Team Lead, CFO Technology

Are you a technical, dedicated, and innovative Team Lead, who can balance attention to detail with strategic thinking? Then you might be the one we are looking for to join our brand-new tech team to support our finance suite.

Banking Circle is a truly international and vibrant company with more than 600 skilled and dedicated employees worldwide. We are a differentiator in the market who provides the stability of a Bank and the flexibility of a Fintech, in order to deliver a payments solution to our clients as we continue transforming the Banking and Payments industry for the new economy.

About the role

We are looking for a hands-on Team Lead to join our new tech team in our global CFO unit. This role will be a key role in overseeing critical systems and integrations supporting the CFO suite, including currently MSFO, ServiceNow, expense management, corporate cards, Egencia, and bank integrations.

Collaborating with the full CFO management teams and the transformation team, this role will be responsible for developing and maintaining the technology roadmap, ensuring systems are secure, scalable, and aligned with bank objectives. This role also involves guiding technology initiatives across the CFO framework and addressing emerging trends and challenges in both the CFO and broader banking environment.

What you will be doing

• Build, grow, and inspire a high-performing team of technically skilled professionals, fostering a culture of engagement and creativity
• Develop and execute a CFO-aligned technology strategy and roadmap.
• Take technical ownership of the upcoming launch of our Finance / MSFO system.
• Drive process improvements to streamline operations, automate tasks, and reduce costs.
• Oversee selection, implementation, and integration of new CTO unit systems.
• Utilize data analytics for trend identification and informed decision-making.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams and external vendors for seamless technology integration and Ensure deliveries follow architectural and other engineering guidelines.
• Identify and mitigate technology-related risks.
• Manage hands-on daily operations including backlogs, roadmaps and priorities.

What we are looking for

To be the right candidate for this position, we expect you to have minimum 5 years of experience from a similar role, where you have managed a technical delivery team as a hands-on and inspirational leader. You have a relevant educational background, and thorough experience with process and business expertise, preferably gained from either the IT industry or the financial sector. Furthermore, you have previously worked hands-on with software development building web applications.

You have project and delivery management experience and an in-depth understanding of both traditional and agile project management methodologies as well as engineering practices from requirement analysis all the way to CI/CD. You are familiar with tools such as Azure DevOps, and preferably you also know and have experience with domains such as Dynamics 365 and MSFO.

As a person you have an infectious and positive attitude, you are hands-on and never afraid to take on new tasks and challenges. You are an open-minded leader who can motivate and coach your team while balancing processes and ensuring delivery in time. Furthermore, we expect you to be a dependable and knowledge-sharing team player who corporates well at all levels in an organization.

As Banking Circle is an international company it is a requirement that you are fluent in English.

What we offer you

We offer a hybrid work model for our employees to allow for flexibility and productivity. However, we do expect you to spend most of your time in the office to build community and efficiency in the team. Furthermore, we offer a competitive salary and a generous benefit package, opportunities for continuous learning, development, and a dynamic and collaborative culture that values personal initiative and professional achievements.

Would you like to join us?

We will be conducting interviews continuously; therefore, we urge interested candidates to apply online as soon as possible. Please note that applications or CVs coming through email or direct messages will not be accepted or considered.

If you have questions do not hesitate to contact Katja Linnea Serritzlew, Global Recruitment Lead on [email protected]. No agencies, please.

Who we are

Banking Circle is a fully licensed next generation Payments Bank that is designed to meet the global banking and payments needs of Payments businesses, Banks, and Marketplaces. Through our API, we deliver fast, low-cost global payments and banking services by connecting to the world’s clearing systems – enabling our clients to move liquidity in real-time for all major currencies securely and compliantly. To learn more about Banking Circle, visit us at www.bankingcircle.com

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, age, religion, sexual orientation, national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local laws, regulations and ordinances.