Treasury Middle Office Lead (fmd)

Solarisis a tech company with a full German banking license. Our Banking-as-a-Service platform enables businesses to offer their own financial products. With our straightforward APIs our partners can access and integrate a wide range of solutions such as digital banking payments cards identification and lending services. As a market leader we are driven by bringing transformational change to the financial services industry.

We love what we do and we love our team. We are 500 people from over 60 nationalities - a unique blend of techies fintech enthusiasts bankers and entrepreneurs from various industries. Our routines are built around genuinely valuing and exchanging different perspectives as well as actively sharing knowledge as we drive our business as a team. We believe and invest in personal growth.

Treasury Middle Office Lead is an expert role responsible for managing all middle-office functions related to treasury trading activities. This includes overseeing risk management operational controls trade lifecycle processes and support for new treasury products such as CLOs Export Finance and FX Spot. The role acts as the critical link between front-office trading desks and the operational risk and technology functions supporting treasury activities. The role involves close collaboration with the Treasury Trading desk Risk IT and Compliance teams to support the strategic growth of treasury products. You should be adaptable to a fast-paced environment capable of managing operational risks associated with innovative treasury products.

Your Role

• Risk & Control Frameworks for Treasury Activities

  • Develop implement and continuously improve control frameworks specific to treasury trading products ensuring mitigation of operational financial and regulatory risks.
  • Monitor performance metrics error rates and process reliability to optimize treasury trade operations.
  • Act as the primary contact for audits and regulatory reviews related to treasury trading and risk management ensuring compliance with German and international standards.

• Trade Lifecycle & Operational Oversight
  • Oversee the end-to-end trade lifecycle management for treasury products including CLOs Export Finance FX Trading and fixed income instruments ensuring accuracy timeliness and compliance.
  • Lead initiatives to automate and streamline treasury processes through system enhancements automation and collaboration with IT.
  • Ensure accurate and timely regulatory reporting including trade confirmations P&L exposure and risk reporting pertinent to treasury activities.
  • Contribute client onboarding processes for treasury transactions including KYC/AML checks where applicable.

• Support for Treasury Product Expansion
  • Provide operational and risk management support for the launch and scaling of treasury-specific products including CLOs Insured Export Finance and FX Spot.
  • Collaborate with Treasury Trading Risk Legal and IT teams to ensure smooth integration and operational readiness for new products and trading strategies.
  • Identify operational risks and challenges associated with complex treasury products and develop mitigation strategies.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Issue Resolution
  • Act as the key liaison between Treasury Trading desks Risk IT Compliance and Back Office to facilitate seamless communication and issue resolution.
  • Support strategic initiatives new product launches and changes to treasury trading structures with operational insights.
  • Lead incident management to resolve operational issues swiftly and effectively.

• Leadership & Talent Development
  • Lead develop and motivate the Treasury Middle Office team fostering a culture of accuracy accountability and continuous improvement.
  • Recruit coach and nurture talent with expertise in treasury products risk management and operational processes.
  • Implement succession planning and ongoing professional development programs.

Wed love to see

Depending on your level of experience your responsibilities and scope of role will range. We dont care much about fancy titles but rather about real personal and professional development as laid out in ourlearning figure together out how you can contribute to our team.

• 8 years of experience in Middle Office Back Office Operations or Risk Management within a financial institutions treasury function.
• Proven experience supporting treasury trading activities including derivatives FX CLOs Export Finance and fixed income instruments.
• Deep understanding of treasury trade lifecycle processes financial instruments and relevant regulatory frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in a high-pressure treasury environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to communicate complex issues clearly.
• Familiarity with treasury trading platforms risk systems automation tools and regulatory reporting systems.
• Strategic mindset for leveraging technology to improve operational efficiency.

Working Model

• Youre based in Berlin or willing to commute to Berlin for few days every month for stakeholders collaboration team projects etc.

Benefits

• Home office budget.
• Learning & development budget of 1000 per year and a transparent growth framework to support your career goals.
• Competitive salary and a variable remuneration program.
• Monthly meal allowance.
• Deutschland ticket subsidy.
• 28 vacation days increasing by 2 days after 2 years and 3 days after 3 years with Solaris.
• Opportunity towork abroad for up to 12 weeks per year.

While job ads usually paint an ideal picture of a candidate studies show that most applicants meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Unfortunately many promising candidates tend to apply only if they meet all the criteria. So if you think you have what it takes but dont necessarily meet every single item in the job description please contact us anyway. Wed love to talk with you and find out if you might be a good fit for us.

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