Associate Director, Treasury & Commodity Risk Management

Associate Director, Treasury & Commodity Risk Management

Leprino’s Corporate Finance team in Denver is seeking an Associate Director to lead Treasury, Credit, and Collections while shaping how commodity and market risk is managed across the Cheese and Nutrition Global Business Units. The role works closely with senior leaders to guide hedging strategy, manage earnings volatility, and clearly explain how market movements affect profitability.

Base pay range
: $/yr - $/yr

At Leprino, starting compensation for this role typically ranges between $162,000 and $189,000
. This position has an annual target bonus of 15%.

• Lead the Treasury, Credit, & Collections functions, ensuring coordinated risk management, cash discipline, and effective customer outcomes.
• Build and guide Leprino’s commodity and market risk approach.
• Design, refine, and expand hedging strategies that reduce earnings volatility across milk (including all components), cheese and nutrition ingredients, and related exposures.
• Set priorities and direction for Treasury activities, including cash forecasting, liquidity planning, and coordination with conservative investment policies.
• Oversee Credit and Collections strategy, ensuring disciplined credit decisions, effective collections practices, and thoughtful escalation when market or customer risk shifts.
• Partner closely with senior leaders, presenting monthly updates on market conditions, hedge performance, and risk trade-offs to Leprino’s C‑suite and the President.
• Lead hedging strategy across the Cheese and Nutrition Global Business Units, directing execution and partnering closely with Sales to align market risk decisions with commercial outcomes.
• Evaluate hedge structures, counter parties, and instruments, ensuring alignment with governance standards and approved risk limits.
• Guide customer fixed‑price and hedging programs, reviewing exposures, assumptions, and settlement mechanics prior to external distribution.
• Monitor basis risk and liquidity constraints in dairy markets, adjusting strategies when inputs and outputs move out of sync.
• Participate in the Financial Risk Management Committee, contributing clear perspectives on markets, exposures, and results.
• Encourage shared learning across teams, building understanding of commodity risk and hedging concepts throughout the organization.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a closely related discipline.
• 6+ years of progressive experience in commodity risk management, hedging, or closely related finance roles.
• Direct, hands‑on experience designing or executing hedging programs using derivatives tied to commodities and/or FX.
• Regular experience presenting complex financial or market topics to senior executives, including C‑suite or President‑level audiences.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% as needed.

• Master’s degree in finance, economics, or a related field.
• Progressive leadership experience managing people leaders.
• 8-10 years of progressive experience in commodity risk management, hedging, or closely related finance roles.
• Background in dairy, food, nutrition, agriculture, or another commodity‑driven manufacturing environment.
• Experience working in or alongside large, centralized risk management teams at scaled organizations or cooperatives.
• Professional credentials such as CFA, CTP, or comparable advanced training in risk and derivatives.

Leprino offers competitive salaries and bonuses, life, medical/dental/vision coverage, voluntary benefits, employee assistance programs, wellness incentives, tuition assistance, vacation, ten paid holidays, sick time, paid parental leave, annual merit increases, LFC Profit‑Sharing & 401(k) plan.

At Leprino, we believe in equal employment opportunity and make employment decisions based on each individual’s unique talents, experience, skills, and knowledge; we do not discriminate on the basis of any personal characteristics. We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive culture in which all employees can thrive.