IDB Invest - Treasury Investments Officer / Senior Officer

We improve lives

IDB Invest is the private sector arm of the IDB Group and an international financial institution committed to addressing the development needs of Latin America and the Caribbean. Our mission is to support sustainable enterprises and projects that deliver financial results while maximizing social and environmental impact in the region.

IDB Invest operates in 26 countries, structured across four geographic regions and three industry verticals: Infrastructure and Energy, Financial Intermediaries, and Corporates. 

In support of a new transformative business model “Originate to Share” our shareholders recently approved a $3.5 billion capitalization. This will allow IDB Invest to significantly scale up its investments, nearly doubling annual financing from approximately $8 billion to $19 billion, and unlocking greater private sector participation to drive development and climate impact across the region.

About this position

This role offers the opportunity to lead cash management activities in G7 and regional currencies. You will collaborate with Treasury teams such as Funding, Asset-Liability Management, and Local Funding Solutions, while also partnering with internal stakeholders across Back-Office, Risk Management, Technology, and Legal. In this position, you will help unlock new market capacity, drive automation of treasury workflows, and implement our short-term liquidity management strategy. You will also play a key role in supporting the development of FX convertibility tools and standards. You will be part of the Treasury Division within the Finance and Administration Department, and you will report to the Director-Head of Treasury Investments.

In this role, you will lead the development and execute short-term investment and FX trading in G7, and in Latin American and Caribbean currencies across the region. You will balance hands-on execution of daily liquidity management and support the growth of the unit by aligning strategic and tactical understanding of cash-flow dynamics. Strong understanding of cash management and fixed-income portfolio management as well as USD and the Latin American and the Caribbean markets.

What you’ll do

• Lead the development of our cash management activities in G7 and regional currencies, under the oversight of Treasury leadership, to expand capabilities and strengthen our institutional presence.
• Develop and onboard new counterparties across multiple markets to deepen our liquidity and FX execution channels.
• Design and implement FX convertibility tools and follow multiple markets to enhance performance, decision making, and streamline tactics and transactions.
• Place and manage FX trades across G7 and regional currencies via existing trading capabilities, including digital platforms
• Execute trading and manage portfolios of short-term instruments in USD and other currencies according to the expected objectives of the Strategic Asset Allocation and overall institutional growth objectives.
• Prepare and present automated daily reports to Treasury leadership.
• Leverage technology (Databricks, Python, APIs) to automate data ingestion, cash-call processes, identify liquidity patterns, and trade execution, helping us drive towards an automated and scalable treasury environment.
• Provide support on broader portfolio management tasks as transaction volumes and complexity grow.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Controllership, Treasury, Back-Office, Risk Management, Legal, and the Business) to integrate compliance requirements into treasury processes.

In addition, as a Senior Officer, your key responsibilities will be to

• Lead the strategic development of cash management activities in USD and regional currencies, expanding beyond execution to include market analysis, policy input, and coordination with Treasury leadership to strengthen institutional positioning.
• Define and continuously refine short-term investment and FX trading strategies across multiple currencies and jurisdictions.
• Deliver complex, high-impact projects (e.g., local-market automation pilots, new product rollouts, new market analysis) and secure alignment at the institutional level.
• Guide discussions of short-term liquidity solutions to enable new and existing business products in different jurisdictions.
• Contribute to institutional discussions by integrating short-term investments and FX considerations into overall capital planning and profitability.
• Drive the evolution of Treasury Short-Term and FX technology stack by identifying and implementing tools that enhance transparency, control, and scalability.
• Coach and mentor junior staff, fostering knowledge sharing, professional growth, and succession planning within the Treasury Investments team.

What you'll need

•    Education: Master’s degree (or equivalent advanced degree) in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, or related quantitative fields relevant to the responsibilities of the role.

•    Experience: 5 years of progressive experience in Treasury, Asset-Liability Management, Fixed-Income Investments, FX Trading, or related financial markets roles, preferably in an international financial institution, investment bank, or corporate treasury environment.

•    Technical & Leadership Capabilities:

• • Short-Term Products & Markets: Deep familiarity with short-term investments, including T-bills, repos, commercial paper, MMFs, CDs, and government paper across USD and, preferably, Latin American and Caribbean currencies.
  • FX Trading: Hands-on experience with G7 and regional FX trading, existing trading capabilities including digital platforms and derivative systems.
  • Automation & Analytics: Proficiency with Bloomberg Terminal and experience in building and using automated workflows (AI, Python, Databricks, SQL).
  • Portfolio Management: Experience managing and scaling short-term liquidity portfolios, with the ability to adapt to growing transaction complexity.
  • Counterparty Development: Track record of sourcing and onboarding new counterparties across diverse markets and maintaining market relationships.
  • Quantitative Skills: Strong analytical ability with expertise in fixed income portfolio attribution, risk metrics, and performance analysis
  • Derivatives Expertise: Understanding and, preferably, hands-on experience with FX forwards, FX options, cross-currency swaps, and other products for short-term liquidity management in G7 and key Latin American and Caribbean currencies.
  • Strategic Mindset: Ability to translate market insights into actionable investment strategies.
  • Collaboration & Influence: Solid communicator, adept at building consensus across finance, risk, legal, and regional stakeholders.
  • Team Driven: Proven track record of contributing to a culture of continuous collaboration, learning, and innovation.

•    Languages: Proficiency in English, spoken and written, is required. Additional knowledge of other Bank official languages (Spanish, French, or Portuguese) is preferred.

Requirements

•    Citizenship: No requirements
 

•    Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.
 

Type of contract and duration

• International staff contract, 36 months initially, renewable upon mutual agreement.

What we offer

Our culture

At the IDB Group, we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work while finding their purpose. Our people consistently strive for excellence, and we recognize and celebrate the impact of their contributions.

In our efforts to drive innovation, we intentionally include all voices, cultivate a sense of belonging and champion fairness. We welcome individuals from underrepresented groups to join us and share their unique perspectives. 

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job interview process. If you require an accommodation to complete this application, please email us at accommodations@iadb.org. 

Our Human Resources Team reviews carefully every application.  

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