Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – AI & Financial Intelligence
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About the Role
A venture-backed company is seeking a CTO to lead technology strategy and build a next-generation platform leveraging AI, probabilistic reasoning, and agentic systems for financial services.
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Responsibilities
- Define and execute the company's technology vision and long term architecture
- Lead the development of advanced AI driven products and platforms
- Build and scale engineering, AI, and data teams
- Drive innovation across agentic AI, reasoning systems, LLMs, knowledge architectures, and intelligent decision support systems
- Partner closely with founders, investors, and strategic stakeholders
- Establish engineering culture, technical standards, and delivery excellence
- Translate cutting edge research into commercially valuable products
- Serve as a key voice in shaping company strategy, growth, and market positioning
Requirements
- Deep expertise in AI, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Quantitative Research, or a related discipline
- Advanced academic credentials (PhD or Master's preferred)
- Experience architecting complex technology platforms from the ground up
- Strong background in financial services, capital markets, investment platforms, banking, or quantitative environments
- Proven track record of scaling products, platforms, and engineering organisations
- Ability to move seamlessly between strategy, architecture, product, and execution
- Exceptional communication skills and executive presence
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About the Company
- A venture backed company on a mission to redefine how intelligence, decision making, and AI intersect within financial services
- Building a next generation platform leveraging advanced AI, probabilistic reasoning, agentic systems, and deep financial intelligence
- Seeking a Chief Technology Officer to become a core part of the leadership team and help architect what could become a category defining company
What You'll Own
- Define and execute the company's technology vision and long term architecture
- Lead the development of advanced AI driven products and platforms
- Build and scale engineering, AI, and data teams
- Drive innovation across agentic AI, reasoning systems, LLMs, knowledge architectures, and intelligent decision support systems
- Partner closely with founders, investors, and strategic stakeholders
- Establish engineering culture, technical standards, and delivery excellence
- Translate cutting edge research into commercially valuable products
- Serve as a key voice in shaping company strategy, growth, and market positioning
Ideal Candidate
- Deep expertise in AI, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Quantitative Research, or a related discipline
- Advanced academic credentials (PhD or Master's preferred)
- Experience architecting complex technology platforms from the ground up
- Strong background in financial services, capital markets, investment platforms, banking, or quantitative environments
- Proven track record of scaling products, platforms, and engineering organisations
- Ability to move seamlessly between strategy, architecture, product, and execution
- Exceptional communication skills and executive presence
Why This Role
- Build a company, not just a platform
- Work on bleeding edge AI challenges
- Direct access to founders and investors
- Significant influence over company strategy
- Opportunity to create a globally recognised technology business from the ground floor
- Join at a pivotal stage where your impact will be visible every day
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