Chief Technology Officer

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Ultimate Talent is seeking, on behalf of an International Bank, a talented and qualified candidate for the position of Chief Technology Officer, based in Baghdad, Iraq. Vacancy No. UT-VA-2648 Position Chief Technology Officer Reporting To: CEO No. of Position: 1 Working Station: Baghdad, Iraq Type of Employee: National Salary Range: 8000 USD-10000 USD per month Announcement Date: 10-Nov-2026 Application deadline: 30-Nov-2026 Job Summary The Chief Technology Officer will lead the bank’s technology strategy, IT operations, and digital transformation in Iraq. The role will ensure secure, reliable, and scalable systems aligned with business objectives and international group standards, while strengthening operational resilience and improving customer and employee experiences. Duties and Responsibilities • Develop and implement the technology strategy, investment roadmap, and annual IT budget. • Oversee core banking, payment platforms, digital applications, infrastructure, networks, and IT support. • Lead modernization and digital transformation initiatives that improve service and operational efficiency. • Ensure system availability, performance, capacity, and scalability across branches and digital channels. • Establish technology governance, architecture standards, procedures, and performance indicators. • Partner with information security, risk, and compliance teams on controls, vulnerabilities, and applicable banking requirements. • Maintain disaster recovery and backup capabilities, coordinate continuity planning, and test recovery arrangements. • Lead incident response, service restoration, root-cause analysis, and preventive improvements. • Oversee system selection, implementation, integration, upgrades, and project delivery within approved budgets. • Establish secure development, testing, release, change-control, data-quality, and access-management practices. • Manage vendors, outsourcing, service agreements, technology audits, and remediation of findings. • Develop technology teams and report performance, expenditure, projects, incidents, and risks to management while coordinating with international technology teams. Required Qualifications and Skills • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field. A relevant master’s degree is an advantage. • Above ten years of progressive technology experience, including five years in senior technology leadership. • Fluency in Arabic and English, with strong leadership, judgment, negotiation, and the ability to explain technology clearly to non-technical stakeholders. • Proven leadership in banking or financial services; international banking experience is strongly preferred. • Strong knowledge of core banking, payments, digital channels, and enterprise system integration. • A record of delivering technology strategies, major system implementations, and digital transformation programmers. • Strong understanding of infrastructur