Chief Information Officer

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER – LEASING SECTORJoin to apply for theCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER – LEASING SECTORrole atTailor&Fox – Your HR Business PartnerOur client is a leading international company in the leasing sector.In order to strengthen its local structure, it has entrusted us with the search for the following professional profile:CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER – LEASING SECTORThe role will own the technology strategy and execution across three entities, driving systems harmonisation, platform migrations and process digitalisation.The CIO will manage a significant change portfolio (multiple new platforms and core replacements) while ensuring operational stability, regulatory compliance and supplier governance.ResponsibilitiesIT Strategy & Architecture: Define the target architecture and roadmaps (core leasing platforms, CRM, digital onboarding, e-signature, DMS, reporting, data).Digital Transformation: Automate key processes; enable straight-through processing; orchestrate integrations/APIs; champion data quality and analytics.Project Portfolio Management: Design and enforce a consistent PPM framework to prioritise, monitor and deliver the entire IT change agenda across three entities, ensuring alignment with strategy, capacity and value realisation.Programs & Migrations: Lead large, multi-year migrations and cut-overs with robust change, testing, data migration and hyper-care plans; minimise business disruption.Cybersecurity & Resilience: Elevate security posture (identity, endpoints, network, cloud), BCP/DR, vulnerability management; meet Group and regulatory standards.Run Operations: Ensure availability, performance and cost control of infrastructure and applications; institute ITIL-based incident, problem and change management.Suppliers & Budget Management: Negotiate and manage MSPs/SaaS suppliers; track SLAs/OLAs, penalties, and TCO; prioritise the portfolio by value/risk.Data Governance: Establish ownership, lineage and controls; comply with privacy/GDPR and reporting obligations; support risk/compliance analytics.Group Alignment: Act as the primary interface to Group/HQ for standards, policies and shared services; secure alignment and resources.People & Capability: Lead a high-performing IT team; develop project managers, architects and security talent.RequirementsBackground: 10+ years in IT leadership within regulated financial services (banking, payments, asset finance / leasing).Experience under Bank of Italy or comparable supervision preferred.Technical breadth: Enterprise architecture, cloud/hybrid infrastructure, integration/API, identity, data platforms, information security, ITIL processes.Program leadership: PMO governance, stage-gates, testing, data migration, cut-over/hyper-care.Stakeholder strength: Persuasive communicator; can align Group/HQ standards with local realities; comfortable with very high workload and pace.Languages:Italianmandatory.Englishmandatory.French is a plus.Education / Certifications: Degree in Computer Science / Engineering or similar; PMP / PRINCE2, ITIL, or CISSP / CISM a plus.Place of WorkMilano —hybrid.Seniority LevelDirectorEmployment TypeFull-timeJob FunctionInformation Technology, Project Management, and ManagementIndustriesFinancial Services, Banking, and IT Services and IT Consulting#J-*****-Ljbffr