Chief Information Officer

Overview

Empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. That is what inspires us, drives our work, and pushes us to challenge the status quo every day. Microsoft Treasury supports the digital transformation journey of Microsoft’s customers, partners & vendors by providing competitive credit and payment solutions to support revenue growth while managing credit risk. We are a compliance first organization with customer obsession and deal economics focus. We support over $150B in trade and receivables and $11B in payment solutions per year in global markets. The team is also charged with managing over $130B of investment portfolio, currency risk, bank account infrastructure and business risk insurance. The Security Engineering Manager will serve as Chief Information Officer (CIO) of a newly created electronic money institution based in Dublin, Ireland. This role will lead the IT strategy, governance, and security operations of the regulated entity. This high-impact role is responsible for defining and executing a technology vision that ensures regulatory compliance, operational resilience, and secure service delivery across the regulated entity. The CIO will oversee all IT policies and procedures, maintain a robust IT risk management framework—including business continuity and disaster recovery—and ensure alignment with emerging technologies and standards in the IT, Information Security, payments and financial services industries. Working closely with Microsoft’s engineering, product innovation, and Deputy CISO teams, this individual will collaborate across stakeholder groups to support the development and delivery of compliant, secure, and scalable financial products and services. The role demands continuous evaluation and enhancement of the IT governance framework to meet evolving regulatory expectations and business needs. As a strategic leader, this role will manage vendor relationships, guide outsourcing oversight, and foster in-house competencies to reduce risk exposure and enable sustained operational performance. Success in this role requires deep subject matter expertise, strong cross-functional engagement, and a clear focus on delivering technology outcomes that protect merchants, support business growth, and meet financial objectives. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement an IT governance framework, including policies and procedures and roles and responsibilities, to deliver the regulated entity's business strategies and manage effectively IT risks;
• Be up to date with all regulatory requirements of the EBA, ECB and CBI related to IT Security in the financial services sector and work closely with Legal and Compliance teams to ensure the regulated entity’s IT program, platform and systems comply with all applicable legal requirements, regulatory obligations, and governance codes, including data protection, data privacy and financial services regulations;
• Oversee outsourcing relationships and manage vendor relationships with affiliated and third-party IT service providers and suppliers - own, negotiate and review SLAs; track and monitor service levels against SLAs, and address with senior management; ensure contracts and SLAs are up-to-date to align with our active requirements, risks, policies and standards, and are on commercial terms that deliver value for money;
• Responsible for overseeing the provision of IT infrastructure services for employees of the regulated entity (including remote connectivity for employees), including office infrastructure, network support, IT security and telecommunications, maintenance and support in partnership with facilities management;
• Prepare clearly defined monthly operational KPIs and strategic performance metrics on all aspects of the IT program for review with senior management, identify trends and items of concern, and escalate issues to senior management and/or board. As a result of this monitoring, prioritize and address any IT audit matters or risk issues as may arise in the course of good governance or supervision.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems or related field. Several years of experience in software development lifecycle, large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM), and information technology.
• Deep knowledge of enterprise compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS and DORA), and risk management practices. Willing to obtain the PCF-49 role as established by the Central Bank of Ireland.
  
  

Additional Qualifications

• Doctorate in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field.
• Experience leading a security function (e.g., Security Operations Center [SOC], threat and vulnerability management [TVM]).
• CISSP CISA CISM CRISC SANS GCIA GCIH OSCP Security+.
• Current or prior experience holding a PCF-49 role recognized by the Central Bank of Ireland within a regulated Payment Services entity.
  
  

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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