VP Technology

Location: London Hybrid (2 to 3 days per week in Liverpool Street office to have face-to-face collaboration with key stakeholders)

Reports to: Founder/CEO

Works closely with: VP Product, VP Global Indices and Cards, VP Commercial & Head of Finance

Department size: c. 40, a mix between UK-based and offshore (within Europe)

We are seeking an accomplished and forward-thinking VP Technology to lead at the intersection of data, AI and scalable systems. This is a critical leadership role with both strategic and operational scope, with a company-wide impact and the opportunity to shape the next phase of our technology evolution.

As a member of the senior leadership team, you will partner closely with Product, Finance, Commercial and other leaders in the business, ensuring technology is at the heart of every growth decision.

The successful candidate will lead the transformation of our agile, high-performing business into a world-class data-as-a-product organisation. This is a rare opportunity to drive meaningful impact, build for scale and lead innovation at the core of our long-term growth strategy.

As VP of Technology, you'll be shaping the future of technology at FXC Intelligence, responsible for people leadership, engineering culture, technical architecture and delivery. You'll lead and inspire a talented and highly engaged team through a transformative journey, scaling systems, embedding AI and modernising the stack, while keeping quality and agility at the forefront.

Defining and owning the technology strategy across products and internal systems, ensuring it drives business growth

Building a high-performance culture within our capable engineering team, inspiring them to deliver excellence

Leading architectural decisions across our data-centric stack, setting the standards for scalability, resilience and innovation

Implementing AI where it adds true value, improving outcomes and productionalising this to give us a competitive edge

Leading and empowering both onshore and offshore teams, ensuring seamless collaboration and engagement

Partnering closely with senior leadership to align tech vision with business strategy

Balancing innovation with pragmatism, scaling capability sustainably rather than simply increasing headcount

Proven delivery in start-up or scale-up environments- experience leading complex technology outcomes, particularly in data-centric businesses where data is the product, and delivering products to enterprise-grade corporate customers.

Deep technical expertise with modern data, cloud and AI – an engineering background that enables you to lead with technical credibility, having experience with data engineering, expertise with ClickHouse or similar high-performance data platforms, AWS and cloud-native architectures, DevOps and practical experience in productionising AI – embedding it into workflows in a resource-efficient, value-driven way.

Leadership that inspires trust and performance- a proven track of hiring and managing high-performing onshore and offshore engineering teams, whilst fostering a culture of accountability, excellence and continuous improvement

Executive presence under pressure- A calm, decisive presence in high-stakes production scenarios, with the ability to be reliable, responsive and accountable.

A people-first, collaborative mindset- a leadership approach rooted in empathy, integrity and inclusion, working seamlessly with cross-functional stakeholders and communicating across the business with a dependable, flexible approach to problem-solving and decision-making.

Experience in the fintech, B2B enterprise SaaS or payments, or other complex, data-intensive industries

Expertise with ClickHouse or similar high-performance data platforms

Frontend Technologies – React, Material UI

Backend & Application Frameworks – Go, Node, RabbitMQ

Databases – Postgres, MariaDB, MongoDB, ClickHouse, Redis, JupyterLab, Metabase

Data Engineering & Orchestration – Python, Airflow, Kafka, DataHub

Cloud & Infrastructure – AWS, K8s

DevOps & CI/CD – Git, GitLab CI, DBS, Grafana, ELK, Prometheus, Docker, Docker Compose

Why join us?

Shape the future of a data business at the forefront of global payments insights

A chance to work with a vibrant, friendly team in a relaxed but committed culture where we listen and act on feedback

Modern tech stack and a strong vision for AI integration

Big impact, small team: think David vs Goliath in a space that's ripe for disruption

Work with the biggest names in finance and data

Be part of a pivotal transformation, including cloud, AI and product expansion

Real responsibility from day one

Competitive salary and benefits – see here

We have recently been recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work in 2025 Read our blog here on "Five reasons FXC Intelligence was chosen as a Sunday Times Best Place to Work in 2025

About us:

FXC Intelligence is the leading provider of cross-border payments data and intelligence, providing some of the world's biggest companies, central banks and non-governmental organisations with the strategic insights, expertise and awareness to effectively compete in their chosen markets. By joining us, you will be diving into a world of data-driven exploration and innovation, revolutionising financial insights through cutting-edge technologies, machine learning and predictive analytics.

Your contributions will shape the future of cross-border finance, helping clients such as HSBC, Lloyds, Mastercard, PayPal, Visa and The World Bank to uncover better paths to growth, as well as being a trusted reference and source for many of the leading international publications.

We are proud to produce industry-changing data and intelligence, aided by our company values of being customer-focused, taking ownership, knowledge, communication and leadership.

We're an innovative company that strives to look after its team, and we take pride in providing a positive company culture. Feel free to check out our blog, Instagram and Glassdoor pages to learn more about our culture and hear directly from our team about what it's really like to work with us

At FXC Intelligence, we believe in embracing diversity in all forms and fostering an inclusive environment. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran status, neurodiversity status or disability status.

We're not just looking for a tech leader. We're looking for someone who wants to build the future of data with us.

If you're excited by responsibility, impact and being a key player in a trailblazing company, we'd love to meet you.