Chief Technology Officer

MVB Brand; United States; On-site; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

MVB Financial Corp. seeks a Chief Technology Officer to lead the technology organization, partnering with AI, Data, and Automation teams to modernize architecture, improve security, and scale Fintech-as-a-Service platforms including payments, card issuance, and money movement.

The CTO will align technology with regulatory requirements and business goals. As the most senior technical leader, you will oversee enterprise platforms, API strategy, and partner ecosystem, while mentoring leaders and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading large-scale technology modernization initiatives.
• Proven ability to translate business strategy into technical roadmaps.
• Strong background in architecture decisions, evaluations, and build/buy/partner choices.
• Hands-on leadership style with mentoring and team development.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to multi-year technology modernization roadmap (core banking, legacy retirement).
• Lead software delivery across Fintech platforms and enterprise systems.
• Embed with teams and drive hands-on technical work and architecture decisions.
• Coach and develop engineering staff and cultivate a learning culture.
• Influence cross-functional partners on feasibility and strategic platform changes.

Skills

Technical leadership

Fintech architecture

Cloud & security

Stakeholder management

Job description

ABOUT US

Here at MVB, our company culture defines the environment in which Team Members thrive. Our culture impacts a wide range of elements, including our purpose, values, expectations and goals that support growth and engagement - it is the secret sauce of our organization!

Our values live at the core of all that we do - Trust, Commitment, Teamwork, Adaptive, Respect, Love and Caring are our foundation for success.

MVB Financial Corp. (“MVB Financial” or “MVB”), the innovative financial holding company of MVB Bank, Inc., is publicly traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market® under the ticker “MVBF.” Through its subsidiary, MVB Bank, Inc., (“MVB Bank”) and the bank’s subsidiaries, MVB provides services to individuals and corporate clients in the Mid-Atlantic region, as well as to Fintech, Payment and Gaming clients throughout the United States. For more information about MVB, please visit www.mvbbanking.com.

Candidates must reside in one of the following states: West Virginia, Virginia, Texas, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington D.C., New York, New Jersey, Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia, or South Dakota.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Chief Technology Officer contributes to the vision, strategic planning, and leadership of MVB's technology organization, partnering closely with the bank's AI, Data, and Automation leadership to advance the architecture, security, and modernization of the systems that power both MVB's traditional banking operations and its Fintech-as-a-Service platform, including payments, card issuance, embedded finance, money movement, and online gaming programs. This role helps define and supports execution of a technology modernization strategy that positions MVB's infrastructure to scale securely alongside its Fintech partners, while maintaining the reliability, resiliency, and regulatory rigor required of a chartered bank. The CTO operates as both a strategic leader and a hands-on technical contributor, expected to engage directly in architecture decisions, technical evaluations, and critical build/buy/partner decisions. In the capacity as the most senior technical role within the organization, this position is responsible for overseeing the comprehensive technical architecture that supports partnerships, origination, servicing, and operations.

This role carries lead accountability for MVB's Fintech-as-a-Service technology platform, working in close partnership with the bank's AI, Data, and Automation organization, which is responsible for software development, orchestration, cloud providers, and API strategy, to keep technology capability ahead of the speed and complexity of MVB's partner ecosystem. The CTO directly leads the Vice President of Enterprise Product Enablement and the Vice President of IT Operations, holding organizational accountability for the Bank's core enterprise platforms, Digital, Core Banking, and Lending, as well as its network, server, telephony, and access infrastructure. The CTO also partners with Information Security, AI and Data Governance, and Risk to maintain compliance with the evolving regulatory environment.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Strategy & Modernization

• Contributes to the development of a multi-year technology modernization roadmap, including core banking, and retirement of legacy systems.
• Supports the translation of the modernization strategy.
• Supports the infrastructure that ensures Fintech partners have stability, security, and control requirements of a regulated financial institution.

Software Development & Systems Delivery

• Design for resiliency, maintainability, and reuse across systems.
• Reduce complexity while expanding functionality and future-proofing the systems.

Technical Leadership

• Be embedded directly with the team and hands-on rather than just reviewing or managing work.
• Coach and mentor team members with empathy and patience, helping them grow technically and advance their careers.
• Build and develop the team as a whole.
• Bring a lifelong-learner mindset to the role.

Subject Matter Expertise & Influence

• Serve as the go-to authority when the business raises questions about the feasibility of cross-cutting features, new products, or major shifts in direction or when engineering proposes a platform change or major refactor.
• Collaborate across teams, build support, and persuade stakeholders rather than dictate.
• Balance requirements fulfillment, delivery speed, and product quality in every decision.

Fintech Technology Enablement and Support

• Directs the technology strategy underlying MVB's Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform, including payments processing, card issuance, money movement across all modalities, and embedded finance capabilities.
• Provides support for the rapid, secure onboarding of new Fintech partners and scales with partner transaction volume and program complexity.
• Partners with Fintech business,