Governance, Controls, and Reporting

Maintain strong governance over payments, liquidity management, and treasury operations, ensuring alignment with internal control frameworks and regulatory requirements.

Deliver clear liquidity and cash trend reporting to senior leadership and collaborate with Internal Audit, Risk, and Finance to strengthen oversight.

Balance Sheet Coordination

Support capital structure management by providing accurate liquidity and funding data and coordinating funding activities with Finance leadership and the CFO.

Help maintain strong credit ratios consistent with major rating agency methodologies.

Oversee global FX exposure management and hedging, and monitor committed liquidity facilities (including revolving credit agreements), ensuring covenant compliance and coordination with banking partners and internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

10+ years of treasury leadership within a global financial institution, investment bank, asset manager, or high-complexity public multinational.

Deep expertise in cash management, liquidity forecasting, covenant management, and global banking infrastructure.

Demonstrated experience building or transforming treasury processes, systems, and operating models in multi-entity, multi-jurisdictional environments.

Prior experience implementing or enhancing treasury management systems; Kyriba experience strongly preferred.

Skills

Process-driven and disciplined leadership and change management abilities, with a commitment to building durable institutional infrastructure and scalable processes.

Comfort operating in strategic and hands-on capacities with low ego and a collaborative mindset.

Ability to influence change and bring people along, inspiring new ways of thinking and approach.

Benefits

We strive to enhance the total health and well-being of our employees through comprehensive, competitive benefits.

Our goal is to offer a highly individualized employee experience that enables you to balance your commitments to career, family, and community.

When you work for Lazard, you are working for an organization that cares about your unique talents and passions, and will continue to invest in the development of your career.

The base salary range for this role is approximately $180,000 - $225,000 USD. Various factors contribute to determining the actual base compensation offered, including but not limited to the applicant’s years of relevant experience, career tenure, qualifications, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and relevant skills for the role.

Base salary is one component of Lazard’s compensation package, which also includes comprehensive benefits and may include incentive compensation.