Foreign Exchange Operations Manager
Huntington National Bank · Akron, OH · 1 wk ago
ManagementFull-time
About the role
The Foreign Exchange Operations Manager is responsible for the management of a subset of Foreign Exchange functions, with primary responsibility for leadership and oversight of the Escalations Pod, including escalations, multi-currency loans, and investigations workflows within FX Operations.
Responsibilities
- Establishes strategic plans that are in support of corporate goals and objectives, including the ongoing development and optimization of the Escalations Pod operating model.
- Implements new policies and procedures to improve efficiency, strengthen controls, and ensure compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements, particularly across escalation and investigation processes.
- Acts as a liaison with front office, middle office, and key partners (Risk, Compliance, Treasury, Technology) to facilitate timely escalation resolution and ensure alignment on issue management.
- Manages day-to-day responsibilities for a team of direct reports within the Escalations Pod, including analysts responsible for:
- Escalations management
- Multi-Currency Loans-related operational support
- Investigations and research activities
- Oversees and drives resolution of escalations and exceptions, including:
- Payment issues and non-receipts
- Multi-Currency Loan-related operational inquiries and discrepancies
- Reconciliation breaks and account imbalances
- Trade-related exceptions and settlement concerns
- Internal and external client escalations
- Ensures all escalated items are resolved in a timely, accurate, and well-documented manner, maintaining strong audit trails and adherence to control standards.
- Establishes clear ownership, prioritization, and workflow management within the pod to ensure effective handling of high-risk and time-sensitive issues.
- Identifies trends and root causes across Escalations, Multi-Currency Loans, and Investigations activities and drives process improvements and control enhancements to reduce recurring issues.
- Prepares, monitors, controls, and reports on the area's performance to senior management.
- Establishes quality of service levels for the area, ensuring responsiveness, accuracy, and consistency across all escalation-related activities.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- You must be located within the Huntington Corporate office footprint. This is a hybrid position.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 5 years of leadership
- Experience with Microsoft Office
Preferred Qualifications
- 5 or more years of Foreign Exchange experience
- Leadership experience within FX operations, particularly in escalations, investigations, or exception management
- Proven leadership skills
- Ability to manage within a fast-paced, high-volume environment with competing priorities
- Experience with Wall Street Systems and/or MTS
- Experience managing operational workflows aligned to a pod-based structure