Associate Director, Treasury
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Working Model: Hybrid
About the Role
Serving as a key functional leader within the CHI Treasury organization, the Associate Director, Treasury is responsible for driving global treasury operations for the Capsules and Health Ingredients (CHI) business, with hands-on responsibility for cash and liquidity optimization, banking partner management, financial risk mitigation, and process improvement.
In this high-impact role, you will work closely with the Treasurer and senior Finance leadership to build and develop a global treasury function as CHI transitions to independent ownership. This role offers an exceptional platform for an ambitious treasury professional looking to broaden their scope, gain direct exposure to strategic financing and risk management, and accelerate their career toward long-term treasury leadership.
By driving automation, process standardization, and robust governance, the Associate Director enables sound capital decision-making and serves as an essential bridge between internal Finance stakeholders and external financial institutions.
Candidates currently operating as a Treasury Manager or Senior Treasury Manager ready to take the next step in their career are encouraged to apply.
What you will get:
- An agile career and dynamic working culture
- An inclusive and ethical workplace
- A variety of benefits tailored to your locality
- Access to global benefits via lonza.com/careers/benefits
What you will do:
- Partner with the Treasurer to establish and evolve the global treasury function, infrastructure, policies, and governance as the business transitions to independent ownership.
- Lead global liquidity management, oversee cash positioning and forecasting, manage cash pooling, and handle intercompany funding activities to ensure efficient use of capital.
- Manage banking relationships, treasury infrastructure, accounts, and technology platforms while supporting financing activities, debt facilities, guarantees, and letters of credit.
- Support the identification and management of foreign exchange, interest rate, counterparty, and liquidity risks, including the execution of hedging strategies.
- Drive operational excellence by identifying opportunities to simplify processes, optimize treasury systems, and implement automation across treasury workflows.
- Maintain and strengthen treasury policies, controls, governance frameworks, and compliance processes to support audit readiness and regulatory requirements.
- Partner with Finance teams and business leaders globally, contributing strategic guidance across treasury operations to support financial resilience and long-term value creation.
What we are looking for:
- Approximately 5 or more years of corporate treasury experience, ideally within a complex, multinational environment.
- Solid experience in cash management, liquidity forecasting, banking relationships, funding, and financial risk management.
- Strong knowledge of treasury operations, systems, internal controls, governance frameworks, and regulatory requirements.
- Proven ability to support transformation initiatives, drive process improvements, and enhance treasury infrastructure.
- Confident communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage effectively across Finance, senior management, and external banking partners.
- Strategic, analytical, and proactive mindset with the desire to take ownership, learn, and progress toward broader treasury leadership responsibilities.
About Lonza
At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.
Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.
Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.
Skills Required
- Approximately 5 or more years of corporate treasury experience
- Experience in cash management, liquidity forecasting, banking relationships, funding, and financial risk management
- Knowledge of treasury operations, systems, internal controls, governance frameworks, and regulatory requirements
- Experience supporting transformation initiatives, driving process improvements, and enhancing treasury infrastructure
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across Finance, senior management, and external banking partners
- Strategic, analytical, and proactive mindset with a desire to take ownership and progress toward treasury leadership responsibilities
- Experience in a complex, multinational environment
What We Do
At Lonza, we enable A Healthier World by supporting our healthcare customers on the path to commercialization. Our community of 16,000 talented employees work across a global network of more than 30 sites to deliver for our customers across the pharma, biotech and nutrition markets.
