Global Treasury Lead: Liquidity, Risk & Automation

Lonza Group Ltd.; 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

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.