Director of Global Treasury, Tala
$130-200k
Financial services in emerging markets
Job no longer available
Financial services in emerging markets
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$130-200k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build a modern credit infrastructure where consumer credit is more accessible.
Role
Who you are
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or professional certifications (CTP, CFA) preferred
- Experience: 10+ years in treasury, including 5+ years in a senior leadership role managing global liquidity, FX risk, and banking relationships
- Industry Expertise: Strong background in fintech, global payments, banking, or financial services
- Treasury Mastery: Deep knowledge of cash management, FX hedging, capital allocation, and regulatory compliance
- Technology & Innovation: Proven track record in evaluating and implementing treasury management systems, API integrations, and AI-driven forecasting
- Strategic Vision: Ability to develop and execute forward-looking treasury strategies that support business expansion and capital efficiency
- Leadership Excellence: Strong team management, cross-functional collaboration, and executive-level advisory experience
- Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Expertise in financial modeling, risk mitigation, and cash forecasting
What the job involves
- The Director, Global Treasury will be a strategic leader responsible for optimizing treasury operations across multiple legal entities, ensuring global liquidity optimization, robust FX risk management, and seamless banking integrations
- This role will play a critical part in driving treasury innovation, implementing next-generation treasury management systems, and collaborating cross-functionally to enhance financial strategy and risk mitigation
- The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in global payments, fintech, banking, or financial services, with a proven ability to navigate complex financial landscapes and drive operational efficiencies
- Strategic Treasury & Liquidity Optimization:
- Develop and execute a global liquidity and cash flow optimization strategy, including centralized liquidity management, dynamic short-term forecasting, and efficient cash deployment
- Drive working capital management and yield enhancement strategies to maximize treasury returns
- Collaborate with FP&A to ensure accurate forecasting and alignment with company growth objectives
- FX Risk Management & Hedging Strategy:
- Design and implement a strategic FX risk framework to mitigate currency exposure and optimize hedging costs
- Develop sophisticated FX hedging strategies to reduce financial volatility and align with business objectives
- Leverage technology to optimize currency conversion costs and improve real-time FX risk monitoring
- Treasury Innovation & Technology Integration:
- Spearhead the evaluation and implementation of next-generation Treasury Management Systems (TMS) with advanced automation, FX desk capabilities, and real-time banking integrations
- Partner with IT, service providers, and banking institutions to enhance API-driven treasury solutions for seamless reporting and payments
- Explore emerging technologies such as AI-driven forecasting, blockchain for cross-border payments, and digital wallets to elevate treasury efficiency
- Leadership & Strategic Advisory:
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior management, providing data-driven insights on treasury strategy, risk mitigation, and capital allocation
- Lead cross-functional collaboration with Finance, FP&A, Accounting, and Compliance teams to align treasury initiatives with corporate objectives
- Identify opportunities for cost savings, automation, and process enhancements to ensure continuous treasury improvements
- Capital Market Strategy & Debt Management:
- Support treasury-related aspects of debt financing, lender relations, and loan compliance in partnership with the finance team
- Contribute to the development of capital market strategies, ensuring treasury’s role facilitates business expansion and financial flexibility
- Regulatory Compliance & Risk Mitigation:
- Ensure treasury operations comply with global regulatory requirements, particularly for cross-border capital and FX transactions
- Establish robust banking access controls and payment governance frameworks to mitigate operational and fraud risks
Our take
Billions of people across the globe are unable to access traditional forms of credit, typically because of a lack of credit history or inconsistencies in their records. When making credit decisions, banks will rely on third party credit scores, whilst online lenders look at an applicant's financial history.
Tala is addressing this shut-out segment with an innovative model to assessing eligibility for a loan. Focusing on behavioral data tracked through its Android app, it creates a custom credit profile by analysing a customer's texts and calls logs, merchant transactions and overall app usage. Its machine learning algorithms then evaluate individual risk and provide instant loans.
More than 2 million people in emerging markets in countries such as India and Kenya have borrowed through Tala. The business has lent over $1 billion to consumers to date and is now scaling up its operations in India. It does face competition from the likes of Branch, but has nonetheless made promising strides thus far.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Oct 2021
$145m
SERIES E
Aug 2019
$110m
SERIES D
Total funding: $350.7m
Company benefits
- Opportunities to travel to the international offices (Mexico City, Nairobi, Manila and Bangalore)
- Free massages in the office
- Healthy snacks
- Every Tuesday an expert teaches a master class
- Sponsorship opportunities to attend professional conferences
- Ping pong
- Intramural leagues
- Go-karting
- Workout classes
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
Santa Monica, CA
Leadership
Shivani Siroya
(Founder & CEO)Shivani has worked as an Analyst for Credit Suisse, UBS Financial Services, Citigroup, Janani and the United Nations Population Fund. They are also a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum.
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