Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – AI‑Driven FinTech

About the role

The organisation is a confidential, AI‑native financial technology firm operating at the intersection of AI, financial markets and private‑market investment intelligence. It seeks a Chief Technology Officer to lead its global technology and AI agenda, reporting directly to the CEO.

Key responsibilities

• Define and execute a long‑term AI and technology roadmap that scales a sophisticated AI platform.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across AI/ML, data science, software engineering and research.
• Drive the application of advanced AI methods to private‑market investment, underwriting and financial decision‑making.
• Ensure platform architecture, infrastructure, security, scalability and reliability support rapid growth.
• Translate advanced research into commercially valuable products and capabilities.
• Establish a high‑performance R&D culture across multiple locations.
• Collaborate with the CEO, board and senior leadership on technology strategy, investment and growth.
• Represent the organisation to technical, investment and institutional audiences.

Required profile

• Direct, substantial experience in private‑markets (private equity, venture capital, private credit, alternative investments, asset management, underwriting, research, portfolio and risk analysis).
• Strong commercial understanding of institutional investment and private‑market underwriting.
• Academic pedigree and proven ability to bridge advanced AI research with business value.

Required skills

• AI/ML development and deployment.
• Data science and advanced analytics.
• Software engineering and platform development.
• Cloud architecture and infrastructure design.
• Security, scalability and reliability engineering.