Overview
We are seeking an experienced FinTech Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead a major technology transformation within a highly regulated environment. This is an exciting opportunity to operate at executive level, driving innovation, scalability and platform evolution while balancing delivery excellence and governance. This organisation operates a sophisticated platform supporting large-scale, high-value operations. Technology is at the core of its future success, offering you the chance to:
- Define and deliver a next-generation, cloud-native platform
- Transform the organisation into a data and platform led business
- Balance innovation with strong regulatory and operational discipline
- Play a key role as a member of the Executive leadership team
Role details
Job Title: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: Excellent Salary, Bonus & Benefits + Possibility of Equity
Working Arrangement: Hybrid
Office Location: Central London
Responsibilities
As Chief Technology Officer, you will:
- Define and execute a forward-looking technology and platform strategy
- Architect an API-first, modular, cloud-native ecosystem
- Lead and scale a high-performing engineering and data function
- Enable faster delivery, innovation and product led development
- Own the organisation’s data strategy, establishing governance and platform capabilities
- Drive automation to replace manual and legacy operational processes
- Lead integration programmes across internal and external platforms
- Oversee cybersecurity, resilience and service performance
- Ensure compliance within a highly regulated environment
- Explore emerging technologies, including digital and programmable infrastructure
- Manage technology vendors, budgets and long-term architecture alignment
- Build a modern, high-performing engineering culture with strong leadership capability
- A resilient, scalable platform with industry-leading availability
- Improved delivery speed and engineering productivity
- Increased adoption of APIs and reusable platform capabilities
- Strong regulatory, audit and risk outcomes
- A highly engaged and scalable technology organisation
- Reduced operational risk through automation and improved processes
- A clearly defined and executing integration strategy
Qualifications
Key requirements include:
- Proven experience as a CTO or senior technology leader in a complex, regulated environment
- Demonstrable delivery in a scale up/start up environment, understanding the pitfall and pressures involved
- An understand of and the ability to succeed in a PE backed firm
- Strong track record of building and scaling modern technology platforms
- Deep expertise across cloud infrastructure, data, cybersecurity and architecture
- Experience leading large-scale technology and platform transformation
- Strong understanding of governance, risk and executive level reporting
- Ability to translate technology strategy into tangible business outcomes
- Exposure to emerging technologies such as digital or tokenised platforms
- Experience working with complex operational or transactional systems
- Relevant cloud, architecture or security certifications
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