Ufuk Bilecen

Head of Treasury at iyzico

Üsküdar, Istanbul, Türkiye

About

Strategic Treasury and Financial Markets leader with 15+ years of experience in liquidity, ALM, FX, and interest rate risk management across leading banks and fintechs. Proven record in optimizing balance sheets, managing complex funding structures, and delivering Treasury IT transformation projects. Holds MSc in Financial Engineering from Boğaziçi University. Treasury, Fixed-Income, Swaps, Liquidity Management, Cash Flow, Balance Sheet Management, Structured Products, Precious Metals, ALM, Derivatives, Fx, Cash, Banknotes, Financial Engineering, Trading, Asset Management, Bloomberg, OTAS, Capital Markets Expertise: Treasury, ALM, Banking Products, Liquidity Management, Cash Flow, Balance Sheet Management, Trading, Derivatives, Financial Risk Management, Capital Markets, Financial Engineering Strengths: Adaptability, Team Player, Experienced in Multitasking, Reporting, Proactive, Communications, Analytical Mind, Critical Thinking, Reasoning

Experience

  • Head of Treasury at iyzico
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    Lead the Treasury function of iyzico, overseeing liquidity management, cash forecasting, and funding strategy across multiple payment and settlement flows. Manage relationships with local and global banking partners, optimizing transaction structures and costs. Implement automated treasury and cash management systems to improve accuracy, visibility, and control. Oversee FX exposure and hedging strategies to mitigate currency risks in cross-border payment operations. Collaborate with Finance, Risk, and Compliance teams to ensure regulatory reporting (CBRT, BDDK) and alignment with global governance standards. Drive working capital optimization and yield enhancement initiatives through efficient liquidity allocation.

  • TEB (Full-time · 8 yrs)
    • Head of Cash and Gold Desk
      Jun 2020 - Jun 2025 · 5 yrs 1 mo

      Managing the Liquidity (Cash Flow) and the Interest Rate Risk of the Bank Monitoring and Hedging the Currency Exposure in the Banking Book Pricing Client Flow of Precious Metals (Spot, Forward, Swap) Securing Cash Position of the Bank, Branches and ATMs Delivering Treasury IT and New Business Projects Ensuring Ad-hoc and Regular Reporting to BNP Paribas Paris Negotiating Account and Bank Agreements with Global Banks Monitoring Global and Local Financial Markets and also their Regulations/Requirements Managing Central Bank of Turkey Market Operations and Ratios

    • Manager at Treasury Markets and Position Management
      Jul 2017 - Jun 2020 · 3 yrs

      ALM and Treasury Funding and Liquidity Management Daily monitoring, forecasting, ensuring and managing the liquidity Daily making the liquidity and financial investment decisions and related trades and investments Daily monitoring and managing the FX exposure and the executing FX trades Monitoring of financial markets Fixed Income Products and Derivatives (Repo, Money Market, Swap) Cash Flow

  • Treasury Manager at Oyak Securities
    2016 - 2017 · 1 yr

    Managing Cash Flow and Balance Sheet of the Brokerage and Investment Company Managing Bank Relations and Institutional Clients Proprietary Fixed Income and Credit Trading Market Making and Execution for Asset Managers, Investment Houses and Wealth Management

  • Senior Rates and Credit Trader at AK YATIRIM MENKUL DEĞERLER A.Ş.
    2015 - 2016 · 1 yr

    Managing Cash Flow and Balance Sheet of the Brokerage and Investment Company Managing Bank Relations and Institutional Clients Issuance and Secondary Market Pricing of Structured Products, Credit Linked Notes, Corporate Bonds Market Making and Execution for Asset Managers, Investment Houses and Wealth Management

  • Senior Trader at Burgan Bank
    2011 - 2015 · 4 yrs

    Fixed Income Desk (Trading Local Bonds, Eurobonds, XCCY Swaps, IRS...etc.) Managing Banks’s Fixed Income Portfolio Proprietary Trading and Pricing Fixed-Income Securities (Local Bonds, Eurobonds…etc.), Rates and Derivative Products (Swaps, XCCY, IRS…etc.) Preparing P&L and Ad-hoc Reports Murex Project