CTO & Engineering Leader — Mexico Banking Tech

santander; México; On-site; MXN 3,000,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Openbank México is seeking a Chief Technology Officer - Engineering to lead the engineering organization responsible for Core Banking and Digital Channels. The CTO will balance local market needs with Santander's global tech strategy and collaborate with Openbank Mexico, ODS, and global teams to deliver secure, scalable banking technology.

You will drive engineering strategy, end-to-end delivery, and developer productivity while ensuring regulatory readiness and operational resilience.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute engineering strategy for core platforms, APIs, and digital channels.
• Provide technical leadership across backend, mobile, web, and integrations.
• Adopt standards to promote scalability, security, reliability, and reuse.
• Guide architecture evolution and manage technical debt with architecture teams.
• Align local needs with global platform strategy for sustainable growth.

Job description

Openbank México is seeking a Chief Technology Officer - Engineering to lead the engineering organization responsible for Core Banking and Digital Channels. The CTO will balance local market needs with Santander's global tech strategy and collaborate with Openbank Mexico, ODS, and global teams to deliver secure, scalable banking technology.

You will drive engineering strategy, end-to-end delivery, and developer productivity while ensuring regulatory readiness and operational resilience.