Field CTO, Financial Services AI Infrastructure

The role

The Field CTO for Financial Services leads technical architecture conversations with CTOs and heads of research infrastructure. You will define reference architectures for financial workloads and translate field requirements into product strategy. The role starts as a hands-on individual contributor with a path to leading forward deployed engineers.

What you will do

• Serve as the technical face of Nebius to financial services customers and partners
• Lead architecture workshops and technical discovery with CTOs and CIOs
• Partner with Sales leadership on strategic financial services deals
• Work with Security, GRC, and Legal on regulated-buyer diligence
• Define reference architectures for financial workloads
• Translate account learnings into prioritized requirements for Product and Engineering
• Create technical narratives, reference architectures, and training materials for field enablement
• Partner with ecosystem vendors to identify integration opportunities and evaluate M&A targets
• Build and lead forward deployed engineers as the vertical grows

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, distributed systems, or a closely related technical domain
• 5+ years in AI, ML, or MLOps with exposure to production or large-scale systems
• Prior experience in a senior technical leadership role such as Field CTO, CTO, technical co-founder, head of quant or ML platform, or principal-level architect
• Ability to explain distributed systems to engineers and value/risk profiles to CIOs or Chief Risk Officers
• Experience partnering with Sales to close large enterprise deals
• Expert-level, production-grade knowledge of GPU architectures, Kubernetes and Slurm orchestration including Soperator, high-performance and parallel file systems, and networking constraints (InfiniBan
• Understanding of model serving nuances including batch sizes, quantization, KV caching, and latency tradeoffs
• First-hand experience in capital markets and quant research infrastructure, bank or insurer AI platforms, AI-native fintech, or an FSI technical role at a cloud or GPU provider
• Working knowledge of how regulated buyers review vendors regarding data residency, third-party and concentration risk, and model risk management expectations
• Public technical voice through conference talks, writing, or open-source work
• Strong executive presence
• Experience operating in fast-moving environments

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with quantitative research infrastructure, low-latency trading systems, or model risk management in a regulated institution
• Familiarity with the hybrid and on-premises GPU environments financial institutions run
• Strategic Empathy: ability to distinguish customers who need raw cluster access from those who need managed endpoints

Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families
• Up to 4% company match for 401(k) plan with immediate vesting
• 20 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for secondary caregivers
• Up to $85/month remote work reimbursement for mobile and internet
• Company-paid short-term, long-term and life insurance coverage
• Competitive compensation
• Career growth and learning opportunities
• Flexibility and ownership
• Collaborative and innovative culture
• Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects

Before you apply

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they apply

About the company

Nebius is building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam and has a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, the UK, North America and Israel.