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About the role
PayZeep is seeking a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to define and execute its technology vision, strategy, architecture, and innovation roadmap. The CTO will lead engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, and technology operations to deliver secure, scalable, resilient, and high-performing digital financial solutions.
This executive role ensures technology capabilities support business growth, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and exceptional customer experiences while maintaining the highest standards of security and availability. The position is based in Lagos, Nigeria, and requires 10–15 years of relevant experience, including 10+ years in fintech/financial services and 7+ years leading engineering teams.
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Responsibilities
- Define and own the technology strategy, architecture roadmap and build-vs-buy decisions across payments, core banking integrations and channels.
- Lead and scale the engineering organization (backend, mobile, DevOps, infrastructure, QA, data), including hiring, mentoring and performance management.
- Ensure platform reliability, uptime, scalability and disaster-recovery readiness for mission-critical payment rails.
- Own technology risk management in partnership with the CISO, including secure SDLC, code review standards and vulnerability management.
- Evaluate and manage relationships with core banking, switching, NIBSS/NQR and other payment-infrastructure partners and vendors.
- Set engineering budgets, tooling and cloud-infrastructure strategy, and report technology KPIs to the Board.
- Champion a culture of engineering excellence, documentation and continuous delivery.
- Present technology performance, risks, and strategic initiatives to the Executive Leadership Team and Board of Directors.
- Lead software engineering teams responsible for backend systems, frontend applications, mobile platforms, APIs, and integrations.
- Ensure successful delivery of scalable and customer-centric fintech products and technology solutions.
- Implement quality assurance frameworks to ensure product reliability and performance.
- Oversee cloud infrastructure, networks, databases, storage systems, and production environments.
- Ensure high availability, scalability, resilience, and disaster recovery readiness of all critical systems.
- Optimize infrastructure costs, performance, and operational efficiency.
- Establish monitoring, incident management, and service reliability practices.
- Ensure secure software development, security-by-design principles, and cybersecurity best practices.
- Oversee vulnerability management, penetration testing, and remediation activities.
- Manage technology risks and ensure business continuity across all technology platforms.
- Provide strategic oversight for enterprise data platforms and analytics capabilities.
- Promote data-driven decision-making through business intelligence and reporting frameworks.
- Ensure effective management, governance, and protection of organizational data assets.
- Evaluate, select, and manage technology vendors, service providers, and strategic partners.
- Negotiate enterprise contracts, technology licensing agreements, and service-level commitments.
- Build, mentor, and retain high-performing technology teams.
- Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
- Implement succession planning and leadership development programs within the technology function.
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