Chief Technology Officer for Finance

Job Title Chief Technology Officer for Finance  Location London Corporate Title Director   As Chief Technology Officer for CFO CIO (Finance Technology), you will shape the technology strategy and technical direction for one of the Bank’s most critical functions. Working closely with the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for CFO, you will connect Finance priorities with enterprise technology strategy, translating complex business, regulatory and control needs into scalable, secure and interoperable platforms. You will partner with senior Finance leaders and colleagues across Technology, Data & Innovation to align investment, architecture and delivery. This is a high-impact opportunity to modernise the Finance technology estate, accelerate responsible adoption of emerging technologies and strengthen engineering excellence.   What we’ll offer you A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.   You can expect:   Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them Competitive salary and non-contributory pension 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year   Your key responsibilities   Partnering with the CIO for CFO and Head of Architecture to define and articulate the Finance technology strategy, aligning it to Finance priorities and the enterprise technology and architecture framework Leading the assessment and responsible adoption of emerging technologies, identifying where they can improve control, resilience, productivity, data quality and business outcomes. Shape technology investment decisions through evidence-based evaluation of value, risk and total cost of ownership, including build, buy, reuse and software-as-a-service choices Influencing and aligning cross-domain architecture decisions impacting CFO functions within the broader front-to-back target architecture through collaboration and partnership with wider architects community Owning architectural governance across CFO technology, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, resilient and interoperable, and comply with internal standards and external obligations, including the Digital Operational Resilience Act Working with senior Finance stakeholders and across Technology, Data & Innovation to align business-led initiatives, resolve cross-functional dependencies and present clear recommendations to executive forums Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs Your skills and experience   Software engineering and technology leadership experience, with evidence of delivering complex, large-scale software platforms and transformation programmes in a global organisation Demonstrated ability to set technology strategy and translate business outcomes into pragmatic target architectures, roadmaps and investment choices. Strong knowledge of modern software architecture, cloud and data platforms, application security, resilience, integration patterns and engineering lifecycle practices Commercial judgement and experience evaluating return on technology investment, total cost of ownership, vendor solutions and build-versus-buy decisions Excellent presentation, influencing and