Head of Technology Business Lending

We are partnering with a leading Global Bank to identify an accomplished Head of Technology Business Lending to lead technology strategy, engineering transformation, and delivery for its Business Lending platform. This is a senior leadership role responsible for driving innovation, modern engineering practices, and digital transformation while delivering scalable, customer-centric lending solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the technology strategy for the Business Lending portfolio, aligning with business objectives.
• Lead large-scale engineering teams delivering enterprise-grade lending platforms and digital capabilities.
• Drive digital transformation initiatives to simplify processes, reduce costs, and enhance customer experience.
• Build and lead an Engineering Centre of Excellence, embedding modern engineering, DevOps, and automation practices.
• Champion cloud-native architecture, microservices, API-first development, and engineering best practices.

Required Experience & Skills

• 20+ years of technology leadership experience across enterprise application development and engineering.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of technologies including Java, Microservices, React, .NET, Cloud Platforms, and modern application architectures.
• Proven experience defining and executing digital strategies that improve operational efficiency and customer outcomes.
• Deep understanding of software engineering practices, Agile delivery, DevOps, CI/CD, and engineering governance.
• Demonstrated success in establishing and leading Engineering Centres of Excellence.
• Mandatory experience in Business Lending technology and domain.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using AI-powered engineering tools such as Cursor and driving engineering productivity through AI.
• Exposure to Generative AI solution development and AI-enabled software engineering practices.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and transformation experience within financial services.