Chief Technology Officer

Inspire and lead GFT Poland to be recognized as the best responsible AI-centric digital transformation company in the world. Ensure GFT remains at the forefront of technology, empowering our clients to solve complex, real-world business challenges through bold, cutting-edge solutions in the era of AI and rapid change.  
   
Areas of Responsibility:  

Technology Thought Leadership

• Represent GFT as a thought leader in the industry (conferences, publications, media) 
• Position GFT as the best place to work for top technology experts
• Lead discussions about the future of technology in the context of client needs

Presales and Client Delivery

• Actively participate in presales, solution validation, and proposal preparation
• Build and maintain relationships with key clients and strategic technology partners 
• Inject innovation into solutions and proposals  
• Solve complex technical challenges
• Manage client escalations related to technology

Strategic Technology Leadership  

• Act as a technology advisor to the Board
• Work closely with GTO and the Global Business Development Platform (GBDP) for the global offerings and technology workstreams

Technology Community and Talent Development  

• Mentor technical leaders, engineers, and architects 
• Build and lead both formal and informal technical communities  
• Support technical career paths and participate in recruitment for top technical roles 
• Promote culture of collaboration, innovation, autonomy, and high technical standards

Your skills:

• Min 10 years of business experience in IT
• Extensive knowledge of the financial sector and its regulatory environment  
• Proven experience working with a number of clients and across multiple technologies   
• T-shaped technical expert: with deep, specialist knowledge in at least 1 tech area and understanding on high level all IT technologies necessary for current banking & financial enterprises (including commercial solutions for banking/finance, custom application development , data and AI, cloud platforms)
• Proven track record of technical thought leadership, leading complex projects or strategic technology initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to influence and inspire technology teams, both formally and informally
• Genuine passion for AI — acting as an advocate, promoter, and active user of AI-driven solutions both internally and in client-facing work 
• Able to combine high-level strategic vision with a hands-on approach, remaining actively involved in key client engagements, solution design, and critical technical decisions  
• Strong client engagement skills – able to represent GFT in presales, solution validation, and executive-level discussions
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to speak to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Fluency in English and Polish is required 

We offer you 

• Opportunity to contribute to the growing success of a high-performing, leading technology and consulting firm with a global presence
• Hybrid work (2 office days per week)
• Benefit package that can be tailored to your personal needs (private medical coverage, sport & recreation package, lunch subsidy, life insurance, etc.)
• On-line training and certifications fit for career path
• Access to e-learning platform
• Mindgram - a holistic mental health and wellbeing platform
• Work From Anywhere (WFA) - the temporary option to work remotely outside of Poland for up to 140 days per year (including Italy, Spain, the UK, Germany, Portugal, and Bulgaria)
• Social events