Group Chief Technology Officer

Role overview

The Group Chief Technology Officer will provide executive direction across the company’s technology landscape, including strategy, architecture, digital transformation, product engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data platforms, and innovation. The role is centered on making technology a growth lever for the business while ensuring strong security, scalability, operational discipline, and regulatory alignment.

As part of the executive leadership team, this leader will work closely with business, product, operations, finance, and risk stakeholders to shape and deliver the technology roadmap.

Technology strategy and innovation

• Set the long-term technology vision and translate it into an actionable roadmap.
• Make sure technology spending and initiatives directly support business goals and growth plans.
• Track new technologies, market shifts, and innovation opportunities that can strengthen competitive position.
• Lead organization-wide digital transformation efforts.
• Put in place technology governance, standards, and best practices.

Product engineering and software delivery

• Lead software engineering, product development, quality assurance, and platform teams.
• Oversee how enterprise applications and digital products are designed, built, released, and maintained.
• Promote agile delivery methods and strong engineering practices across teams.
• Define scalable architecture and development standards.
• Ensure solutions are delivered on time and meet both business and customer expectations.

Enterprise architecture and platforms

• Develop and maintain architecture approaches that support current and future business needs.
• Oversee application architecture, API ecosystems, integration design, and platform strategy.
• Keep platforms scalable, resilient, secure, and financially efficient.
• Drive modernization using cloud, microservices, automation, and other emerging technologies.
• Encourage consistency and optimization across the technology stack.

Infrastructure, cloud, and operations

• Provide oversight for infrastructure, cloud environments, networks, data centers, and workplace technology services.
• Ensure technology services remain highly available, reliable, performant, and scalable.
• Advance cloud adoption and infrastructure modernization.
• Establish operational controls for incident, change, problem, and release management.
• Oversee disaster recovery, business continuity, and resilience programs.

Cybersecurity and risk

• Define and maintain the enterprise cybersecurity strategy and governance model.
• Work with security leaders to meet security frameworks, policies, and regulatory obligations.
• Oversee identity and access management, vulnerability management, threat monitoring, and security operations.
• Identify, evaluate, and reduce technology risks.
• Build a culture of security awareness across the organization.

Data, AI, and emerging technologies

• Lead enterprise data strategy, analytics platforms, AI/ML programs, and data governance.
• Ensure enterprise data is managed in a scalable, secure, and compliant way.
• Accelerate use of artificial intelligence, automation, and advanced analytics.
• Support innovation through experiments and assessment of new technologies.
• Encourage data-based decision-making throughout the business.

Governance and financial management

• Build and manage the technology budget and make sure funds are allocated effectively.
• Implement portfolio governance and prioritization methods for technology investments.
• Lead cost-optimization efforts across infrastructure, cloud, software, and vendors.
• Define KPIs and performance measures that show technology impact and business value.
• Maintain compliance with corporate governance, regulatory, and audit requirements.

Vendors and partnerships

• Manage key technology vendors, partners, and service providers.
• Negotiate contracts, service terms, and partnership agreements.
• Monitor vendor delivery, service quality, and related risks.
• Ensure external partnerships create measurable business value.

Leadership and talent development

• Build, guide, and mentor strong teams across engineering, infrastructure, security, and data.
• Create a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Support hiring, workforce planning, succession planning, and leadership growth.
• Partner with executive stakeholders so technology work supports company priorities.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on technology matters.

Experience and qualifications

The role calls for at least 12 years of progressive technology leadership experience, including senior executive responsibilities. Candidates should have a strong background in enterprise technology strategy, software engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. Success in scaling technology organizations and delivering complex programs is important.

Experience in complex, cross-functional, or highly regulated environments is preferred.

Education and certifications

A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a closely related discipline is required. A master’s degree, MBA, or another advanced qualification is preferred.

Preferred credentials include TOGAF, PMP, PgMP, cloud certifications such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, CISSP, and ITIL. Familiarity with NIST, ISO 27001, COBIT, and similar governance frameworks is also valued.