Team Leader, Treasury Operations

About the role

The Team Leader, Treasury Operations is responsible for overseeing end‑to‑end treasury and investment activities, including FX, money market, fixed income, derivatives, Islamic treasury products and syndications. The role ensures timely, accurate execution and compliance with service level agreements and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Validate, authorize, settle, account and reconcile all treasury, investment, Islamic and syndication transactions within approved cut‑off times and market deadlines.
• Maintain maker‑checker controls, segregation of duties, dual authorisation and exception tracking to minimise operational and reputational risk.
• Review transaction documentation, confirmations and settlement instructions for completeness and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee SWIFT message authorisation, nostro funding, cash and securities settlement, GL reconciliation and break resolution.
• Coordinate with Front Office, Risk, Finance, Compliance, IT and external counterparties to ensure seamless execution.
• Support new product implementation, system change requests, BRD preparation, UAT execution and post‑implementation reviews.
• Identify and drive automation, straight‑through processing, dashboard enhancements and data‑quality improvements.
• Lead, coach and cross‑train team members, manage workload planning and embed a culture of accountability.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading treasury or investment operations teams.
• Strong understanding of operational resilience, control frameworks and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to manage audit findings, risk events and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Excellent coordination skills across multiple internal and external stakeholders.

Required skills

• SWIFT messaging and authorisation
• General Ledger (GL) reconciliation
• UAT execution
• Business Requirements Document (BRD) preparation
• AML and sanctions compliance
• Process digitisation and control automation