Senior Treasury Director - Financial Risk Management

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.  

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 Finance organization has an opening for a Senior Director of Financial Risk Management within the Treasury’s Financial Risk Management Team (FRMT), located at the company’s world headquarters in Midland, Michigan.

About you and this role

As a Senior Director of Financial Risk Management you will lead a team of professionals to develop, execute, monitor and manage the financial risk management strategies for portfolios of financial exposures with accountability for the financial results.  You will be a key member of the FRMT reporting to the Global Director of Financial Risk Management.

The FRMT manages the global hedging and investments related to a $35+ billion portfolio of exposures derived from foreign currencies, interest rates, commodities and investments. This is an excellent opportunity to apply your leadership skills and significant market experience to ensure the success of the company.

The successful candidate will focus in Interest Rate Risk & Liquidity Management

Ideal candidates will have substantive experience in front office markets management roles with deep derivatives experience preferably as a member of the FRMT and/or Portfolio Investments.  Ideal candidates will also have an outstanding track record of performance in a number of the other treasury processes which allows a deeper understanding of the nature of the company’s exposures, the measurement and recording of the effects of the risks being managed and the operational aspects of transacting in the markets. 

Successful candidates have an innate passion for people leadership and the financial markets, are naturally curious, have strong quantitative and analytical skills, enjoy contemplating and evaluating complex topics, can articulate complex concepts simply and quickly, are able to make quick rational decisions with incomplete and/or ambiguous information, are resourceful, have excellent project management skills and drive projects to completion, take responsibility/accountability for their results, excel in negotiations, have excellent attention to detail, thrive in a fast paced high pressure environment and work well leading and being part of a team to collaborate for company success.

Responsibilities

In alignment with the vision of the Global Director of Financial Risk Management, lead a team of professionals to systematically develop, execute and manage the financial risk management strategies for portfolios of financial exposures.  For example:

• Ensure the team pro-actively monitors exposures and markets, providing guidance in the evaluation of pertinent internal and external information from multiple sources.
• Ensure deep understanding of Hedge Accounting and impact on Cash Flow, Profits and CTA of derivatives performed by the team.
• Guide the team in the analysis and evaluation of the macroeconomic conditions, market dynamics and price action of the various markets to estimate their potential impact on the company’s exposures from multiple perspectives.
• Earnings, cash flow, value changes, etc.
• Guide the team in evaluation of the available market for derivatives and other hedging instruments and their relative costs, benefits, credit exposure and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure the team develops and applies advanced accounting concepts, including hedge accounting where optimal, in the evaluation of available hedging instruments relative to exposures.
• Guide the team in development of analysis methods to effectively evaluate the multi-faceted effects on the company o