Job Title: Treasury Manager / Senior Treasury Manager
Company: Lightnet
Location: Singapore
Employment Type: Full-Time
About Lightnet
Lightnet is a dynamic, fast-growing fintech company dedicated to revolutionizing cross-border payments and remittance networks. We leverage next-generation technology to provide accessible, efficient, and inclusive financial services.
We are looking for a highly driven Treasury Manager / Senior Treasury Manager with a builder's mindset to scale our treasury operations, optimize our payment corridors, and ensure the highest standards of financial safeguarding.
The Role
As the Treasury Manager / Senior Treasury Manager, you will be the backbone of our global Treasury operations. You will oversee FX and payments, manage complex cross-border corridors, and ensure total compliance with our multiple financial licenses. You will also liaison with our banking and institutional partners for all Treasury activities.
This role requires a true startup mentality—you must be ready to roll up your sleeves and strategically work as part of a growing team to execute faster, safer, and more efficient global remittances.
Key Responsibilities
FX & Global Corridor Management
- Manage day-to-day FX and multi-currency liquidity across various active payment corridors.
- Monitor, analyze, and optimize FX pricing, spreads, and routing strategies to maximize profitability and reduce friction.
- Spearhead strategic initiatives to drastically shorten remittance and settlement times across all active corridors.
Cash Management, Liquidity & Client Safeguarding
- Oversee daily cash flow, liquidity forecasting, and funding requirements to ensure seamless global operations.
- Implement and strictly manage the safeguarding of client funds, ensuring absolute segregation and compliance with local regulatory requirements.
- Reconcile treasury operations, identifying and resolving any settlement discrepancies.
Partnership & Relationship Management
- Act as the primary point of contact for external banking partners, liquidity providers, and financial institutions.
- Negotiate better rates, terms, and settlement conditions with banking and network partners to improve operational efficiency.
Regulatory Compliance & Licensing
- Maintain a deep operational understanding of various regional payment and remittance licenses (e.g., Major Payment Institution, EMI, etc.).
- Work closely with the Compliance and Legal teams to ensure all treasury activities adhere strictly to the conditions of our operating licenses across different jurisdictions.
Leadership & Team Building
- Bring a startup attitude: adaptable, resilient, and ready to build.
- Design, implement, and organize standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the treasury department.
- Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing treasury team as the company scales.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Experience: 5–8+ years of progressive experience in Treasury, Corporate Finance, or Banking—with a strong preference for candidates coming from Fintech, Payments, or the Remittance industry.
- Domain Expertise: Deep technical knowledge of FX markets, cross-border payment routing, and international settlement networks.
- Regulatory Knowledge: Strong understanding of safeguarding client money, anti-money laundering (AML) overlaps with treasury, and the operational requirements of varied financial regulatory licenses.
- Relationship Skills: Proven track record of successfully working with, and negotiating against, tier-1 banks, regional banks, and external financial partners.
- Strategic Execution: Demonstrated ability to analyze payment flows and successfully implement plans that reduce settlement times and costs.
- Mindset: A highly organized self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment. You are comfortable dealing with ambiguity and have a proven ability to build and structure a team from the ground up.
- Why Join Lightnet
- Opportunity to shape and build the treasury function of a rapidly scaling global fintech.
- Work on the cutting edge of cross-border payment technologies.
- A collaborative, fast-paced, and innovative startup culture.
- Competitive salary, benefits, and growth opportunities
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
