Director, FX and Liquidity Risk

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COMPENSATION INFORMATION:

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This is a hybrid position in Houston, TX requiring an on-site presence 3-4 days per week in Houston, TX.  Please note that the number of days on-site can be increased based on business needs.

The Director, Global FX & Liquidity Risk leads the organization’s global foreign exchange and liquidity risk strategy, ensuring effective management of currency exposure, cash positioning, and capital efficiency across the enterprise. This role oversees treasury infrastructure, banking partnerships, and hedging programs to mitigate financial risk and optimize global liquidity. By leveraging treasury technologies, analytics, and global financial frameworks, the Director supports strategic decision-making, regulatory compliance, and enterprise financial resilience.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the enterprise foreign exchange and liquidity risk strategy, ensuring alignment with corporate financial objectives and capital efficiency goals.
• Design and oversee the global FX hedging program, including policy governance, hedge effectiveness testing, and performance KPIs.
• Establish global liquidity risk frameworks, including cash coverage targets, stress scenarios, and early warning indicators.
• Own the Treasury Management System (TMS) strategy and architecture, including ERP integrations, bank connectivity, and treasury data models.
• Lead implementation and continuous improvement of global FX platforms and treasury technologies.
• Oversee global liquidity planning and cash management strategies across international markets.
• Optimize global cash structures including national and physical pooling, in-house banking, intercompany lending, and cash repatriation strategies.
• Oversee global cash flow forecasting to support enterprise financial planning and liquidity planning.
• Manage strategic partnerships with global banking institutions to execute and settle foreign exchange transactions and treasury operations.
• Evaluate banking services, transaction costs, and counterparty risk to optimize treasury performance.
• Partner with Accounting, Tax, FP&A, and operational finance teams to ensure alignment of FX management with enterprise financial objectives
• Deliver strategic insights and reporting on FX exposure, liquidity trends, and treasury performance to executive leadership
• Oversee short- term investment strategies for surplus cash while maintaining appropriate risk and liquidity parameters
• Implement robust financial risk mitigation practices addressing currency volatility, interest rate exposure, liquidity risk.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Acounting or related field

Experience:

10+ years of general experience in corporate treasury, finance or banking

12-15+ years preferred

Certifications:

CTP, CPA, CFA preferred but not required

Skills and Abilities:

• General exposure to FX transactions and processes.
• Knowledge of appropriate accounting and financial software programs, ERP’s and treasury management systems (e.g., Kyriba, 360T, various banking portals).
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities.
• Experience with international cash management, FX exposure analysis and investment vehicles.
• Highly motivated, ambitious and eager to learn.
• Strong strategic and analytical thinking capabilities
• Deep understanding of global treasury operations and FX markets
• Ability to translate financial risk insights into actionable business strategies
• Strong executive communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience leading complex treasury systems and financial infrastructure.

BENEFITS INFORMATION:

OVERVIEW:

Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution. With over 71,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations.

We offer our colleagues the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations. We’re looking for talented, hard-working individuals to join our team. Come grow with us and let us show you why Sysco is at the heart of food and service.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT:

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.