Head of Treasury

About the role

The Partnership Agency builds the financial infrastructure powering cross-border payments across emerging markets, using a network of wallets, payment rails and liquidity partners. It is seeking a Head of Treasury to own liquidity, FX execution and capital efficiency across the business. The role covers liquidity strategy, FX execution (including OTC), banking infrastructure and capital optimisation, and is responsible for cash positioning, settlement integrity and treasury strategy across all operating markets.

Key responsibilities

• Treasury strategy and capital efficiency: define treasury strategy, optimise capital allocation and float utilisation, improve cash velocity and working capital, and advise on business expansion from a liquidity perspective.
• Liquidity and float management: own real-time liquidity across currencies and markets, forecast liquidity needs, minimise idle cash and build dashboards for liquidity visibility.
• Settlements: own cross-border and domestic settlement flows, ensure accurate disbursements and reconciliations, reduce settlement failures and maintain auditability.
• FX, OTC and liquidity markets: establish FX strategy, run an internal OTC desk, negotiate FX providers and liquidity partners, manage FX exposure and hedging, and optimise spread capture.
• Banking, PSP and partner infrastructure: own relationships with banks, PSPs and mobile money operators, negotiate float terms and fees, and support onboarding of new partners.
• Forecasting and intelligence: build cash flow forecasts, align them with business growth, and track cash efficiency, FX performance and settlement health.
• Controls, risk and governance: set treasury controls and policies, ensure regulatory compliance and audit-ready documentation.
• Systems and automation: automate reconciliations and reporting, work with engineering on real-time treasury systems, and build executive dashboards.
• Leadership: build and lead the treasury function, define its structure and processes, and eventually hire and manage a team.

Required profile

• 7-12+ years of experience in treasury, FX, liquidity or banking operations.
• Strong background in fintech, payments, banking or financial infrastructure.
• Experience managing multi-currency, multi-market treasury operations.
• Experience in African or emerging markets preferred.

Required skills

• Liquidity management, FX markets and execution, payment settlement systems, banking and PSP infrastructure.
• Building or scaling treasury systems in high-volume environments.
• Analytical and financial modelling skills.
• Preferred: OTC or FX trading function experience, stable coin or digital asset liquidity, and a strong automation mindset (treasury tech stacks, APIs, dashboards).