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Role Description

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.

What you will do

• Lead end‑to‑end treasury operations, including cash forecasting and positioning, bank administration, payment processing, unclaimed property, cash accounting, and reporting.
• Ensure 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.
• Lead treasury transformation and operational improvement initiatives, including system implementations and banking technology enhancements.
• Advance future‑state treasury capabilities through data‑driven insights and continuous improvement across treasury operations.
• Serve as Symetra’s primary banking relationship owner, building and maintaining strong partnerships.
• Provide strategic cash and liquidity leadership, partnering with senior leaders on forecasting and enterprise liquidity planning.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Professional certifications (CTP, CPA, CFA) a plus.
• Some minimal annual travel required (for people manager roles only).

Requirements

• All newly hired people leaders with direct reports are required to complete a comprehensive leadership development program within their first year.
• Symetra covers all travel and accommodation expenses for training.

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.

Company Description

Symetra is a national financial services company dedicated to helping people achieve their financial goals and feel confident about the future. We’re committed to showing up for our communities, lifting up our employees, and standing up for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).