Chief Technology Officer
Full-time, Senior Leadership
We are supporting a prominent investment banking institution in the UAE to appoint a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead their technology strategy, delivery, and innovation in Sharjah.
This is a strategic C-suite position for a seasoned technology leader with deep experience across financial services, digital transformation, and scalable systems.
Overview
As CTO, you will:
- Define and execute the technology vision and strategic roadmap to support business growth and competitive advantage.
- Lead technology teams and collaborate across departments to deliver secure, reliable, and future-proof solutions.
- Oversee architecture, platform engineering, data strategy, and systems integrations across core and digital channels.
- Ensure technology governance, regulatory compliance, and technology risk management in a highly regulated financial environment.
- Drive innovation with emerging technologies (cloud, AI, cybersecurity) to enhance operational efficiency and client outcomes.
Candidate Profile
- Proven CTO experience or similar senior technology leadership within banking, investment, or financial services.
- Strong strategic and operational expertise in financial technology, systems architecture, and team leadership.
- Track record of delivering enterprise tech solutions, digital transformation, and innovation.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to represent technology strategy to executive stakeholders.
- Based in the UAE, with a willingness to be office-based in Sharjah.
Opportunity
- A strategic executive role with significant influence on the bank's technology direction.
- Competitive executive-level compensation.
- Opportunity to build and lead high-impact technology initiatives.
