CTO - Openbank Mexico: Platform & Digital Channels Leader

Banco Santander; Xico; On-site; MXN 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BeHealthy wellness program

Parental leave

Childcare support

Global career opportunities

Volunteer time

Job summary

Openbank México is seeking an accomplished CTO to lead the engineering organization for Core Banking and Digital Channels. You will balance local market needs with global platform strategy, ensuring secure, scalable, and compliant technology aligned with Santander's standards.

You will drive engineering excellence, coordinate with Product and Ops, and mentor engineers while delivering high-impact, regulated financial services platforms.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with leadership of large teams.
• Proven leadership across backend/core platforms and customer-facing digital channels.
• Experience delivering large-scale, highly available systems in regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, APIs, and event-driven integration.
• Experience driving engineering transformation, productivity, and software delivery quality.
• Fluency in Spanish and English.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering strategy for Core Banking and Digital Channels adoption and integration.
• Provide technical leadership across backend, mobile, web, and integrations.
• Ensure security, reliability, and regulatory readiness of platforms.
• Collaborate with global leaders to influence platform roadmaps for Openbank Mexico.
• Develop talent, governance, and a One Team operating model across product and engineering.

Skills

Software engineering

Leadership

Distributed systems

Cloud-native

APIs

Event-driven

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Observability

Financial services

Spanish and English

Job description

Openbank México is seeking an accomplished CTO to lead the engineering organization for Core Banking and Digital Channels. You will balance local market needs with global platform strategy, ensuring secure, scalable, and compliant technology aligned with Santander's standards.

You will drive engineering excellence, coordinate with Product and Ops, and mentor engineers while delivering high-impact, regulated financial services platforms.