Director of Treasury Infrastructure & Crypto Payments

Western Union; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-term incentives

Health insurance options

Life insurance

Job summary

Western Union is seeking a Director, Treasury Infrastructure to define and implement our global treasury and payments infrastructure, including core banking and crypto solutions. You will lead cross-functional efforts to modernize systems, ensure reliable connectivity, and maintain world-class controls to support global growth.

The role reports to the SVP - Treasurer and involves collaboration with Digital Assets and IT teams to optimize liquidity, payments rails, and treasury technology across

Qualifications

• 10+ years of treasury, fintech, payments, crypto, or financial services experience.
• Deep understanding of global payment and banking systems with global multi-currency treasury operations.
• Direct experience with stablecoins or crypto infrastructure, including settlement, custody, or token flows.
• Hands-on experience implementing and/or optimizing Treasury Management Systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop global liquidity structure strategy, partnering with treasury operations, tax, and other key stakeholders to evaluate and implement banking alternatives to maximize efficiency of Western Union’s cash.
• Optimize treasury payment rails (wire, ACH, cross-border payments, etc.) to reduce cost and improve capital efficiency.
• Serve as subject matter expert on cryptocurrencies and stablecoin, partnering with the Digital Assets team to transact and enable Western Union’s USDPT stablecoin infrastructure.
• Lead Treasury Management System and banking platform optimization efforts, partnering with IT to ensure effective connectivity across systems and reliable end-to-end payment flows.
• Act as a liaison between Treasury, IT, Accounting, and business units to align on system capabilities and process design.
• Identify and implement process and control improvements across Treasury, particularly in cash movement and system integration.
• Support M&A due diligence and lead treasury structure and system integration efforts.
• Develop and maintain deep relationships with banks and other service providers, ensuring Western Union stays on the cutting-edge of treasury infrastructure developments.

Skills

Treasury management systems

Global multi-currency treasury

Crypto infrastructure

Leadership

Communication

Education

MBA, CFA, or CTP preferred

Job description

Western Union is seeking a Director, Treasury Infrastructure to define and implement our global treasury and payments infrastructure, including core banking and crypto solutions. You will lead cross-functional efforts to modernize systems, ensure reliable connectivity, and maintain world-class controls to support global growth.

The role reports to the SVP - Treasurer and involves collaboration with Digital Assets and IT teams to optimize liquidity, payments rails, and treasury technology across