Senior Manager, Currency Repatriation & FX Lead

Senior Manager, Currency Repatriation & FX Lead at IATA

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Contract Duration: 6 months

Why You Will Love Working Here

At IATA, we represent over 350 airlines worldwide, striving to make aviation safer, smarter, more sustainable, and inclusive. Our values – ONE IATA, TRUSTED, INNOVATIVE, INCLUSIVE – are the energy behind everything we do. We believe in continuous learning with over 30,000 available courses, supporting your growth in an ever-changing industry. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are paramount; we are certified by the Equal Salary Foundation, offering equal pay and family-friendly policies. We encourage community involvement through volunteering and promote work-life balance with flexible work options, including remote and hybrid work, a generous 'work from abroad' policy, and you even get your birthday off!

About The Team You Are Joining

This Senior Manager, Currency Repatriation & FX Lead role will own the end-to-end FX & Settlement operating model for the rewrite, covering processes, operational requirements, multi-bank execution model, multi-segment and multi-flow cycle management and orchestration, SOP/BCP, and operational readiness. You will ensure the new platform can scale horizontally with faster cycles, real-time execution, higher automation, and true multi-bank and partners connectivity.

What Your Day Would Be Like

Set-up Phase (Design & Solutioning):

• Define the operating model for FX cycles (batch & near real-time), bank connectivity, reconciliations, interest & invoicing, and exception handling (non-standard operations).
• Support architecture and requirement workshops, define operational requirements; sign-off operational requirements in BRD and lead operational readiness strategy (SOPs, BCP, training).
• Define FX execution partnerships and integrations (banking partners, settlement solutions, spreads and rate tables, pre-trade, trade, post-trade).
• Define success measures for Operations.

Execution Phase (Build, Test & Deployment):

• Define project roadmap and MVP release with Project Manager and Vendor.
• Lead Operations business requirements in user stories and sprint deliverables.
• Lead operational acceptance: UAT scenarios, data validation, testing sign-offs for Operations processes; own go/no-go criteria for Operations.
• Stand up SOPs, internal user guide and training, run deployment and hyper care phase.
• Sunset of legacy system and data migration.
• FX and banking partners onboarding and operational execution.

We Would Love to Hear From You If

• University degree in Finance and/or Accounting.
• 5-10 years' experience in a banking/cash management environment, including knowledge of Foreign Exchange, Banking operations, and international transfer mechanisms.
• Knowledge of IATA's Settlement Systems and FX Operations is a definite asset. Experience with Banking back office system processes is an asset.
• Supervisory experience with proven ability to motivate team members.
• Ability to work effectively in a small team environment, under pressure, and meet strict deadlines.
• Meticulous, detail-oriented with strong analytical skills.

Travel Required: No

Learn more about IATA’s role in the industry, our benefits, and the team at iata/careers/. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Key Skills/Competency

• Foreign Exchange (FX)
• Banking Operations
• Settlement Systems
• Cash Management
• Operating Model Design
• Project Management
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Financial Reconciliation
• Multi-bank Connectivity
• International Transfers