Demand Notes Specialist

Job Overview

Mercedes-Benz North America (MBNAC) is the shared services organization for operating entities across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. The organization provides common core function oversight in the areas of financial, tax, treasury, legal, external affairs, security, audit, investigations, HR, and payroll services, supporting 15+ entities and approximately 14,000 employees in the region.

Treasury USA & Canada manages all Treasury activities in the USA via MBNAC and in Canada via Mercedes-Benz Finance Canada Inc. (MBFCI). Treasury accesses the capital markets including commercial paper, ABS, EMTN and private placement in both the USA and Canadian markets. Treasury maintains an in‑house bank cash pool and manages risk through foreign exchange and interest rate risk management products.

As part of its Liquidity Management tasks Treasury drafts a daily Liquidity Status Report and a monthly Funding Plan. Treasury also performs Corporate Finance tasks such as monitoring subsidiary capital structure, M&A projects and trade finance.

• Investor communication and support
• Relationship management (internal departments and vendor)
• Compliance
• Operational management
• Program and Portfolio reporting
• Inter‑departmental coordination for demand notes support

• Manage service provider relationship and service quality. Work with Bank and Verification vendors to understand investor concerns and focus on improving processes to ensure our investors receive an investment experience that aligns with the Mercedes‑Benz Brand. Also coordinate with marketing vendors to keep the website updated with the latest information for investors (rates, financial statements, etc.).
• Support day‑to‑day operations of the demand notes program with completion of regular tasks such as verifying enrollment, answering customer inquiries and completing ad‑hoc assignments.
• Develop and execute marketing strategies to drive program growth and visibility. Design and deploy materials essential for investor engagement.
• Identify, develop, and implement solutions to automate operational processes, including the automation of data files and reporting workflows between banking partners, custodians and third‑party vendors to improve efficiency, accuracy and scalability.
• Support treasury and investment management activities including investment products aimed at preserving principal and maximizing interest income, funding of the daily short‑term liquidity forecast and execution of the USD 5bn/CAD 2bn commercial paper funding program.
• Ensure investors are compliant with SEC and internal guidelines governing the program.
• Prepare internal reporting on demand notes budget, investors, facility size, account dynamics and behaviors.
• Professional development and training.

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. at the time of application. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.
• Minimum 5 years of overall work experience. Preferred experience includes:
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in finance, treasury operations, financial markets or risk management.
• Experience in a financial institution, corporate treasury or regulatory environment is highly preferred.
• Experience with financial platforms such as Global Treasury Systems (GTS), online banking software, SAP, etc.
• Fluent in English.

Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Computer/Information Science, Economics, Finance, International Relations/Business, Mathematics, or statistics.

• Demonstrate a strong interest in developing expertise in treasury and investment management functions, including cash management, liquidity forecasting, investment strategies and treasury systems.

• Ability to collect data and establish facts and identify trends and variances.
• Ability to integrate information from a variety of sources with varied levels of complexity.
• Ability to review and interpret and evaluate statistical information.

• Ability to develop plans/projects from conceptualization to implementation.
• Ability to organize workflow and direct…