Chief Technology Officer in London

A career at Lombard Odier means working for a renowned global wealth and asset manager, with a strong focus on sustainable investing. An innovative bank of choice for private and institutional clients, our independently owned Firm is one of the best-capitalised banking groups in the world, managing close to CHF 300 billion and operating from over 25 offices across 4 continents. With a history spanning over 225 years, Lombard Odier is an investment house providing a comprehensive offering of discretionary and advisory portfolio management, wealth services and custody. We also offer asset management services and investment strategies through Lombard Odier Investment Managers and provide advanced banking technology to other financial institutions.

Rethink Everything is our philosophy; it is at the heart of everything we do. We have grown stronger through more than 40 financial crises by rethinking the world around us to provide a fresh investment perspective for our clients. Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) is the asset management business of the Lombard Odier Group. In order to strengthen our IT & Operations team, we are looking for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at LOIM is a key executive leader responsible for defining and executing the firm’s global technology strategy, delivering a resilient and scalable technology ecosystem, and enabling innovation across all functions. This role oversees all aspects of IT, data, cybersecurity, digital transformation, AI, and technology operations to ensure LOIM remains competitive, efficient, compliant, and client centric.

The CTO will drive a multi-year transformation agenda, lead diverse technology teams across locations, manage critical vendor relationships, and deliver major strategic programs that are foundational to LOIM’s future operating model.

YOUR ROLE

• Technology Strategy & Governance: Define and maintain LOIM’s global IT strategy and multi-year technology roadmap. Lead the development and execution of key technology pillars (architecture, data, AI, cloud, digital workplace, cybersecurity). Ensure alignment with business strategy, investment priorities, and industry best practices. Provide thought leadership and innovation guidance to the Executive Committee, Boards & Committees, and senior leadership.
• Technology Leadership & Talent Management: Lead, develop, and inspire a multi-location technology organization. Build a strong team, upskill the organization to an AI-augmented workforce, and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Attract and retain high calibre technology professionals.
• Change, Transformation & Project Delivery: Oversee the delivery of major transformation programs, ensuring milestones, scope, and budgets are met. Strengthen project governance, change management, and stakeholder alignment across all business units. Drive implementation of new platforms, tools, and data capabilities to modernize LOIM’s technology landscape.
• Budget, Vendor & Supplier Management: Own the global technology budget, ensuring cost discipline and return on investment including establishment & maintenance of impactful relationships with senior management at suppliers. Optimise commercial performance of critical technology partners, including SaaS vendors, market data providers, and infrastructure providers. Negotiate contracts and oversee risk, service levels, and performance.
• Operational Excellence, Cybersecurity & Resilience: Ensure the stability, security, and scalability of all systems and infrastructure. Strengthen cyber defence, vulnerability management, regulatory compliance, and operational risk frameworks. Oversee disaster recovery, business continuity planning, and incident response. Work across functions to minimize IT & Operational errors.
• Boards, Committees, Reporting & Risk Management: Represent Technology at relevant boards, committees (operational risk, digital, IT steering, data governance, investment platform). Produce KPIs, dashboards, and regulatory reports, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery. Proactively manage technology related business risks across the organisation.
• Client Due Diligence & External Engagement: Lead the technology response for client due diligence requests, RFPs, and operational reviews. Present LOIM’s technology strategy and controls to investors and partners. Foster strong relationships with external stakeholders, including regulators and auditors.
• Business Partnership: Act as a strategic advisor to Investment, Sales, Risk, Operations, Compliance and Executive leadership teams. Translate business needs into scalable technology solutions. Champion data driven decision making and adoption of digital tools across LOIM. Strong, demonstrable network across industry peers, consortiums/forms and key service providers.

YOUR PROFILE

• 15+ years in senior technology leadership roles, ideally within asset management, wealth management, or capital markets.
• Proven track record of delivering large scale transformation across investment platforms, data, and enterprise architecture.
• Deep experience with key investment management platforms (e.g., Enfusion, PORT, FactSet, Aladdin, Bloomberg, market data systems).
• Strong background in cybersecurity, vendor management, cloud transformation, AI adoption, and regulatory environments.
• Strategic thinker with ability to translate business objectives into actionable roadmaps.
• Strong executive presence, capable of influencing C suite and board level stakeholders.
• Exceptional team leadership, communication, and change management skills.
• High integrity, resilience, and ability to operate in a complex, fast changing environment.

Our Maison’s DNA is defined by five core values. Excellence drives us to be the best at what we do, while Innovation fuels our progress. Respect underpins every interaction, and Integrity shapes our actions. Together, we are One Team, united in serving our clients with unwavering dedication. As a responsible and supportive employer, we promote a diverse and inclusive work environment for our employees and candidates. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are woven into the fabric of our Maison’s DNA, and we strive to ensure that our employees can fulfil both their personal and professional aspirations by encouraging internal mobility and individual upskilling programs. We firmly believe that building Diverse Teams contributes to our successes and to deliver on this, we actively embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in our business strategy. It is an exciting time to join our Teams. All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence.