Chief Technology Officer

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dubai, dubai emirate, الإمارات العربية المتحدة Client of Gateworth Group دوام كامل

Position

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Location

Dubai, UAE

Compensation

Competitive salary plus variable and family benefits

Overview

Gateworth Group is supporting a fast growing investment management firm operating across private equity and venture capital portfolios. The business is entering a period of significant change, modernising its technology stack, strengthening governance and building a scalable foundation that supports rapid fund expansion and cross border operations.

Main Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop high performing teams across software engineering cybersecurity TechOps and enterprise systems
  • Own the technology strategy architecture and long term roadmap aligned to investment management operations
  • Oversee the successful rollout integration and optimisation of Workday ERP across the business
  • Drive engineering best practices delivery standards and platform reliability across all internal systems
  • Strengthen cybersecurity posture governance and risk management in line with regional and global regulatory expectations
  • Build scalable infrastructure and cloud environments to support trading analytics and portfolio management systems
  • Partner with senior leadership to ensure technology supports investment operations compliance and client facing functions
  • Implement robust incident management disaster recovery and business continuity frameworks
  • Introduce modern tooling automation and DevOps practices to improve delivery speed and system resilience
  • Manage vendor relationships technology budgets and strategic partnerships across the technology ecosystem

Qualifications

  • Proven experience leading technology organisations within investment management, financial services, or adjacent regulated industries
  • Strong background overseeing software engineering, cybersecurity, TechOps, and enterprise systems
  • Hands on leadership experience with ERP platforms, ideally Workday, including rollout and post implementation optimisation
  • Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, security frameworks, and enterprise architecture
  • Experience building scalable systems supporting trading, analytics, or portfolio management environments
  • Demonstrated ability to lead multi disciplinary technical teams through growth and transformation
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to partner closely with investment, operations, and compliance leaders
  • Track record of delivering technology programmes in fast paced, high governance environments
  • Ability to operate strategically while maintaining a practical, delivery focused leadership style