Job Specifications
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.
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