Director, Front Office (Lead)

Why explore

• ​An opportunity to work on shaping and delivering the key strategic priorities for one of the world’s largest companies – finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs

• Engage and influence senior leaders and make a meaningful difference to people’s lives today, and into the future

• To invest in a diverse long-term career in a company which invests in you

• Be recognized for your contribution, thinking and hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world to progress.

• Based in Singapore, global commercial hub for Rio Tinto

About the role

​We are looking for a dynamic, intellectual Director, Treasury Front Office with deep functional expertise and domain experience to lead all market-facing treasury activities across Rio Tinto and ensure optimal financial position in line with corporate objectives. Key areas of responsibilities include liquidity planning, investment strategies, treasury risk management, treasury advisory to business units, driving continuous improvements across Rio Tinto’s global treasury operations and setting up treasury operations of new business units. This role is global in coverage and reports to the Head of Commercial Treasury.

Strategic Leadership

• Define and execute the global front office strategy in alignment with enterprise objectives.

• Drive innovation and maintain world class treasury front office capabilities

• Act as a key advisor to senior management on market conditions and financial risks

Liquidity & Cash Management

• Develop and maintain investment frameworks in line with enterprise objectives

• Oversee global cash positioning to ensure adequate liquidity and deploy surplus funds effectively

• Lead execution of short-term liquidity and funding instruments such as Commercial Paper issuance

Risk Management

• Develop and implement strategies to manage FX and interest rate exposures

• Anticipates market and/or regulatory changes in jurisdictions where Rio Tinto operates, and develops appropriate financial risk management strategies in collaboration with internal teams

Governance & Controls

• Maintain robust internal controls for deal execution, confirmation, and settlement across all business units

• Ensure segregation of duties between front-, middle-, and back-office functions across all business units

Technology & Process Optimization

• Ensure efficient execution of transactions and adherence to regulatory requirements

• Drive automation and enhance treasury management systems for continuous improvements, efficiency and transparency

Team Leadership

• Foster a culture of collaboration, integrity, and continuous improvement

• Build and lead a high-performing treasury team

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, CFA, CPA, MBA, or Certified Treasury Professional is preferred.

• At least 15 years of experience in multinational corporate treasury, preferably at HQ level.

• Proven leadership skills in previous roles leading global teams in treasury operations, treasury markets, cash and treasury risk management.

• Demonstrates expertise knowledge of treasury, capital and money markets, finance and debt & risk management.

• Excellent communications and presentation skills

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority 

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto 

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program

• Comprehensive medical benefits including health insurance for employees and immediate family 

• Attractive share ownership plan 

• Company provided insurance cover 

• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions 

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave) 

Where you will be working

Our Commercial function at Rio Tinto connects our product groups, customers and suppliers from mine to market. We bring together Sales & Marketing and Trading (Sell), Global Procurement (Buy), and Marine & Logistics (Move) to buy, sell and move the materials the world needs, by partnering across the value chain to optimise outcomes for our customers and the Group. Headquartered in our global Commercial hub in Singapore, and with a strong presence in Chicago, Frankfurt, Antwerp and across Asia in Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul, we work as one team to deliver customer centric value, safely and sustainably.

Work at the heart of our global Commercial hub in Singapore, partnering cross‑functionally across Buy, Sell and Move to shape strategy and deliver mine‑to‑market value around the world.

Application Deadline: 15 January 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings prior to the stated closing date)

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

Rio Tinto does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruiters or employment agencies. Rio Tinto will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Rio Tinto reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Rio Tinto.” 

About Rio Tinto
 

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.
 

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

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