Treasury Director

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Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place. 

Dow Pension Investments is a sub function of Treasury, which is a global function within Dow that ensures the Company’s financial flexibility enabling the Company to meet business and corporate strategies in support of our strategic transformation. Treasury is responsible for the management of the Company’s liquidity, funding and capital and works closely with executive management. 

About you

Pension Investments within Treasury is seeking a Treasury Director, located in Midland (MI, USA). This role provides an opportunity to develop strategy, manage assets, and work with market makers, hedge funds and other investment professionals.  The successful candidate will have deep interest in financial markets, a passion and curiosity for learning, and the ability to prudently seek investment objectives.  

Your responsibilities include:

• Assist in developing the asset allocation strategy of $15+ billion of pension and insurance assets to achieve excess return and hedge risks.
• Implementation of derivative overlay strategies across fixed income, credit, equity, commodity and foreign exchange asset classes.
• Advise on optimal long-term strategic allocation for effective asset / liability management.
• Co-manage allocations in re-insurance, absolute return, commodities, opportunistic income.
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis of hedge fund manager performance.
• Ensure accuracy and speed of performance reporting, positioning, analytics and risk management, performance attribution.
• Actively involved in all phases of the onboarding process of new investment managers/funds, including initial due diligence and negotiating key terms.
• Conduct economic and capital market research and present assessments to the department, corporate investment committees and reinsurance board.
• Coordinate with pension operation team to ensure smooth transaction processing.
• Collaborate with different stakeholders internally and externally – internal compliance and audit, legal and tax team, HR, controllers, treasury, custodian, actuary, external fund managers.

Your knowledge, skills & abilities include:

• Demonstrated competence and interest in mathematical modeling and statistical methods.
• In depth understanding of and interest in technology and financial systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Required qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree (preferably in a quantitative field such as Engineering, Finance and/or Economics) or relevant military experience at a U.S. E6 rank or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or higher.
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.
• A minimum requirement for this position is the ability to work legally in the United States.  No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with trading derivative instruments.
• Master’s degree or higher education (with a finance focus preferred).
• CFA Charterholder.
• Prior investment management experience.
• Prior experience in Financial Risk Management, Financial Operations and Financial Planning is desirable.  Understanding of financial operations, planning and accounting principles with an understanding of the regulatory and control environment, and business/financial law.

Note: Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position and may be provided based on eligibility. 

Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career.  You bring your background, talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.  

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally