CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER - LEASING SECTOR

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER – LEASING SECTOR

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Our client is a leading international company in the leasing sector. In order to strengthen its local structure, it has entrusted us with the search for the following professional profile:

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER – LEASING SECTOR

The role will own the technology strategy and execution across three entities, driving systems harmonisation, platform migrations and process digitalisation. The CIO will manage a significant change portfolio (multiple new platforms and core replacements) while ensuring operational stability, regulatory compliance and supplier governance.

Responsibilities

• IT Strategy & Architecture: Define the target architecture and roadmaps (core leasing platforms, CRM, digital onboarding, e‑signature, DMS, reporting, data).
• Digital Transformation: Automate key processes; enable straight‑through processing; orchestrate integrations/APIs; champion data quality and analytics.
• Project Portfolio Management: Design and enforce a consistent PPM framework to prioritise, monitor and deliver the entire IT change agenda across three entities, ensuring alignment with strategy, capacity and value realisation.
• Programs & Migrations: Lead large, multi‑year migrations and cut‑overs with robust change, testing, data migration and hyper‑care plans; minimise business disruption.
• Cybersecurity & Resilience: Elevate security posture (identity, endpoints, network, cloud), BCP/DR, vulnerability management; meet Group and regulatory standards.
• Run Operations: Ensure availability, performance and cost control of infrastructure and applications; institute ITIL‑based incident, problem and change management.
• Suppliers & Budget Management: Negotiate and manage MSPs/SaaS suppliers; track SLAs/OLAs, penalties, and TCO; prioritise the portfolio by value/risk.
• Data Governance: Establish ownership, lineage and controls; comply with privacy/GDPR and reporting obligations; support risk/compliance analytics.
• Group Alignment: Act as the primary interface to Group/HQ for standards, policies and shared services; secure alignment and resources.
• People & Capability: Lead a high‑performing IT team; develop project managers, architects and security talent.

Requirements

• Background: 10+ years in IT leadership within regulated financial services (banking, payments, asset finance / leasing). Experience under Bank of Italy or comparable supervision preferred.
• Technical breadth: Enterprise architecture, cloud/hybrid infrastructure, integration/API, identity, data platforms, information security, ITIL processes.
• Program leadership: PMO governance, stage‑gates, testing, data migration, cut‑over/hyper‑care.
• Stakeholder strength: Persuasive communicator; can align Group/HQ standards with local realities; comfortable with very high workload and pace.
• Languages: Italian mandatory. English mandatory. French is a plus.
• Education / Certifications: Degree in Computer Science / Engineering or similar; PMP / PRINCE2, ITIL, or CISSP / CISM a plus.

Place of Work

Milano — hybrid .

Seniority Level

Director

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Information Technology, Project Management, and Management

Industries

Financial Services, Banking, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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