Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

About the role

Gateworth Group is seeking a Chief Technology Officer to lead technology across software engineering, cybersecurity, TechOps and enterprise systems for a fast‑growing investment management firm. The role is hands‑on and responsible for building a secure, reliable and high‑performance environment that supports investment teams, portfolio operations and data‑driven decision‑making.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and develop high‑performing teams across software engineering, cybersecurity, TechOps and enterprise systems.
• Define technology strategy, architecture and long‑term roadmap aligned with investment management operations.
• Oversee rollout, integration and optimisation of Workday ERP across the business.
• Drive engineering best practices, delivery standards and platform reliability for all internal systems.
• Strengthen cybersecurity posture, governance and risk management to meet regional and global regulatory expectations.
• Build scalable cloud infrastructure to support trading, analytics and portfolio management systems.
• Implement 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.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading technology organisations within investment management, financial services or related regulated industries.
• Strong background overseeing software engineering, cybersecurity, TechOps and enterprise systems.
• Hands‑on leadership with ERP platforms, preferably Workday, including rollout and post‑implementation optimisation.
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, security frameworks and enterprise architecture.
• Experience building scalable systems for trading, analytics or portfolio management environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multi‑disciplinary technical teams through growth and transformation.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, partnering with investment, operations and compliance leaders.
• Track record of delivering technology programmes in fast‑paced, high‑governance settings.
• Strategic mindset combined with practical, delivery‑focused leadership.

Required skills

• Workday ERP
• Cloud infrastructure
• Security frameworks
• Enterprise architecture
• DevOps practices
• Trading analytics
• Portfolio management systems