Group Treasury Specialist
OptiverRequirements
- Strong analytical skills and enjoys working with data to identify trends, solve problems and generate meaningful insights
- Evidence of building things: something you wrote that took work out of a process, replaced a spreadsheet or answered a question that could not be answered before
- Practical experience with AI tooling: more than using a chatbot occasionally; ideally experimented with building solutions using large language models (LLMs) and understand their capabilities and limitations
- Working knowledge of Python and SQL: able to build a data pipeline without help and put it somewhere other people can rely on; Git, scheduling and structured outputs should not be new
- Enough finance knowledge to engage with the substance: able to read a balance sheet and understand why liquidity and capital constrain a trading business
- A real interest in financial markets: following rates, funding and credit markets, and able to say what you make of what is going on
- Foundational knowledge of fixed income, credit and FX: some familiarity with fixed income products, credit markets and FX instruments, with an interest in developing your knowledge further
- Confidence to challenge existing approaches: naturally curious, comfortable asking questions and willing to challenge established ways of working
- Care with numbers, under time pressure: check your numbers and say when something is interpolated or indicative rather than quoted
- Strong communication and collaboration skills: communicate clearly in English, can explain findings to different audiences and enjoy working with colleagues across Finance, Risk, Technology and the trading business globally
About the Role
Optiver's Group Treasury team is responsible for managing the firm's cash, liquidity, funding, capital and FX exposure globally. The function is undergoing an exciting phase of transformation, with the implementation of Kyriba as our global treasury management system, alongside a broader focus on leveraging AI and automation to enhance efficiency, strengthen data capabilities and optimise treasury processes.
As a Group Treasury Specialist, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of the function, combining hands-on treasury operations with opportunities to drive meaningful change. You'll contribute directly to the implementation of Kyriba, from system configuration and testing through to data validation and process integration. By taking ownership of day-to-day treasury processes, you'll develop a thorough understanding of how they work, using that knowledge to challenge existing ways of working, identify opportunities for automation and build more efficient, scalable solutions. It's an opportunity to make an immediate impact, working alongside an experienced team to transform how the function operates.
Responsibilities
- Monitor global cash positions and liquidity requirements, support short- and long-term cash forecasting, and help optimize the deployment of excess liquidity
- Help finish the Kyriba implementation and then become one of the people who makes it useful and insightful
- Find the manual processes worth removing and remove them, bringing agents and AI tooling into how the function actually works
- Support the management of the short-term investment portfolio across money market funds, government securities and deposits
- Monitor and support the execution of the FX hedging program, including non-deliverable forwards for restricted currencies, and analyze associated hedging costs
- Develop models to assess the firm's liquidity requirements, trading capital consumption and the financial impact of stress scenarios
- Maintain treasury controls, monitor counterparty and clearing exposures, and support periodic reporting to ensure effective risk oversight
- Contribute to strategic treasury initiatives, including evaluating funding alternatives, establishing new entities, managing bank relationships, and further developing the global treasury operating model
What You'll Get
- A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool.
- The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries.
- 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards.
- Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses.
- Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organized sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks.
- Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.
- Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats.