Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Unisys is a global information technology services company. The Client CTO will serve as a trusted technical advisor to C-suite stakeholders in financial services, leading solution strategy, innovation roadmaps, and transformation initiatives. The role also shapes client-facing solutions, integrates security and compliance, modernizes legacy platforms, and drives strategic relationships and growth opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Anticipate emerging technology trends and translate them into client value
- Lead strategic discussions and innovation forums with clients
- Develop multi-year transformation roadmaps aligned to business priorities
- Collaborate with sales, pre-sales, and delivery teams to shape winning solutions
- Provide strategic input into proposals, renewals, and account plans
- Build and sustain strong relationships with client executives and key stakeholders
- Integrate cybersecurity, data protection, and compliance considerations into all solution designs
- Guide modernization of legacy platforms while minimizing risk to critical financial operations
- Promote secure-by-design and compliance-by-design principles across all proposed solutions
- Represent a holistic view of Unisys across all business units and act as the primary technical representative to client leadership, including the C-suite
- Drive client-facing strategy and innovation engagements, including executive briefings, technology workshops, and roadmap discussions
- Foster long-term client relationships and identify new opportunities to expand Unisys’s portfolio of services
- Lead from the front with a proactive, outcome-oriented approach while adapting to client culture and operating environments
- Build relationships across the client organization and earn a seat at the table
- Collaborate with the Client Executive, Client Delivery Executive, and Client Security Officer to ensure a coordinated leadership approach
- Operate effectively within highly governed financial environments, balancing innovation velocity with control, documentation, and approval processes
- Work cross-functionally across technical, commercial, and delivery teams
- Facilitate executive strategy discussions, innovation forums, and technology workshops connecting emerging technologies to client priorities and long-term transformation plans
- Promote a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Act as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to clients
- Champion innovation with a focus on measurable outcomes
- Bridge business and technology priorities effectively
- Drive collaboration across internal and external stakeholders
- Maintain a strong focus on value realization and client outcomes
Skills
- 15+ years in IT Architecture, CTO, or innovation leadership roles, ideally within Cloud Applications & Infrastructure or Digital Workplace domains
- Proven track record of driving digital transformation and innovation at enterprise scale
- Strong expertise in Digital Workplace technologies or cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), with the ability to translate technology into business outcomes
- Proven track record in pre-sales solutioning, consultative selling, and engaging senior stakeholders
- Strong commercial acumen with experience influencing large-scale deals
- Demonstrated ability to engage and influence C-level stakeholders
- Broad understanding of enterprise technology landscapes and experience in global, matrixed organizations
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical solutions into business value
- Experience working within or supporting financial services organizations (e.g., banking, capital markets, mortgage, payments, or insurance)
- Familiarity with regulated environments and the impact of compliance, audit, and risk management on technology delivery
- Experience supporting large-scale, mission-critical platforms requiring high availability, resilience, and security
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