Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: adidas Global Business Services (GBS) is the engine to drive the transformation to ONE adidas. It is the company's operational backbone, through delivering standard global services, focusing on enhancing customer user experience, and providing consistent skills and quality. We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Treasury Manager to lead and strengthen our treasury operations. This role is critical to ensure optimal cash management, compliance with foreign and local payment regulations throughout Americas, and efficient execution of payment and banking processes. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Source-to-Pay operations in Americas, a strategic mindset, and a strong ability to lead teams and collaborate cross-functionally in a dynamic, multicultural environment. Key Responsibilities: Lead the payments operations team, ensuring timely and accurate execution of payments, cash monitoring with local teams and Head Quarters, providing visibility of any potential risk of liquidity. Ensure compliance with local and international financial regulations, particularly in foreign payment controls and cross-border transactions. Monitor cash flow impacts, identifying funding needs and optimizing working capital. Oversee the clearing of interim accounts and ensure alignment with established KPIs and internal controls. Collaborate closely with Accounts Payable, Procurement, Accounting, and Controlling teams to ensure alignment and end-to-end efficiency in the Source-to-Pay process. Drive process improvements, automation, and control enhancements within treasury and payment operations. Serve as a key point of contact for internal and external audits related to payment activities. Support strategic initiatives related to treasury transformation, ERP enhancements, or regional expansion. Provide senior management with regular insights and reporting on treasury metrics, risks, and opportunities. Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders to achieve success and create value for the region, directly impacting positively KPI’s for the market. Manage banking relationships with local and regional banks, overseeing BAM bank account management. Identify and anticipate risks that could impact the market operations & performance and strongly support issue resolution and prioritization. Lead/ participate in Business Performance Reviews and ensure agreed actions plan are implemented in line with the needs of the market and in accordance with S2P processes and policies. Develop, mentor, and coach the payments/treasury team to build capabilities and foster a high-performance culture. Develop and implement strategies to improve team performance and productivity. Ensure team members are trained and equipped with the necessary tools and resources to perform their jobs effectively. Manage the hiring, onboarding, and training of new team members. Foster a positive and inclusive work