Halit Balak

Treasury & Financial Markets Professional | Liquidity Management | FX & Derivatives | Investment Banking | MSc Financial Engineering

Istanbul, Türkiye

About

Treasury and financial markets professional with 18+ years of experience across investment banking, treasury operations and precious metals markets. Experienced in liquidity management, FX and derivatives, funding, treasury product development and institutional financial markets. Strong background in treasury operations within both state-owned and private financial institutions, with additional experience establishing treasury functions and managing institutional financial relationships. MSc in Financial Engineering with strong interest in treasury transformation, fintech infrastructure and risk management.

Experience

  • Treasury Manager at Bank of China Turkey
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Managing treasury market activities across FX, fixed income and derivative products • Supporting liquidity management and short-term funding activities • Monitoring market conditions and treasury risk exposures • Coordinating treasury transactions with institutional counterparties • Contributing to balance sheet and liquidity optimisation processes

  • Senior Treasury Professional at Nurol Yatırım Bankası A.Ş.
    May 2022 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs

    • Managed FX, fixed income, precious metals and derivative transactions within treasury operations • Supported liquidity optimisation and treasury funding activities • Executed treasury market transactions with institutional counterparties • Monitored market developments and treasury risk exposures

  • Hazine Yönetmeni at Golden Global Bank
    Jul 2021 - May 2022 · 11 mos

  • Senior Trader & Treasury Lead at ONSA RAFİNERİ
    Apr 2018 - Jul 2021 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    • Established treasury function and operational framework for the organisation • Managed precious metals trading, hedging and funding activities • Maintained relationships with domestic and international financial institutions • Coordinated treasury liquidity and counterparty management processes • Supported treasury-related strategic decision-making

  • Treasury & Financial Markets Professional at Ziraat Bankası
    May 2005 - Mar 2018 · 12 yrs 11 mos

    • Experience across OTC money markets, FX, forwards and precious metals trading • Participated in treasury product development and implementation projects • Supported liquidity management and treasury operations • Worked within Treasury Marketing Unit on treasury pricing and institutional client activities