CTO - Banking

CGI; City Of London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology and consulting firm is seeking a CTO for Banking to lead strategic consulting engagements and drive digital transformation in the banking sector. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in banking consulting and excellent stakeholder engagement skills. You will shape innovative solutions, mentor junior consultants, and represent the company’s thought leadership. Join a diverse community with a focus on creativity, trust, and continuous growth. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Excellent pension

Private healthcare

Share scheme

Qualifications

• Strong consulting background and in-depth knowledge of banking transformation.
• Ability to engage senior stakeholders and drive complex change programmes.
• Collaborative mindset, creative approach, and clear communication style.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver strategic consulting engagements across banking transformation.
• Craft solutions from discovery through execution ensuring business impact.
• Act as a senior advisor to clients and drive consulting-led sales.

Skills

Extensive experience in banking consulting

Strong proficiency in payments

Strong proficiency in lending

Excellent communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

CTO - Banking

Position Description

At CGI, we don't just advise on the future of banking, we help shape it. As a CTO, you'll lead some of the UK's most ambitious digital transformation programmes across core banking, payments, lending and regulatory change.

Your strategic insight and collaborative leadership will deliver measurable business outcomes for our clients, while driving sector-wide innovation. As an owner, you'll play a pivotal role in accelerating CGI's growth and thought leadership, supported by a culture that values creativity, trust, and continuous learning. Join a global organisation where your impact matters and where you're empowered to create lasting value, for clients and your own career.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named one of a 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee.

We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant.

Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.

Your future duties and responsibilities

• Lead & innovate: Shape and deliver strategic consulting engagements across banking transformation themes.
• Develop & deliver: Craft compelling solutions from discovery through to execution, ensuring business impact.
• Engage & influence: Act as a senior advisor to clients, contributing to pre-sales, solution framing and pursuit success.
• Create & evolve: Build and refine consulting propositions and market-facing collateral to support growth.
• Mentor & empower: Support the development of junior consultants and embed a high-performing consulting culture.
• Represent & inspire: Share thought leadership through events, content and forums, enhancing CGI's industry profile.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

To succeed in this role, you should bring a strong consulting background and in-depth knowledge of banking transformation. You'll need the ability to engage senior stakeholders, drive complex change programmes and shape strategic propositions. A collaborative mindset, creative approach and clear communication style are essential, along with a drive to lead impactful work that delivers real outcomes for clients.

• Extensive experience in banking consulting, transformation, or strategy.
• Strong proficiency in areas such as payments, lending, regulatory change, or core banking.
• Proven ability to lead and deliver advisory engagements and consulting‑led sales.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Demonstrated experience in content creation, public speaking, or industry engagement.
• A consultative mindset with the ability to challenge, inspire, and drive innovation.

Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because you are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team‑one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.