Chief Technology Officer

Client of High Street Resources; Dubai; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

High Street Resources is seeking a Chief Technology Officer for a Dubai-based wealth management and brokerage build-out. The CTO will own the technology strategy, target architecture, and digital transformation agenda to scale internationally.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong vendor management, and the ability to bridge DIFC management with external development teams across jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing end-to-end fintech platforms.
• Experience with trading, investment systems, and data security.
• Regulatory-compliant architecture delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define technology strategy and target architecture.
• Bridge between DIFC management and global development teams.
• Hands-on leadership during build-out; manage vendors and delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Digital Architecture

Regulated industry

Cybersecurity

Data Governance

Tools

Cloud Architecture

Vendor Management

Job description

Employment Full-time Reporting to CEO Project Lead Key stakeholders Head of Wealth Management Operations Compliance amp MLRO CIO Chief Trader Finance external and group technology teams The company is currently at the infrastructure and platform build-out stage.

The objective is to create an international scalable and technology-led wealth management and brokerage business with the potential to expand its regulatory permissions and product capabilities over time.

They are seeking an experienced Chief Technology Officer with a proven track record of building digital architecture within a regulated bank, broker, investment platform or wealth management institution.

This is not a general corporate IT infrastructure support or purely software-development role.

The successful candidate must have directly participated in the design implementation or transformation of an end-to-end financial-services technology platform covering the client journey, trading and investment systems, operations, data, cybersecurity and regulatory requirements.

The CTO will take ownership of the company's technology strategy, target architecture and digital transformation agenda.

The person will also act as the bridge between the DIFC management team and internal or external development teams located in other jurisdictions.

The role is highly hands-on. During the initial build-out, the CTO will be expected to define requirements, challenge proposed solutions, manage vendors and developers, control delivery and ensure that the technology platform supports the company's business and regulatory model.