Finfare is dedicated to empowering SMBs, by providing the ultimate expense management solution for growing businesses seeking to streamline their financial operations and maximize cash back rewards. Finfare offers easy expense tracking, personalized spend controls, seamless accounting integration, powerful analytics, and reliable charge card services. Our cardholders can tap into our vast network of reward program publishers and card-linked merchant offers, ensuring even bigger cash back rewards for their business.
We are always working on redefining the boundaries of digital financial services and aim to stay one step ahead in the ever-evolving fintech landscape. Joining Finfare allows you to become part of a rapidly growing organization, grow to your full potential, and be a part of the next big thing. Finfare is proud to be recognized as a Great Place To Work recipient in 2024, with a majority of our employees praising Finfare’s strong internal culture and supportive team members.
About The Role
As the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Finfare, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our technological vision, implementing strategic initiatives, and ensuring our IT and digital systems align with our business objectives. You will lead a talented team of IT professionals, driving innovation, efficiency, and security across all our technological operations.
Responsibilities
Technical Skills:
IT infrastructure and architecture: Deep knowledge of designing, implementing, and managing scalable IT infrastructures, networks, and systems.
Emerging technologies: Familiarity with cutting-edge technologies relevant to fintech, such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and cloud computing.
Strategic Leadership:
Develop and execute the company's technology strategy in alignment with business goals.
Drive innovation by identifying new technologies that could enhance our competitive edge and operational efficiency.
Lead digital transformation initiatives to optimize internal processes and customer experience.
Team Management:
Build and lead a high-performing IT team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
Provide coaching, mentorship, and professional development opportunities to team members.
Information Security and Risk Management:
Establish and enforce security policies and procedures to protect the company’s digital assets and customer data.
Monitor and mitigate IT-related risks, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, PCI-DSS).
Infrastructure and Operations:
Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of the company’s IT infrastructure, networks, and systems.
Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of all IT systems to support business growth.
Vendor and Stakeholder Management:
Manage relationships with external vendors, contractors, and service providers to ensure quality delivery of IT services and solutions.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders (e.g., executives, departments) to understand their IT needs and priorities.
Budgeting and Cost Management:
Develop and manage the IT budget, making strategic investments to support business objectives while optimizing costs.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications And Requirements
Proven experience (8-10+ years) as a CIO, CTO, or similar leadership role in a fintech or financial services organization.
Strong understanding of fintech trends, regulations, and technologies for our flagship business charge card product, expense management system, and our white label loyalty program.
Demonstrated success in leading digital transformation projects and IT strategy development, preferably for new GTM product lines.
Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
Experience from fintech is highly preferred.
Previous start-up experience is highly preferred.
Compensation
The compensation for this role is $300k - $350k+ (depending on experience).
Benefits At Finfare
Competitive health, vision, and dental benefits (covering 100% premium for employee and all dependent(s))
Unlimited PTO
401K (with employer matching)
Parental leave
Health and wellness reimbursement
Catered lunches 3+ times a week
Work sponsorship (if applicable)
Other employee perks
As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Finfare is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, genetic information or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.
Seniority level
Executive
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
Financial Services
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