Senior Manager - Treasury -(Cash Management & Safeguarding (UK))

Niumprovides global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments.

We were founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. Our platform enables banks, fintechs, and global businesses to move money instantly, everywhere.

Co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore with offices in 14 markets worldwide, we are entering one of the most exciting chapters in our journey. InMarch 2026, we delivered the largest month in our 11-year history with record revenue, record volumes, and EBITDA profitability. Today,Niummovesnearly$60Bin payments annually,almost entirelyfor enterprises, while continuing to strengthen an already healthy balance sheet.

It is an incredible time to join us, and we are only just getting started.

Our payout network spans 190+ countries and100currencies, with100+corridors in real time. We power seamless transfers to accounts, wallets, and cards, support local collections in 35 markets, andas a principal card issueronVisa, Mastercard, Discover, and UATP,Niumissues over 50 million card tokens every year.

Backed by regulatory licenses in40+markets, we make it simple for our partners to onboard, integrate, and scale globally. This scale and innovation have earned us recognition as one of CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2025, winner of Best Cross-Border Payments Solution at thePayTechAwards, and inclusion in FXC Intelligence’s Top 100 Cross-Border Payments Companies list.

In 2024, we raised US$50 million in Series E funding at a US$1.4 billion valuation to accelerate network expansion, product innovation, and talent growth. With the B2B payments market projected to hit US$175 trillion by 2030,Niumoffers ambitious builders the chance to shape the future of global money movement with the scale of a leader and the energy of a high-growth company.

We are hiring a Senior Manager to take ownership of safeguarding for NIUM's UK regulated entities, covering bothemoneyand payment services activities under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011, Payment Services Regulations 2017, and the FCA's CASS15 sourcebook. This is a senior, hands-on, first-line role combining regulatory ownership, treasury decision-making, and 4-eyes oversight of operational work across the group.

You will be the day-to-day authority on UK safeguarding compliance;running reconciliation checks, chairing the UK Safeguarding Committee, owning FCA reporting, and acting as the escalation point for safeguarding incidents. Youwill also make live decisions on UK cash management, diversification, and interest optimisation, working closely with Compliance and the Director of Safeguarding to keep UK processes aligned to group standards while staying compliant with UK-specific regulatory requirements.

This is a fast-paced, high-visibility role in a businessoperatingacross 40+ regulatedjurisdictions,youwill need to be comfortable making sound decisions quickly as rules, products, and volumes evolve.

Responsibilities

CASS15, EMR/PSR & Regulatory Ownership(40%)

• Own safeguarding compliance for NIUM's UK entities across money and payment services, ensuring adherence to the EMRs 2011, PSRs 2017, and CASS15 at all times

• Assess treasury and operational processes against CASS15 requirements, identifying and closing gaps

• Design, document, and maintain fund-flow diagrams and calculation logic for relevant funds, ensuring the safeguarding methodology is accurate, current, and audit-ready

• Own FCA reporting for safeguarding, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely submission

• Act as the first-line escalation point for safeguarding incidents - identifying, classifying, and investigating root cause, and escalating to Compliance for materiality assessment and regulatory notification decisions

Reconciliations & Controls

• Perform day-to-day checker responsibilities over safeguarding reconciliations, ensuring breaks are identified and resolved promptly

• Provide 4-eyes review of operational treasury work undertaken at group level, acting as a key control point

• Maintain robust audit trails and documentation to support inspection and audit readiness

• Champion automation of reconciliation and safeguarding processes, working with Product and Engineering to reduce manual effort and operational risk

Governance

• Run and own the UK Safeguarding Committee, setting the agenda, driving actions, and reporting on safeguarding health

• Produce governance/MI for Boards and senior management on safeguarding and reconciliation performance

• Work with Compliance to design, implement, and embed compliant safeguarding controls

• Partner with the Global Director of Safeguarding to standardise processes globally while tailoring them to UK regulatory requirements where necessary

UK Cash Management & Performance(30%)

• Make decisions on UK cash management controls, including diversification of safeguarded funds and interest earned/optimisation strategies

• Balance liquidity needs against permissible investment options under CASS15

• Own the KPIs for UK Treasury operations, ensuring all targets are tracked, reported, and achieved

Cross-Functional & Change Management(30%)

• Partner closely with Product, Sales, and Engineering teams through change management for new products, features, and regional/product launches, ensuring safeguarding is assessed and embedded before go-live

• Work closely with the Network Management and Paymentsteam on safeguarding account/banking relationships, ensuring alignment between treasury requirements and bank/custodian arrangements

Requirements

Experience

• Strong background in fintech, emoney, and CASS-regulated environments. Hands-on experience with CASS15, EMRs 2011, and PSRs 2017 specifically is highly valued

• Solid treasury understanding, with a track record of taking ownership of cash management decisions

• Experience with reconciliations, 4-eyes/checker controls, and operational risk management

• Proven ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving regulatory environment, managing multiple priorities under time pressure

• Comfortable working with Compliance, Legal, Product, Engineering, and cross-functional teams on regulatory and change-management matters

• Experience chairing or running governance committees preferred

Skills

• Works with initiative - to identify issues and act without waiting to be told

• Strong analytical and controls mindset; comfortable owning reconciliation and checker processes daily

• Data and systems savvy - comfortable working with SQL/Excel/BI tools to analyse reconciliation and safeguarding data, and driving automation of manual processes

• Clear communicator, able to represent safeguarding matters to committees, Compliance, senior management, and the FCA

• Able to balance group-wide standardisation with UK-specific regulatory nuance

What we offer at Nium

We Value Performance: Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs, we ensure that all our employees are well rewarded and incentivized for their hard work.

We Care for Our Employees: The wellness of Nium’ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down. We also provide a flexible working hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office).

We Upskill Ourselves: We are curious, and always want to learn more with a focus on upskilling ourselves. We provide role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend.

We Celebrate Together: We recognize that work is also about creating great relationships with each other. We celebrate together with company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites, and much more!

We Thrive with Diversity: Nium is truly a global company, with more than 33 nationalities, based in 18+ countries and more than 10 office locations. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.

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