Chief Technology Officer- Onsite

Chief Technology Officer

Role Overview: The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) provides enterprise-wide executive leadership for all technology, information systems, and digital capabilities. As a member of the executive leadership team, the CTO is responsible for defining and executing a long-term technology vision that enables the credit union's strategic objectives, enhances member experience, strengthens cybersecurity and operational resilience, and ensures regulatory compliance.

This role serves as the primary technology advisor to the President and CEO, executive leadership team, and Board of Directors. The CTO oversees technology strategy, infrastructure, cybersecurity, core processing, digital platforms, data, vendor partnerships, and emerging technologies, while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and service excellence.

Key Responsibilities:
Establishes and executes a multi-year enterprise technology strategy aligned with the strategic plan, risk appetite, and member-centric goals.
Serves as a strategic advisor to executive leadership and the Board of Directors on technology trends, emerging technologies, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity risk, and long-term investment priorities.
Partners with senior executives to embed technology capabilities into business strategy, product development, operational efficiency, and member experience initiatives.
Provides regular executive-level reporting to the Board and senior leadership on technology performance, risk posture, major initiatives, and emerging issues.
Oversees all technology operations including infrastructure, networks, systems, applications, data platforms, and end-user services.
Ensures technology platforms are scalable, secure, interoperable, and aligned with lifecycle management and modernization standards.
Establishes enterprise architecture standards to support reliability, performance, and future growth.
Provides executive oversight and escalation leadership for complex or high-impact technology incidents affecting members, employees, or regulatory posture.
Owns the credit union's information security strategy, in alignment with regulatory expectations and enterprise risk management practices.
Establishes and maintains cybersecurity governance, policies, and controls, including third-party risk management for technology vendors.
Partners closely with Compliance leadership on Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Incident Response programs.
Oversees disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution for technology infrastructure and critical systems.
Ensures readiness for and achieves satisfactory outcomes in internal audits, external audits, penetration testing, regulatory examinations, and vendor reviews.
Provides executive ownership of the Fiserv DNA core processing platform, including full lifecycle management, performance governance, vendor relationship management, and strategic roadmap planning.
Ensures effective management of enhancement requests, system upgrades, vendor SLAs, and issue resolution.
Leads enterprise technology vendor strategy, contract negotiations, performance management, and due diligence.
Oversees the technology budget, including annual planning, capital investments, and ongoing expense management.
Ensures technology investments deliver measurable business value and align with strategic priorities.
Partners with Finance and executive leadership on long-term technology investment planning and cost optimization.
Leads, develops, and retains a high-performing technology organization across infrastructure, operations, cybersecurity, and systems.
Establishes clear accountability, performance expectations, and professional development pathways for technology staff.
Fosters a culture of collaboration, service excellence, continuous improvement, and operational discipline.
Promotes cross-functional partnership and effective communication between technology and business teams.
Ensures compliance with all applicable federal and state regulations related to information technology, cybersecurity, data protection, and financial institution operations.
Communicates technology risks, issues, and recommendations clearly to non-technical executives, Board members, and regulators.
Performs additional duties as required to support the credit union's mission, strategic goals, and operational needs.

Essential Qualifications:
Qualified candidates will have a bachelor's degree in computer science or related field of study. A master's degree in computer science or related field of study is preferred.
At a minimum, 15+ years of extensive information technology experience, of which 10+ must have been in a senior leadership capacity with enterprise level responsibility.
PMP, ITIL, CISSP, CISM Certification(s) are preferred.