TL;DR

Group Chief Technology & Product Officer (Fintech): Lead the entire technology and product strategy across a multi-company fintech group, driving architecture, innovation, and execution at scale with an accent on platform architecture, scalability, and regulatory readiness. Focus on designing unified technology and product strategies, managing multi-entity teams, and influencing executive-level decisions.

Location: Barcelona, Lisbon

Company

An international, fast-developing fintech group operating across regulated and non-regulated markets, building modern financial platforms, digital products, and shared infrastructures supporting payments and financial operations.

What you will do

Build and execute a unified technology and product strategy across the group.
Develop long-term vision for architecture, platforms, integrations, and shared services.
Lead group-level product strategy, discovery, and roadmap planning.
Establish common engineering, product, and operational standards across teams.
Oversee platform architecture, reliability, scalability, and security across entities.
Guide and mentor CTOs, CPOs, engineering leads, and product leaders.
Represent technology and product function at Board level and manage stakeholder communication.

Requirements

Proven experience as CTO, CPO, CTPO, VP Technology, or similar senior role within fintech, payments, banking, or crypto.
Strong background leading technology and product in a multi-entity or group structure.
Deep understanding of platform architecture, engineering management, and regulatory readiness.
Experience scaling distributed teams of 100+ specialists across engineering and product.
Excellent communication skills in English and Russian.
Confident communication at Board and executive level.

Nice to have

Strategic mindset with strong analytical thinking.
Ability to lead through influence and build high-performing teams.
Structured and systematic approach to solving complex problems.
High sense of ownership and accountability.

Culture & Benefits

Opportunity to shape the unified platform and product vision of a growing fintech group.
Collaboration with strong executive leadership and direct involvement in strategic decisions.
High level of autonomy and authority across technology and product functions.
Dynamic international environment with expanding teams and global operations.
Competitive compensation package aligned with senior leadership responsibilities.