Senior Balance Sheet Strategist (Banking)

Location: Chicago, IL; hybrid work model with time split between the office and home. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employment-based visa sponsorship.

Salary: $164,600–$288,000 USD base pay annually, plus potential discretionary bonus and equity component.

Company

hirify.global is a Fortune 500 financial institution providing financial services and guidance to individuals, families, and institutions.

What you will do

• Develop integrated balance sheet strategies across deposits, investments, funding, liquidity, and capital.
• Evaluate earnings, liquidity, interest rate risk, and capital trade-offs across market environments and stress scenarios.
• Analyze ROE, RWA, liquidity consumption, capital efficiency, deposit flows, pricing, and liquidity value.
• Develop NII forecasts and sensitivity analyses, assess interest rate risk metrics, and evaluate hedging and investment strategies.
• Present balance sheet and NII analytics to the Treasurer, senior management, ALCO, governance committees, and regulatory forums.
• Partner with Treasury, ALM, Liquidity, Investment Portfolio, Funding, Capital Management, Technology, Finance, and business units to improve models, data infrastructure, systems, and reporting automation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field; MBA or Master’s degree preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in Treasury, ALM, Liquidity Risk, Balance Sheet Management, or related banking functions.
• Strong knowledge of bank balance sheets, deposits, securities portfolios, hedging, wholesale funding, liquidity frameworks, NII drivers, and interest rate risk.
• Experience supporting ALCO, senior management, or regulatory forums in a highly regulated environment.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, written, verbal, and executive presentation skills.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; Power BI, ALM/QRM platforms, and data tools are strongly preferred.

Nice to have

• MBA or another Master’s degree.
• CFA, FRM, or PRM certification.
• Experience with Power BI, ALM/QRM platforms, and data tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Balanced hybrid working model with flexibility between office and home.
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) and pension.
• Medical, dental, vision, spending account, disability, life, and accident insurance benefits.
• Paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, and well-being benefits.
• Potential discretionary bonus, including an equity component.
• Flexible and collaborative work culture with opportunities for internal mobility and access to senior leaders.