Treasury Director

Symetra

10d • Remote

About The Position

Symetra has an exciting opportunity to join us as a Treasury Director!

About the role

As the Treasury Director, you will lead Symetra’s enterprise treasury operations
and shape our cash and liquidity strategy. You’ll oversee cash management,
liquidity planning, banking relationships, and key treasury processes while
partnering closely with internal teams and external banking institutions.

You’ll guide a high‑performing team and drive transformation across our treasury
function—modernizing systems, strengthening controls, and elevating strategic
decision‑making. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact
within a regulated life‑insurance environment while supporting Symetra’s
financial strength and long‑term success.

Requirements

• High School Diploma is required, plus a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 12–15 years of progressive treasury or finance experience with significant leadership responsibility
• Extensive life insurance industry experience is required, with a strong understanding of insurance cash flows, treasury operations, and regulatory environments.
• Proven success leading treasury operations, banking initiatives, unclaimed property programs, and system implementations in a regulated environment.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certifications (CTP, CPA, CFA) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end treasury operations—including cash forecasting and positioning, bank administration, payment processing, unclaimed property, cash accounting, and reporting—while ensuring strong internal controls, regulatory compliance, and effective treasury policies and operational frameworks.
• Develop and lead a high‑performing treasury team, setting goals, managing performance, and fostering a collaborative, service‑oriented culture that balances daily deliverables with project work and continuous improvement.
• Lead treasury transformation and operational improvement initiatives, including system implementations, banking technology enhancements, requirements definition, vendor selection, testing, and post‑implementation stabilization, while partnering cross‑functionally with IT, Finance, external vendors, and banking partners to deliver successful outcomes.
• Advance future‑state treasury capabilities through data‑driven insights, including researching new technologies and standards, defining and monitoring critical metrics, identifying operational inefficiencies or control gaps, and driving continuous improvement across treasury operations.
• Serve as Symetra’s primary banking relationship owner, building and maintaining strong partnerships while acting as the enterprise-wide expert on cash, liquidity, and treasury matters.
• Provide strategic cash and liquidity leadership, partnering with senior leaders, Actuarial, and Symetra Investment Management (SIM) on forecasting and enterprise liquidity planning, while maintaining accountability for cash forecasting and related insights.

Benefits

• Flexible full-time or hybrid telecommuting arrangements
• Plan for your future with our 401(k) plan and take advantage of immediate vesting and company matching up to 6%
• Paid time away including vacation and sick time, flex days and ten paid holidays
• Give back to your community and double your impact through our company matching

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level