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East West Bank · 1 day ago

Treasury Governance

Pasadena, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$150K/yr - $250K/yr

10+ years exp

East West Bank is a top-performing commercial bank that serves as a financial bridge between the East and West. The Head of Treasury Governance will shape the future of the bank’s Treasury function, focusing on governance, risk management, and strategic execution as the bank prepares for significant growth.

BankingFinanceFinancial Services

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Treasury Governance Framework Ownership

Establish and maintain a comprehensive, forward-looking Treasury governance framework that sets the agenda, defines roles and responsibilities, and ensures accountability across Treasury’s activities

Take full ownership of Treasury’s governance structure and routines, proactively identifying areas for improvement and driving execution of enhancements

Ensure the governance framework supports strong risk management and strategic execution across liquidity, capital, interest rate risk, funding, and investment activities

Build out Treasury’s policy framework in close collaboration with subject matter experts to ensure alignment across separately governed Liquidity, Capital, Market, Credit and Operational risks

Act as the primary Treasury liaison to second-line (Risk) and third-line (Internal Audit) partners, ensuring alignment on policies, controls, and governance outcomes

Lead Treasury’s engagement with external regulators, including preparation for examinations, horizontal reviews, and ongoing inquiries

Coordinate governance and oversight routines that ensure Treasury’s activities are well-integrated with enterprise risk, compliance, and audit expectations

Lead Treasury’s contributions to the bank’s resolution and recovery planning efforts, including both IDI and parent-level deliverables

Oversee liquidity- and funding-related components of regulatory submissions and internal contingency planning exercises

Ensure resolution plans reflect the operational capabilities and resiliency of Treasury processes and systems

Own and drive the Treasury governance agenda across all key committees, including ALCO, Liquidity Governance, FTP Committee, and Model Governance forums

Act as a strategic coordinator, ensuring that subject matter experts in liquidity, capital, interest rate risk management, investment portfolios, and funding are actively engaged to inform and elevate committee outcomes

Design and enforce effective committee structures, meeting cadences, materials, and escalation protocols to support decision-making and regulatory expectations

Work directly with the Treasurer to serve as the primary coordinator and a key contributor to the Treasury 2028 strategic transformation, managing initiatives that expand Treasury’s structure, capabilities, and effectiveness as the bank grows into Category IV supervision

Lead cross-functional workstreams and ensure progress is tracked, risks are managed, and senior stakeholders are informed

Support the Treasurer in aligning strategic project execution with broader enterprise initiatives and regulatory milestones

May perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Treasury operationsRegulatory frameworksGovernance structuresRisk managementProject managementInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsFacilitation skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Financial Services Consulting, or related field; advanced degree or professional certification (CFA, CPA, FRM) preferred

10+ years of experience in Treasury, Risk, Audit, Regulatory Affairs, or Governance functions in a regulated financial institution, or as part of a regulatory agency

Demonstrated success building or managing governance structures and engaging with both internal oversight partners and regulators

Preferred

Deep understanding of Treasury operations, regulatory frameworks (including Category IV standards), and enterprise risk management

Experience managing across second-line and third-line interfaces and regulatory touchpoints

Exceptional project management skills with a proven ability to drive execution across multiple priorities

Strong interpersonal, communication, and facilitation skills; able to align diverse stakeholders and present effectively to senior management and regulators

Comfort operating in dynamic or rapidly evolving organizations, with the ability to design structure and build teams as needed