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Forsyth Barnes

Chief Technology Officer (Ref:192308)

Remote

United states

Senior

Freelance

29-10-2025

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Job Specifications

Job Title: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Industry: FinTech / RegTech

Location: Remote

We’re partnering with an innovative startup transforming Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and fraud prevention for financial institutions and enterprises. The company leverages AI, machine learning, and real-time analytics to provide actionable insights that prevent financial crime and ensure regulatory compliance.

As the CTO, you’ll be a strategic technology leader, working closely with executive leadership to define and execute the company’s technology vision. You’ll drive product innovation, build a world-class engineering organization, and ensure that technology solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the company’s technology strategy, including product roadmap, infrastructure, and engineering operations.

• Lead the development of AML and fraud detection platforms using AI/ML, cloud-native architectures, and data analytics.

• Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering team while establishing processes, best practices, and a culture of innovation.

• Ensure technology and products comply with global AML, KYC, and financial regulations.

• Oversee architecture, security, and infrastructure to maintain a resilient, scalable, and secure platform.

Skills & Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in senior technology leadership roles (CTO, VP of Engineering, Head of Technology), ideally in fintech, AML, fraud detection, or cybersecurity.

• Strong expertise in AI/ML, data analytics, cloud computing, and enterprise-scale software development.

• Deep knowledge of AML, KYC, fraud detection processes, and financial regulations.

• Proven experience building and scaling high-performing engineering teams in a fast-paced, startup environment.

About the Company

Forsyth Barnes is a global talent partner disrupting the recruitment industry. We operate through partnerships over one-time transactions and truly put our clients and candidates at the core of our ethos. We blend relationship building with investments in AI and technology to attract talent for your business. This success has paved the way for us to be recognised by the Financial Times as one of the fastest growing businesses in Europe year-on-year. We have a proven track history of successful partnerships with a mix of FT... Know more