Chief Technology Officer/ Head of Engineering, Virtual insurance

The role

The Chief Technology Officer / Head of Engineering will lead the end-to-end technology strategy, architecture, and engineering organization. This person will drive digital innovation, ensure regulatory compliance, and build a scalable, data-driven insurance platform.

What you will do

• Define and execute technology vision for B2C insurance experience.
• Lead digital platforms evolution across web and mobile applications.
• Drive cloud-native architecture strategy and platform scalability.
• Envision AI adoption from development to user experience.
• Build and foster a high-performance engineering culture.
• Oversee end-to-end software development lifecycle, DevOps, and CI/CD practices.
• Ensure system reliability, performance, and scalability.
• Optimize data architecture and warehouse strategy.
• Lead modernization initiatives across infrastructure, applications, and integration layers.
• Establish a unified and trusted data foundation.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information technology, or a related field
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in technology
• Deep understanding of IT governance, cybersecurity and regulatory compliance frameworks.
• Track record of building and scaling high-performing engineering organizations.
• Excellent communication skill with capabilities and patience to understand and balance interests of different stakeholders and at the same time a people manager who is willing to spend time to hold he

Nice to have

• Master's degree
• Experience within insurance, fintech, or financial services
• Proven experience leading digital transformation and AI adoption
• Experience in leading technology team in regulated environment

About the company

aift is a company seeking a visionary and execution-focused Chief Technology Officer / Head of Engineering to lead their technology strategy and engineering organization.