Client CTO - Financial Services

What success looks like in this role:
As Client CTO, you will act as a trusted technical advisor to C-suite stakeholders at some of our most important client accounts, leading solution strategy, innovation roadmaps, and technical excellence. You will bring a strong understanding of risk, compliance, and operational resilience — ensuring that technology strategies align with regulatory expectations, security standards, and business continuity requirements. The role emphasizes balancing innovation with control, enabling clients to modernize while maintaining trust, stability, and audit readiness.

Working closely with sales, delivery, product, and portfolio teams, you will shape and present compelling solutions aligned to client goals and Unisys capabilities — connecting technology innovation to business outcomes, identifying growth opportunities, and delivering long-term value as clients navigate their digital future.

What You Will DoAnticipate 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

How You Will Work 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

You will be successful in this role if you have:

What You Bring
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…