This role is for one of the Weekday's clients
Min Experience: 15 years
Location: Mumbai
JobType: full-time
We are seeking an accomplished and visionary Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead the technology function of our fast-growing NBFC. The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in Agile software development, an innovative mindset, and a strong understanding of the financial services and lending ecosystem. As the CTO, you will be responsible for defining and executing our technology roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives, and fostering a high-performance engineering culture.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and execute the organization’s long-term technology vision in alignment with business goals, with a focus on scalable, secure, and customer-centric digital platforms.
- Lead the end-to-end technology strategy across product development, infrastructure, data, information security, and IT operations.
- Drive the adoption of Agile software development methodologies to accelerate time-to-market, improve team productivity, and ensure continuous delivery.
- Design and build scalable, robust, and compliant platforms to support various lending, credit underwriting, and risk management operations of the NBFC.
- Evaluate and implement emerging technologies to maintain a competitive edge in digital lending and financial services.
- Build and lead high-performing engineering and product teams by setting clear goals, offering mentorship, and fostering a culture of innovation, ownership, and accountability.
- Oversee vendor partnerships, tech procurement, system integrations, and platform migration strategies.
- Ensure platform and data security, regulatory compliance (RBI, PCI DSS, etc.), and business continuity planning.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including product, operations, risk, compliance, and business development to translate business needs into technological solutions.
- Serve as a key member of the executive leadership team and actively contribute to strategic planning and decision-making.
Requirements:
- 15 to 25 years of progressive technology leadership experience, with a minimum of 5 years in a senior executive role such as CTO, VP Engineering, or Head of Technology.
- Proven track record in building and scaling digital products/platforms, preferably within NBFCs, FinTech, digital lending, or financial services sectors.
- Strong expertise in Agile/Scrum frameworks, DevOps practices, and modern software development lifecycles.
- Deep understanding of technology stacks including cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), microservices architecture, APIs, databases, mobile & web app development, and system integrations.
- Prior experience with regulatory compliance, digital lending platforms, credit scoring systems, or NBFC-related tech infrastructure is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to lead diverse engineering teams, manage complex technology programs, and drive large-scale transformation initiatives.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to align technical strategies with business outcomes.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field; MBA or executive education is a plus.