Director, Technology Development & Innovation

Director, Technology Development & Innovation# Director, Technology Development & Innovation Pleasant Grove - PLEASANT GROVE, UT 84062## Overview Position Type Full Time## Description
** About CCBank
** CCBank is an entrepreneurial and innovative community bank that is building a next-generation financial services platform. We are deploying credit card issuing infrastructure, standing up a Merchant Acquiring and Sponsorship business unit, delivering real-time payment capabilities via Fed Now and RTP, developing a cloud-based data strategy in Snowflake, identifying and building practical AI-powered tools and capabilities to advance our AI strategy, and pursuing fintech partnerships that require robust, scalable API connectivity.

We are seeking a senior technology leader who can help us build and execute across all these dimensions — and who thrives at the intersection of innovation, architecture, and delivery.
** Position Summary
** The Director of Technology Development & Innovation is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing all technology development, API integration, and innovation initiatives s individual serves as the Bank’s primary internal technical development authority — directing both in-house and external development resources (including finding and contracting with on or offshore teams and solution architects), owning the Bank’s API and integration strategy, managing the Snowflake data lake program, and leading the identification and implementation of technology solutions that advance the Bank’s strategic objectives.

This is both a hands-on and a leadership role. The Director will be expected to actively participate in architecture decisions, vendor evaluations, and technical problem-solving while simultaneously building a development capability that reduces the Bank’s reliance on existing costly external consulting relationships over time. The role requires equal parts technical depth, leadership effectiveness, and business acumen — the ability to understand what needs to be built, direct others in building it, and communicate clearly about progress, risk, and outcomes to executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
** Key Responsibilities
**** Technology Development Leadership
*** Serve as the Bank’s senior technical development authority, providing architectural guidance and technical oversight across all active development initiatives.
* Recommend, direct and manage a mix of potential internal, onshore, and offshore development resources, establishing clear standards for code quality, documentation, testing, and delivery.
* Evaluate and manage relationships with external solution architects and development vendors, optimizing the use of external resources for specialized or surge work while building internal capability for core and ongoing development needs.
* Lead the planning, prioritization, and execution of the Bank’s technology development roadmap in close partnership with the CIO, COO, CFO and other business unit leaders.
* Establish and enforce development governance standards, change management processes, and release management practices appropriate for a regulated financial institution.
** API Development & Systems Integration
*** Own the Bank’s API development strategy and execution, designing and delivering integrations that connect the Bank’s core systems, cloud platforms, and third-party partners.
* Lead or direct the development of credit card application workflows within the Bank’s Azure environment, integrating with credit bureaus, KYC/KYB providers, digital banking UI/UX platforms, and card issuing infrastructure (Synctera and related partners).
* Build and maintain API connectivity between the Bank’s Azure environment and FIS Money Movement Hubs to support Fed Now and RTP instant payment capabilities, including outbound disbursement APIs for strategic program partners.
* Develop and manage API infrastructure to support the Bank’s Merchant Acquiring and Sponsorship program, including potential integrations for ISO/ISV onboarding, settlement processing, and transaction monitoring.
* Ensure all integrations are built to security, compliance, and…