Chief Information Officer

Templeton & Partners - Innovative & Inclusive Hiring Solutions; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Templeton & Partners - Innovative & Inclusive Hiring Solutions seeks an accomplished CIO to join a global, technology-intensive organisation, acting as a strategic technology partner to senior business leadership.

This high-impact role focuses on how AI, data, digital innovation and technology can drive growth, product innovation and customer value.

Qualifications

• Senior technology executive with enterprise IT credibility and commercial/innovation instincts.
• Experience partnering with senior business leaders in global organisations.
• Strong understanding of enterprise technology, governance and investments.
• Experience with AI, data, digital or product innovation and their business impact.
• Ability to influence across a matrix organisation and drive tech-enabled growth.

Responsibilities

• Shape and execute the technology strategy in close partnership with senior business leaders.
• Translate commercial, product and operational priorities into a technology roadmap and investment agenda.
• Lead the AI and data agenda, identifying high-value use cases and delivering measurable impact.
• Oversee the technology portfolio balancing operational resilience with transformation and innovation.
• Influence enterprise platforms, governance, cybersecurity and technology investments.
• Build strong relationships across business, product, engineering, data and enterprise technology teams.
• Develop and lead a high-performing technology organisation across AI, data, digital product and enterprise IT.

Skills

CIO/VP IT

AI & data strategy

Stakeholder management

Enterprise IT governance

Transformation & innovation

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Job description

We are seeking an accomplished CIO to join a global, technology-intensive organisation and act as a strategic technology partner to senior business leadership.

This is a high-impact, business-facing role for a technology leader who understands how AI, data, digital innovation and technology can drive growth, product innovation and customer value.

The role

You will:

• Shape and execute the business unit's technology strategy in close partnership with senior business leaders.
• Translate commercial, product and operational priorities into a clear technology roadmap and investment agenda.
• Lead the business unit's AI and data agenda, identifying high-value use cases and taking them from opportunity through to measurable impact.
• Oversee the technology portfolio, balancing operational resilience with transformation and innovation.
• Influence enterprise platforms, major technology programmes, governance, cybersecurity and technology investments.
• Build strong relationships across business, product, engineering, data and enterprise technology teams.
• Develop and lead a high-performing technology organisation, strengthening capabilities across AI, data, digital product and enterprise IT.

Who we're looking for

You are a senior technology executive who combines enterprise IT credibility with strong commercial and innovation instincts.

Ideally, you bring:

• Experience at CIO, Divisional CIO, VP IT or equivalent level.
• A track record of partnering directly with senior business executives in complex, global organisations.
• Strong understanding of enterprise technology, transformation, governance and technology investment.
• Demonstrated experience with AI, data, digital or product innovation and their application to business growth.
• The ability to influence and orchestrate across a matrix rather than relying solely on direct ownership of large teams.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Experience in healthcare, MedTech, life sciences or another technology-intensive environment is valuable, but adjacent industries are also relevant.

We are particularly interested in leaders from environments involving complex engineered products, advanced technology, AI, software platforms, robotics, data-intensive businesses or technology-enabled services.

The opportunity

This is not a traditional large-scale IT delivery role. It is an opportunity for a commercially minded technology leader to sit at the intersection of business strategy, technology, AI and innovation shaping how technology enables the next phase of growth.

If you are an ambitious technology executive who enjoys working closely with business leaders and turning emerging technology into tangible business outcomes, we'd be interested in hearing from you.