Interim Chief Information/Technology Officer

A leading financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Interim CIO/CTO to provide strategic and hands-on leadership through a critical integration of two businesses. The executive will define and execute a combined technology vision, ensuring scalability, operational resilience, and alignment with long-term business objectives. The engagement is expected to run for 12 months or more, with hybrid attendance requirements to be confirmed.

The mandate calls for a leader who has guided organisations through complex integrations, aligning business and technology stakeholders while designing a modern, unified technology environment. The role reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer and requires both strategic clarity and hands-on execution capability.

• Partner with executive leadership across both entities to define and architect the future-state technology stack, aligned to growth and operational priorities.
• Design and implement a scalable infrastructure and operating model, including governance, support processes, and service delivery capabilities.
• Lead the evaluation, rationalisation, and selection of applications, balancing legacy systems with new solutions to create an integrated ecosystem.
• Assess current technology and delivery teams, define future talent requirements, and mentor leadership to strengthen capability and succession planning.
• Drive integration execution including platform consolidation, data strategy alignment, and risk mitigation to minimise operational disruption.
• Provide strategic guidance through business architecture and technology decision-making discussions at the executive level.

• 10 or more years of experience in senior technology leadership roles such as CIO, CTO, or Chief Architect within banking, insurance, or large consumer finance organisations.
• Demonstrated success leading end-to-end technology and business integrations across organisations with differing platforms and operating models.
• Deep experience influencing executive-level stakeholders through complex business architecture and transformation decisions.
• Strong understanding of enterprise technology environments including core systems, digital platforms, infrastructure, and data architecture.
• Proven ability to build, assess, and develop high-performing teams with a track record of mentoring senior technology leaders.
• Pragmatic, results-oriented approach with the ability to balance strategic design and hands-on execution in an interim context.

LHH Knightsbridge is a professional services firm specialising in talent management and organisational transformation. Operating within the financial services sector, the firm supports businesses through leadership transitions, change initiatives, and workforce solutions via interim executive placements.