Chief Information Officer

Oliver James Group; Dublin; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Oliver James Group is seeking a Chief Information Officer for its Dublin fintech arm. The role focuses on shaping data, AI, and platform strategy within a regulated environment, reporting to the CEO and executive team.

The successful candidate will drive value from technology investments, manage external partnerships, and lead a high‑performing technology organisation across in‑house and partner teams. The position emphasizes governance, security, and resilience in a fintech context.

Qualifications

• Senior technology leader with cross‑functional experience across data, AI, architecture and operations.
• Experience in financial services, fintech or regulated environments with supervisory outsourcing awareness.
• Proven ability to translate technology investments into measurable business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own the technology strategy and roadmap aligned to commercial objectives and report to the CEO/Board as a member of the executive team.
• Build a data capability the business can trust and govern, and lead responsible AI adoption across products and operations.
• Lead sourcing strategy and manage a portfolio of strategic suppliers and outsourced partners, including negotiations and performance.
• Oversee core platforms, architecture and delivery, balancing pace of change with stability.
• Ensure risk, security and resilience control environment meets regulatory expectations including outsourcing and information security.
• Build and lead a high‑performing technology organisation spanning in‑house and partner teams.

Skills

Data & AI

Enterprise architecture

Vendor management

Leadership

Job description

Chief Information Officer | Fintech | Dublin

Our client is a growing fintech business headquartered in Dublin. Technology is central to its proposition, and as the business scales it is appointing a Chief Information Officer to lead the next stage of its development.

This is not a traditional infrastructure-led CIO role. The business is looking for a technology executive who can shape how data, AI and third-party partners create commercial value, while keeping a regulated platform secure, resilient and compliant.

The remit

• Technology strategy: Own the technology strategy and roadmap, aligned to commercial objectives, and report to the [CEO / Board] as a member of the executive team.
• Data and AI: Build a data capability the business can trust and act on, and lead the responsible adoption of AI across products and operations, from use-case selection through to governance and measurable return.
• Vendor and partner management: Lead the sourcing strategy and manage a portfolio of strategic suppliers and outsourced partners. This includes commercial negotiation, performance management and concentration risk.
• Platforms and engineering: Oversee core platforms, architecture and delivery, balancing pace of change with stability.
• Risk, security and resilience: Ensure the control environment meets regulatory expectations, including DORA, ICT third-party risk and information security, working closely with the CISO and Risk functions.
• Leadership: Build and lead a high-performing technology organisation of [size], spanning in-house and partner teams.

The person

• A senior technology leader with experience across several of: data, AI, enterprise architecture, vendor management and operations. Depth in infrastructure or security alone will not be sufficient for this role.
• Experience in financial services, fintech or another regulated environment, with a working understanding of supervisory expectations for technology and outsourcing.
• A track record of turning technology investment into business outcomes, and of explaining those outcomes clearly to a Board.
• Commercial judgement in negotiating and managing significant supplier relationships.
• Comfortable operating at strategic level while staying close enough to delivery to hold teams and partners to account.