Head CIO Office (80-100%)

Zurich

Key information

Publication date:01 October 2025
Workload:80 – 100%
Contract type:Unlimited employment
Place of work:Zurich

SIX is driving the transformation of financial markets, we are at the forefront of innovation and a passionate advocate for FinTech.
With offices in 33 locations, we have stood for innovation and stability on the global financial markets since 2008 but our roots go back to the 1930s. SIX provides technical infrastructure and services to banks and other international financial institutions. We run the stock exchanges in Zurich and Spain, offer global clearing and settlement services, sell financial information around the world and provide secure payment solutions to clients in Switzerland.

We are looking for a strong candidate to lead the newly established CIO Office. The CIO Office is responsible to provide a consistent, transparent and efficient approach to the way the IT organization delivers value to the business and successfully delivers on SIX transformation.

The CIO Office enables the CIO, steering SIX IT in following areas

IT Strategy, Operating Model, Financial & Performance Management

People & Organizational Enablement

Strategic Portfolio & Initiative Management

Communication & Change Management

Audits orchestration

What you will do:

As Head CIO Office, you lead a department of 20+ employees and work closely with the CIO. As Department Head you are responsible to provide services to the CIO and the IT organisation, by:

Unifying business and IT strategy, in collaboration with SIX Group Strategy, orchestrating and overseeing the IT strategy execution.

Partnering with financial controllers, monitoring costs, and providing leadership with transparent and regular financial insights. It supports value-driven IT decisions through financial analysis and performance tracking based on KPIs and IT performance reporting.

Providing full oversight of the IT project landscape and owning the IT project management portfolio ensuring that efforts are aligned with the IT strategy and roadmap.

Overseeing communication activities across CIT areas to ensure consistency.

Orchestrating IT internal and external audits and supporting preparation and handling of regulatory interactions, in strong collaboration with the CRO organization.

What you bring

The ideal candidate has strong understating of both business and IT strategy, as well the ability to lead and influence team to adopt new ways of working.