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CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER (CTO) - Member of the Executive Management

Technology companies face a constant challenge: maintaining the entrepreneurial energy, product focus and engineering excellence that drive success, while continuously improving scalability, productivity and operational effectiveness. At the same time, they must anticipate how technology, products and client expectations evolve in order to remain relevant and differentiated.

Our client has successfully mastered the first part of that journey.

Over the past decade, the company has established itself as one of the most innovative technology providers in the wealth technology market. Today, it serves clients ranging from entrepreneurial private banks to some of the largest US and international financial institutions across Europe and Asia.

What makes the company unique is not only the breadth of its capabilities, but its ability to combine them within a coherent product vision.

The business operates three complementary product lines with distinct business models, yet built on common technology foundations and a shared product philosophy. Rather than solving client challenges through heavily customised projects, the company focuses on solving them through scalable products and platform capabilities that can be delivered as a service.

This combination of product depth, technological breadth and market relevance is rarely found in a company of this size.

Technology, product thinking and business value creation are therefore inseparable.

Your benefit in talking to us:

  • Salary comparison, current salary to market salary
  • Understanding your career options
  • Identification of development and promotion potential
  • 65% of candidates will be making a career move within the next 12 to 24 months

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YOUR BENEFIT IN TALKING TO US

 

This role offers a rare opportunity to join a successful technology company at an attractive stage of its evolution.

 

The company benefits from strong products, a respected market position, international clients, highly capable engineering teams and a healthy technology foundation. It is well positioned to benefit from the next wave of technology innovation, including AI-enabled capabilities and further platform evolution.

 

At the same time, the organisation is entering a phase of greater operational and organisational maturity. The focus is increasingly on engineering productivity, scalability, efficiency, leadership leverage and organisational effectiveness while preserving the entrepreneurial culture and product mindset that have contributed to the company's success.

 

For an experienced technology leader, this creates an opportunity to have meaningful impact on both the business and the organisation.

 

Beyond this organisational evolution, the role offers the opportunity to help shape the long-term technology and product direction of a company whose solutions sit at the heart of some of the world's leading wealth management institutions. The CTO is expected not only to optimise today's organisation, but also to help define what the next generation of products and platform capabilities should look like.

 

In a confidential discussion, we will be pleased to share further insights into the company, its products, culture and strategic ambitions.

 

 

WHY THIS OPPORTUNITY IS ATTRACTIVE FOR YOU

Product DNA at the Core

  • Technology decisions are driven by product vision, long-term platform value and client outcomes rather than by client-specific customisation.

 

Three Product Lines – One Technology Vision

  • The company combines three successful product lines and business models within a coherent technology
    ecosystem.

 

Strong Foundations Already Exist

  • You will inherit experienced engineering teams, modern technology foundations and a collaborative culture with a strong focus on quality and continuous improvement.

 

An International Engineering Leadership Challenge

  • The organisation operates across multiple locations in Europe and Asia, combining local leadership with nearshore and offshore capabilities. Further increasing productivity, efficiency and leverage across this model is a key success factor.

 

Technology as a Strategic Growth Driver

  • Technology directly influences client success, competitive differentiation and future market share gains.

 

THE CHALLENGE

The challenge is to help evolve an already successful technology organisation into its next stage of maturity.

Key priorities include:

  • Increasing engineering productivity and delivery effectiveness
  • Strengthening organisational maturity and operational excellence
  • Further embedding product thinking across the organisation
  • Leveraging the international engineering model across Europe and Asia
  • Enhancing technology leverage across product lines
  • Translating AI and emerging technologies into measurable client value
  • Scaling leadership, governance and decision-making processes

Success will be measured not only by technology outcomes, but by the ability to create a more effective, scalable and resilient organisation that enables continued business success.

 

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Technology, Product & Platform Vision

Define and evolve the company's technology, product and platform vision, architecture principles and long-term roadmap across all product lines. Act as a key sparring partner to the CEO and leadership team in shaping the future direction of the business and its technology-enabled value proposition.

 

Engineering Leadership & Organizational Development

Lead an international engineering and product organisation and continue its evolution towards greater operational maturity, effectiveness and leadership leverage.

 

Product & Technology Excellence

Strengthen the product DNA of the organisation and ensure that technology investments consistently support scalable product capabilities and business outcomes.

 

International Delivery Model

Further optimise the delivery model across Europe and Asia, including nearshore and offshore capabilities, to maximise efficiency, quality and velocity.

 

AI & Innovation

Translate emerging technologies into practical capabilities that create measurable client and business value.

 

Executive & Client Leadership

Act as a trusted advisor to executive management and represent technology in strategic discussions with clients and partners.

 

HOW DO YOU FIT?

You are an accomplished technology leader who combines strong engineering and architecture credentials with business acumen, organisational leadership and a product mindset.

 

You have built, scaled and continuously improved product organisations in technology-driven businesses and understand how successful software companies evolve over time.

 

Most likely, you have gained your experience in environments such as:

  • Wealth Technology
  • Investment Technology
  • Risk & Portfolio Management Platforms
  • Capital Markets Technology
  • B2B SaaS Platform Businesses
  • Data & Analytics Platforms
  • Other product-driven technology companies

You understand how to balance engineering excellence, organisational effectiveness, product innovation and commercial priorities.

 

Most importantly, you are excited by the opportunity to help shape the next chapter of an already successful technology company with strong products, ambitious people and a meaningful growth opportunity ahead.

Application & Contact

Erik Wirz
Erik Wirz
Managing Partner
wirz phone +41 44 515 02 60 wirz email erik.wirz@w-gruppe.com
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Marc Geiger
Marc Geiger
Partner
wirz phone +41 44 515 02 60 wirz email marc.geiger@w-gruppe.com
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*Recruitment process

In an initial interview, we will give you a detailed insight into the role, the company, the corporate culture and your development opportunities.

After an initial exchange with the partner (headhunter), you will receive further information about the role and our client's expectations. If you are interested, please send us your documents. Wirz & Partners will draw up a longlist, which will be discussed with the client. From this longlist, 4-6 candidates are selected for the shortlist.

Time to feedback: 2-3 weeks

If you make it onto the shortlist, it's on to the next round. In the interview with Wirz & Partners, we get to know you professionally and personally. You will receive further information about the client, the offering, the services, the team and the KPIs. Based on all the interviews and documents, we prepare a complete dossier about you for the client, including an executive summary. These documents form the basis for the structured interview process with the client. We prepare you for the interview.

Duration until the interview with the client: Up to two weeks.

The first meeting with the customer is about getting to know each other as equals and experiencing the gut feeling, the people and the corporate culture. This interview takes place in person at the customer's premises and lasts an average of one hour.

The second interview is about deepening professional expertise and management topics. In this exchange, you get to know the team, the strategy and the operational goals. 

You will then receive a salary proposal and an overview of the entire offer.

Duration until feedback: 1-2 weeks

Following the final meeting, a de-briefing takes place with you and the customer.

We support you in the contract negotiations and clarify further details. The contract is drawn up and we accompany the on-boarding at the customer's premises.

Duration until feedback: Up to one week

*We describe the standard process, which may vary depending on the customer.

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