Interim Chief Technology Officer
hace 2 días
Liverpool
Interim Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Location: UK (Hybrid) Duration: 6-9 months Type: Interim Start: ASAP About the Role We are seeking an experienced Interim Chief Technology Officer to join one of the UK’s leading financial services platforms at a pivotal moment in its evolution. This is a high-impact leadership role focused on stabilising, modernising, and repositioning a large-scale technology function within a highly regulated environment. The organisation operates a complex, mission-critical digital platform serving millions of customers and managing significant assets. The successful candidate will provide executive-level technology leadership, restore confidence and clarity across engineering and product teams, and shape a credible, forward-looking technology strategy aligned with business goals. This is not a maintenance role. It is a transformation mandate. Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership • Define and articulate a clear, pragmatic technology strategy aligned to commercial and regulatory objectives, • Partner with the CEO, CFO, and executive team to position technology as a strategic enabler, • Provide Board-level reporting and confidence in delivery, resilience, and risk management Technology Modernisation • Assess current architecture, platforms, and operating model, • Develop a realistic roadmap to modernise legacy systems and improve scalability, resilience, and security, • Improve platform stability and operational performance, • Introduce modern engineering standards and DevOps practices where appropriate Organisational Effectiveness • Evaluate the existing technology leadership structure and capabilities, • Clarify accountabilities across engineering, architecture, product, data, and security, • Strengthen delivery discipline and execution rigour, • Build a high-performance, accountable engineering culture Regulatory & Risk Oversight • Ensure technology meets regulatory expectations in a UK financial services environment, • Strengthen governance, controls, and operational resilience, • Provide assurance around cyber security, data protection, and platform integrity Stakeholder Management • Rebuild trust across business units, • Act as a credible and confident voice of technology internally and externally, • Engage constructively with regulators where required What We’re Looking For Essential Experience • Previous CTO experience in a scaled, regulated financial services organisation, • Proven track record leading large engineering teams (300+ FTE ideally), • Experience stabilising and modernising legacy technology environments, • Demonstrable experience operating at Board and ExCo level, • Strong understanding of risk, governance, and regulatory frameworks in UK financial services Transformation Capability • Experience leading through complexity and ambiguity, • Able to balance short-term stability with long-term transformation, • Skilled in diagnosing organisational dysfunction and implementing pragmatic solutions, • Comfortable making difficult structural and capability decisions Leadership Profile • Calm, credible, and outcomes-focused, • High emotional intelligence and strong stakeholder management skills, • Hands-on enough to interrogate architecture and delivery issues, but strategic in orientation, • Able to build trust quickly in an established organisation Why This Role? • Opportunity to shape the next era of technology in a household-name financial services platform, • Executive-level visibility and influence, • Complex and meaningful transformation mandate, • Immediate impact opportunity Ideal Candidate Background We are particularly interested in candidates who have: • Led technology functions in wealth management, investment platforms, retail banking, or similar regulated sectors, • Delivered large-scale core platform modernisation, • Managed significant operational resilience and cyber security oversight, • Experience in both digital platform environments and legacy modernisation How to Apply If you are an experienced technology leader with a track record of stabilising and transforming complex technology functions, we would welcome a confidential conversation.