Chief Information Officer

Chief Information Officer | Financial Services | New York | $250,000 to $350,00 | + Annual Bonus

About the role:

We are partnering with an established financial services trading business to appoint a Chief Information Officer. This is a senior leadership role, reporting to the CEO, with responsibility for the firm’s technology strategy, infrastructure and operations.

The business is at an exciting point in its technology journey. With only around 5% of its estate in the cloud today, it is starting a significant modernisation programme across cloud, virtualisation and infrastructure. The CIO will set the direction for that journey and lead it, while keeping the business resilient, secure and compliant.

The team and technology:

The CIO will lead a technology function of around 75 people across infrastructure and operations, application support, service desk, cyber security and data, alongside a network of specialist partners and vendors.

The estate is largely on-premise and virtualised today, supporting trading, risk, finance and client-facing platforms where availability and performance are critical. The next phase is about modernising that estate, moving the right workloads to private and public cloud, simplifying the vendor landscape and building the foundations for data and AI.

Key responsibilities:

• Own and deliver the technology strategy, aligned to the firm’s growth plans and regulatory obligations.
• Shape and lead the firm’s cloud and virtualisation strategy, defining the right mix of on-premise, private and public cloud for a regulated trading environment.
• Oversee infrastructure modernisation and migration programmes, minimising risk and disruption to critical services.
• Build and lead a strong technology leadership team, setting a clear operating model, accountabilities and ways of working.
• Develop talent and capability across the function, balancing in-house skills with the right partners and managed services.
• Drive cost optimisation across licensing, vendors and contracts, and lead key vendor negotiations.
• Ensure operational resilience, business continuity and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with the CISO on cyber security, and with business leaders on data and AI readiness.
• Report to the CEO and board on technology risk, investment and performance.

About you

• 15+ years in technology leadership, including time as CIO, Deputy CIO, CTO or Head of Infrastructure within financial services or banking.
• Experience leading and developing technology teams of 50+ people, including senior managers and multi-disciplinary functions.
• A track record of leading large cloud, virtualisation or infrastructure modernisation programmes in complex, legacy environments.
• Hands-on understanding of the infrastructure behind trading environments, including high availability, low latency and resilient on-premise and cloud platforms.
• Strong commercial and vendor management skills, with a track record of reducing technology cost.
• Deep understanding of regulated environments, operational resilience and cyber security.
• A confident communicator with boards and executive teams.
• Experience with data platforms and AI adoption is a strong advantage.

What’s on offer

• Base salary of $250,000 to $350,000, depending on experience.
• Annual performance bonus.
• Hybrid working in New York, with remote working considered for the right candidate on the East Coast.

Chief Information Officer | Financial Services | New York | $250,000 to $350,000, plus annual bonus and benefits.