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Director – Group Treasury Operations

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About the Opportunity

On behalf of my client, a highly successful and rapidly expanding diversified conglomerate, I am seeking a strategic and dynamic

Director – Group Treasury Operations

.

Reporting directly to the Group CFO, this senior leader will oversee global treasury strategies and daily operations across multiple high-growth business units, including

Real Estate, Data Centers, and Investment SPVs

.

This is an exceptional leadership role for an expert who excels at cash and liquidity management, complex escrow operations (RERA), digital transformation (Kyriba TMS), and leveraging deep international banking relationships.

Strategic Planning & Leadership

  • **Strategic Deployment:**
  • Cascade the Group Finance strategy into actionable Treasury departmental plans aligned with overall business objectives.
  • **People Leadership:**
  • Lead, mentor, and build capabilities within the Treasury Operations team while driving talent development to support business evolution.
  • **Budgeting & Funding:**
  • Support the development of treasury budgets, monitor performance, and optimize global funding and liquidity resources.

Treasury Management (Cash, Liquidity & Escrow)

  • **Global Cash & Liquidity:**
  • Lead global cash positioning, pooling, FX execution, interest optimization, and short-term investment decisions.
  • **RERA & Real Estate Operations:**
  • Manage end-to-end escrow operations following RERA guidelines, including profit releases, brokerage disbursements, and the issuance/renewal of bank guarantees.
  • **Investments & Data Centers:**
  • Oversee capital expenditure funding, cross-border transfers, and structured cash flows for the Data Center business and Private Equity commitments.
  • **Cash Management Innovation:**
  • Lead the design, enhancement, and rollout of innovative cash management, POS, and supply chain financing solutions.

Governance, Systems & Compliance

  • **System Automation:**
  • Enhance and scale the Treasury Management System (

Kyriba

  • ) to ensure automation and straight-through processing.
  • **Risk & Controls:**
  • Enforce robust internal controls, authorization matrices, and proper segregation of duties to mitigate operational risks.
  • **Reporting & Compliance:**
  • Oversee bank reconciliations, monthly/annual treasury reporting, and maintain compliance with IFRS, AML, KYC, and regulatory frameworks.
  • **Performance Tracking:**
  • Define and monitor critical treasury KPIs, including hedge ratios, funding costs, and working capital cycles.

Relationship Management

  • **Banking Partners:**
  • Maintain and leverage strong local and international banking relationships to secure cost-effective credit lines and revolving facilities.
  • **Internal Stakeholders:**
  • Act as the primary treasury partner for CFOs, Project Heads, Data Center leadership, and the Investments team across the group.

Qualifications & Experience Required

  • **Education:**
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline.
  • **Certifications:**
  • Professional qualifications such as CA, CFA, CPA, or equivalent are highly preferred.
  • **Experience:**
  • 12–18 years
  • of total treasury experience, with at least
  • 5 years in a senior leadership role
  • within a diversified group environment.
  • **Niche Expertise:**
  • Proven track record in
  • RERA treasury operations
  • , infrastructure/data center capex funding, and private equity investment structures.
  • **Tech Stack:**
  • Advanced, hands-on expertise with Treasury Management Systems (
  • Kyriba strongly preferred
  • ).
  • **Core Competencies:**
  • Exceptional stakeholder management, sharp negotiation skills, high financial acumen, and an ownership mindset.

How To Apply

If you are a continuous-improvement champion who thrives on driving digital transformation in finance and want to take on a high-impact leadership role, I would love to connect.

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