Associate Director, Treasury

Lonza Group; Basel; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile career culture

Inclusive workplace

Local benefits tailored to Basel area

Global benefits access

Job summary

Lonza Group Ltd. in Basel, Switzerland, seeks an Associate Director, Treasury to lead global treasury operations for the CHI business.

You will manage cash positioning, liquidity forecasting, intercompany funding, and banking relationships to ensure optimal capital use as Lonza transitions to independent ownership. The role offers exposure to strategic financing, hedging strategies, and governance frameworks, with collaboration across Finance and senior leadership worldwide.

Qualifications

• Approximately 5 or more years of corporate treasury experience within a multinational environment.
• Solid experience in cash management, liquidity forecasting, banking relationships, funding, and financial risk management.
• Strong knowledge of treasury operations, systems, internal controls, governance frameworks, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Treasurer to establish and evolve the global treasury function, infrastructure, policies, and governance as the business transitions to independent ownership.
• Lead global liquidity management, oversee cash positioning and forecasting, manage cash pooling, and handle intercompany funding activities to ensure efficient use of capital.
• Manage banking relationships, treasury infrastructure, accounts, and technology platforms while supporting financing activities, debt facilities, guarantees, and letters of credit.
• Support the identification and management of foreign exchange, interest rate, counterparty, and liquidity risks, including the execution of hedging strategies.
• Drive operational excellence by identifying opportunities to simplify processes, optimize treasury systems, and implement automation across treasury workflows.
• Maintain and strengthen treasury policies, controls, governance frameworks, and compliance processes to support audit readiness and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with Finance teams and business leaders globally, contributing strategic guidance across treasury operations to support financial resilience and long‑term value creation.

Skills

Treasury management

Liquidity forecasting

Banking relationships

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Tools

Treasury systems

Job description

About the Role

Serving as a key functional leader within the CHI Treasury organization, the Associate Director, Treasury is responsible for driving global treasury operations for the Capsules and Health Ingredients (CHI) business, with hands‑on responsibility for cash and liquidity optimization, banking partner management, financial risk mitigation, and process improvement. In this high‑impact role, you will work closely with the Treasurer and senior Finance leadership to build and develop a global treasury function as CHI transitions to independent ownership. This role offers an exceptional platform for an ambitious treasury professional looking to broaden their scope, gain direct exposure to strategic financing and risk management, and accelerate their career toward long‑term treasury leadership. By driving automation, process standardization, and robust governance, the Associate Director enables sound capital decision‑making and serves as an essential bridge between internal Finance stakeholders and external financial institutions. Candidates currently operating as a Treasury Manager or Senior Treasury Manager ready to take the next step in their career are encouraged to apply.

What you will get

• An agile career and dynamic working culture
• An inclusive and ethical workplace
• A variety of benefits tailored to your locality
• Access to global benefits via lonza.com/careers/benefits

What you will do

• Partner with the Treasurer to establish and evolve the global treasury function, infrastructure, policies, and governance as the business transitions to independent ownership.
• Lead global liquidity management, oversee cash positioning and forecasting, manage cash pooling, and handle intercompany funding activities to ensure efficient use of capital.
• Manage banking relationships, treasury infrastructure, accounts, and technology platforms while supporting financing activities, debt facilities, guarantees, and letters of credit.
• Support the identification and management of foreign exchange, interest rate, counterparty, and liquidity risks, including the execution of hedging strategies.
• Drive operational excellence by identifying opportunities to simplify processes, optimize treasury systems, and implement automation across treasury workflows.
• Maintain and strengthen treasury policies, controls, governance frameworks, and compliance processes to support audit readiness and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with Finance teams and business leaders globally, contributing strategic guidance across treasury operations to support financial resilience and long‑term value creation.

What we are looking for

• Approximately 5 or more years of corporate treasury experience, ideally within a complex, multinational environment.
• Solid experience in cash management, liquidity forecasting, banking relationships, funding, and financial risk management.
• Strong knowledge of treasury operations, systems, internal controls, governance frameworks, and regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to support transformation initiatives, drive process improvements, and enhance treasury infrastructure.
• Confident communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage effectively across Finance, senior management, and external banking partners.
• Strategic, analytical, and proactive mindset with the desire to take ownership, learn, and progress toward broader treasury leadership responsibilities.

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of. Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

Ready to shape the future of life sciences?

Every day, our teams across the world work together to turn scientific breakthroughs into life-changing medicines that reach up to 100 million patients a year. Lonza is a place where people can make a unique impact, grow their careers and belong. You will feel at home at Lonza if you:

• Take ownership, step forward, and enjoy meaningful responsibility
• Love solving problems and thrive in a complex, fast-moving environment
• Are curious, always looking to learn and improve
• Work collaboratively, contributing to something bigger than yourself
• Are motivated to make a difference through work that impacts customers and their patients

Join us. Be you.