Chief Information Officer

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $275k - $375k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👨‍💼 Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

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FFB Bank

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51 - 200 employees

🏦 Banking

Banking

FFB Bank is a financial institution offering a wide range of banking services for both personal and business needs. Their services include business checking and savings accounts, commercial lending, personal checking and savings accounts, personal loans and credit, as well as a variety of online and mobile banking options. The bank emphasizes a collaborative and trustworthy relationship with its clients, aiming for mutual growth by understanding customers beyond their financial statements. FFB Bank prides itself on offering both personalized customer service and the convenience of virtual banking services, such as merchant services, online bill pay, and remote deposit capture. They have been recognized as one of the best banks in Central California multiple times, showcasing their client satisfaction and community commitment.

📋 Description

• Provide leadership, governance, and management oversight of the Bank’s technology environment • Develop and execute the Bank’s technology strategy, multi-year roadmap, annual operating plan, and investment priorities • Advise executive management and the Board of Directors on technology strategy, cybersecurity, operational resilience, digital transformation, emerging risks, and technology investments • Lead technology modernization, digital transformation, and technology partnership initiatives • Evaluate emerging technologies, market developments, and banking industry trends • Establish technology portfolio governance, business-use standards, project prioritization, and benefit-realization practices • Direct infrastructure, networks, cloud services, telecommunications, enterprise applications, end-user computing, and technology support services • Maintain enterprise architecture and technology standards • Ensure performance, availability, capacity, recovery, response, resolution, and service-level objectives are met • Oversee incident, problem, change, release, configuration, asset, patch, and vulnerability management • Identify and address technical debt, unsupported systems, single points of failure, and technology concentration or resiliency risks • Partner with Enterprise Risk and control stakeholders on information security and cybersecurity programs • Manage security architecture, identity and access management, vulnerability remediation, threat detection, logging, incident response, and secure configuration • Coordinate technology responses to cybersecurity incidents and operational disruptions • Establish and maintain technology risk management and control frameworks • Serve as primary management liaison for technology-related regulatory examinations, internal audits, external audits, and independent assessments • Ensure remediation of examination findings, audit issues, control deficiencies, and management action plans • Maintain technology policies, standards, procedures, inventories, diagrams, and governance records • Own the lifecycle management of critical technology vendors and participate in material technology and cybersecurity agreement negotiations • Ensure fintech partnerships and outsourced technology arrangements meet governance, risk, compliance, and customer-protection requirements • Ensure recovery strategies, backups, redundancy, recovery testing, cyber-recovery capabilities, and telecommunications resilience support continuity and disaster recovery objectives • Coordinate technology recovery efforts during significant business interruptions and report readiness, exceptions, test results, and material risks • Support enterprise data governance and establish standards for artificial intelligence, automation, analytics, and emerging technologies • Promote responsible experimentation and innovation with appropriate legal, compliance, risk, security, privacy, and vendor reviews • Develop and manage the annual technology budget, forecasts, capital plan, staffing plan, vendor expenditures, performance metrics, executive dashboards, and total cost of ownership • Lead, coach, and develop technology personnel; establish performance and development expectations; support succession and workforce planning • Report directly to the COO • Complete compliance training, respond to inquiries, represent the Bank ethically, support EEO and inclusion, and ensure compliance with policies, laws, regulations, AML/CFT responsibilities, confidentiality, and data privacy

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant field preferred, but not required • Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, CGEIT, PMP, or comparable credentials preferred but not required • 10 or more years of progressively responsible technology experience • At least 5 years in a senior leadership role with enterprise-wide responsibility • Financial institution experience strongly preferred • Experience with banking platforms, digital banking, payments, regulatory examinations, technology risk, cybersecurity, vendor management, and major system implementations preferred • Ability to provide leadership, delegation, motivation, problem resolution, and training for 4 or more employees • Ability to establish performance standards, measure outcomes, take corrective action, and reward employees appropriately • Comprehensive knowledge of management procedures, department planning, strategies, policies, and procedures • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and Outlook, required • Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills • Strong teamwork and relationship skills • Ability to drive results through consensus building, negotiation, and conflict resolution • Commitment to continuous learning and professional development • Ability to maintain authenticity and integrity in professional interactions • Willingness to take on special projects and other assigned duties • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment • Ability to adapt to changing priorities and procedures • Current driver’s license and a vehicle with appropriate insurance coverage if required to drive while performing assigned duties

🏖️ Benefits

• Employee ownership through our ESOP program • A collaborative, close-knit culture • Opportunities to participate in community and networking events • Medical, dental, and vision coverage • Life insurance • Paid vacation • 401(k) retirement plan • Training & development opportunities • Tuition reimbursement • Employee Assistance Program • Internal job postings and referral program • Up to 10% travel, including company meetings, training sessions, and corporate events