Deputy Chief Information Officer

Deputy Chief Information Officer

Location: Dublin (Hybrid)

Industry: Financial Services / Banking

Reporting To: Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Snapshot:

Realtime are working closely with a Company in Financial Services who require an experienced and strategic Deputy CIO to support and enhance the technology vision, strategy, and execution. The ideal candidate must have a strong background in financial services or banking, with a proven track record of driving digital transformation, ensuring IT operational excellence, and aligning technology initiatives with business goals.

This is a senior leadership role requiring strong technical experience, stakeholder engagement, and team management abilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the CIO in developing and delivering the IT strategy across the business
• Lead the execution of technology initiatives that drive business innovation and regulatory compliance
• Oversee IT operations, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and enterprise applications
• Partner with business leaders to align IT services with organisational priorities
• Manage IT governance, risk, and compliance in line with financial regulatory requirements
• Mentor and develop IT leadership talent and foster a high-performance culture
• Represent the technology function in senior leadership meetings and external stakeholder engagements
• Bring fresh thinking an ideas to the CIO and look for process improvements
• Reporting daily/weekly to the CIO with updates and necessary changes

Key Skills & Experience Required:

• 10+ years experience in a senior IT leadership role within banking or financial services
• Strong reporting background to a CIO or similar
• Deep understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks
• Strong expertise in IT strategy, enterprise architecture, and digital transformation
• Demonstrable success leading large-scale technology change
• Track record managing teams in multiple locations
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills
• Solid knowledge of cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud services, and data governance
• Experience in managing IT budgets, vendor relationships, and service delivery
• Ability to lead under pressure in a complex and regulated environment
• Relevant academic background (e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems, or similar, or an MBA
• Comfortable working in an environment where change is expected and have a 'sleeves-up' mentality to achieving company goals

Salary & Benefits:

A competitive package is available, including performance bonuses, pension, life assurance, health insurance...

A fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious team at an exciting period of growth for the organisation, work with and learn from the CIO, and then to succeed that individual and take the reins as CIO.

If this is something you are interested in, and you have the necessary experience, please reply with your CV to [email protected] in confidence.