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Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place. 

The Dow Chemical Company Finance organization has an opening for Treasury Funding Director within the Treasury’s Global Funding Team, located at the company’s world headquarters in Midland, Michigan. This purpose of this position is to develop and execute the company’s funding strategy to ensure the company’s financing and liquidity requirements are achieved.  The successful candidate will be a key member of the Global Funding Team reporting to the Global Funding Director.  The Capital Markets/Funding team manages all of the company’s global funding activities, capital markets transactions and bank relationships.  This is an excellent opportunity to apply your analytical and negotiation skills and financial market understanding to contribute to the success of the company.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Analyzing, negotiating, and managing a wide range of financing transactions, which including but not limited to debt issuance and redemption, credit agreements, leases, letters of credit, and working capital facilities, etc.
• People leadership across the region managing indirect reports to ensure proper alignment, best practices, focus resources and efforts, motivate teams, and provide guidance and coaching for people with various and diverse backgrounds.
• Analyze and manage short-term and long-term debt refinancing need via implementing various financial instruments, including but not limited to debt capital market activities, banking facilities, etc.
• Review, negotiate and implement new banking facilities in addition to maintaining existing facilities.
• Review, negotiate and implement certain structured leasing transactions; Manage lease policy and lease authorization process.
• Prepare and coordinate for reporting of financing activities, including position and transaction summaries, market fundamentals, NPV analysis, etc.
• Manage and coordinate with regional teams to manage the administration of the company’s Accounts Receivable facilities.
• Manage the administration of the company’s debt portfolios, including internal reporting and analysis on portfolio, monitor and ensure accuracy and timeliness of payments.
• Manage the company’s letter of credit portfolio, negotiate, and execute relevant instruments for North America.
• Responsible for managing Company Owned Life Insurance Policy to support liquidity management
• Complete ad-hoc requests, deliver projects and fulfill other routine duties as may be appropriate and/or required.

Successful candidate has innate passion for the financial markets, is naturally curious with a desire for continuous learning, has strong analytical skills with impeccable business judgement, enjoys contemplating and evaluating complex topics, can articulate complex concepts simply and quickly, is able to make quick rational decisions with incomplete and/or ambiguous information, is resourceful self-starters with a strong bias to action, thinks ahead to what will be required and acts with a sense of urgency, have excellent project management and organizational skills and drives projects to completion by their deadlines, takes responsibility/accountability for their results, excels in negotiations, has excellent attention to detail, thrives in a fast paced high pressure environment, has a positive proactive attitude and works well as part of a team to collaborate for company success.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related discipline OR relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E6 or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant ranking.
• A minimum of 6 years of experience with a focus in planning, funding, investment or capital markets, and/or other relevant experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of: economics macro and micro variables, their determinants and their basic interaction
• Analytical thinking with ability to analyze complex financial instruments and recommend optimal strategies.
• Able to make decisions with limited information, demonstrate strong negotiation skills, work under pressure and high market volatility, prioritize competing priorities, leverage knowledge through the team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and negotiation skills.
• Interpersonal skills: able to lead cross-functional teams and represent the company in negotiations with financial institutions.
• Direct or indirect people leadership experience
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree (MBA with a finance focus preferred)
• Proficient as user of software such as Microsoft office (Excel in particular). Knowledge of Bloomberg, SAP, Quantum FIS
• Prior experience in other Corporate Treasury processes and/or banking industry is desirable. Understanding of financial markets and financing instrument, corporate finance, risk management, asset valuation, accounting principles and financial statement interpretation, business/financial law, strong knowledge of internal control requirements and related policies and procedures.

Domestic relocation assistance is available for this role and may be provided based on eligibility.

Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 
 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.  

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. 
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. 
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals. 
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. 
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. 
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).  
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.  
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. 
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment.  We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.

Dow is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to providing opportunities without regard for race, color, religion, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity, national origin, age, disability and genetic information, including family medical history. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may call us at 1-833-My Dow HR (833-693-6947) and select option 8.