Chief Information Officer

ShortList Recruitment Limited; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 255,000 - 345,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

ShortList Recruitment Limited seeks a Chief Information Officer to join the executive leadership team of a NM-based financial institution. You will own enterprise technology strategy across the IT landscape and report to the CEO.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years of technology leadership, experience with Digital Transformation, and a background in core banking within Financial Services. This on-site role in New Mexico includes relocation assistance and requires U.S. citizenship or a Green Card.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of demonstrable technology leadership including executive-level responsibility.
• Experience across core banking platforms is essential.
• Track record in Financial Services with successful technology delivery.
• Strong automation mindset and ability to deliver complex integrations across the enterprise.
• Credit Union, Tier 3/4 Bank or FinTech background is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Set and drive enterprise technology strategy as a member of the executive leadership team.
• Own enterprise infrastructure, technology operations and business continuity.

Skills

Executive leadership

Core banking

Automation mindset

Financial services

Digital Transformation

Education

Degree in IT/CS/Business

Job description

Santa Fe, NM - Relocation assistance available

$300,000

ShortList is looking for a Chief Information Officer to join the executive leadership team of an established financial institution in New Mexico. The Chief Information Officer will own enterprise technology strategy across the full IT landscape and report directly to the CEO.

This role would suit someone with 10+ years of technology leadership and with experience of leading a Digital Transformation programme. The role is on-site in New Mexico but relocation assistance is available.

Key Responsibilities for the Chief Information Officer role:

• Set and drive enterprise technology strategy as a member of the executive leadership team
• Own enterprise infrastructure, technology operations and business continuity
• Lead cybersecurity and information security across the organization
• Play a pivotal role in the Digital Transformation programme
• Own enterprise data strategy, data governance and business intelligence capability
• Drive automation and process standardisation across departments
• Manage technology governance, vendor relationships and third-party risk

Key skills for the Chief Information Officer role:

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or equivalent
• 10+ years of demonstrable technology leadership including executive-level responsibility
• Experience working across core banking platforms
• Track record across all key IT disciplines in a Financial Services setting
• Automation first mindset, and experience delivering complex integrations across the enterprise.
• Credit Union, Tier 3/4 Bank or FinTech background is preferable

This Chief Information Officer role is ideal for someone looking to step into a full executive seat in a smaller organization, modernizing core systems via a Digital Transformation programme.

The role does require you to be on-site near Santa Fe NM so please do not apply requesting remote working as this will result in your application being rejected. You must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder. I can not consider applications requiring sponsorship at this time.