Head of Strategic Capital Market Management (m/f/d)
Hybrid · Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Job Summary
Head of Strategic Capital Market Management at Vorwerk SE & Co. KG, leading the development and ownership of the group’s investment and hedging framework, risk governance, and reporting infrastructure with direct exposure to the CFO and executive/audit bodies. Responsibilities include designing and owning the annual investment strategy for roughly EUR 1 billion AUM, managing asset allocation, supervising external asset managers, and presenting strategy outcomes to the Executive and Advisory Boards; designing hedging strategies for commodities and currencies to protect costing and stabilize cash flows across 60+ countries; establishing integrated risk reporting (VaR, scenario analyses) and ensuring governance across investment guidelines and hedge accounting. Requires a Master’s or diploma in economics/finance, extensive treasury/asset management experience, deep capital markets expertise, commodities/FX product knowledge, VaR/risk-model proficiency, and strong communication skills in German and English. The role offers a high-visibility, ownership-focused position within a long-standing, family-owned group with a hybrid working model based in Wuppertal, Germany.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s or diploma degree in economics, finance, or related field
- Extensive hands-on experience in Treasury, Asset Management, or Corporate Banking
- Deep expertise in capital markets, money market, and fund products (liquid and illiquid)
- Strong command of commodities and FX products – spot and derivatives
- Solid grounding in portfolio theory, derivative instruments, and risk models (e.g. VaR)
- Fluency in German and English, written and spoken
- Initial leadership experience – functional or disciplinary – and confidence engaging with boards and auditors
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