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About the Role

Barings is seeking an accomplished senior technology leader to provide overall ownership and leadership of the Global Technology & Data business area. This role is accountable for setting and executing the firm’s technology strategy, ensuring resilient, secure and scalable technology operations, overseeing AI-related technology and application development, and enabling the business through modern data capabilities, disciplined delivery and strong partnership with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Define and lead the multi-year Global Technology, Data and AI strategy, translating enterprise priorities into a clear roadmap, investment plan and measurable outcomes.
Own the Global Technology & Data operating model, ensuring strong governance, clear accountability, effective prioritisation and alignment with business, risk and regulatory expectations.
Lead the senior GTD leadership team, building a high-performing, collaborative function with disciplined delivery, strong engagement and clear succession planning.
Set the strategic direction for AI-related technology, application development and enabling platforms, ensuring secure, responsible and value-driven adoption across the firm.
Oversee enterprise data capabilities, including data management, analytics, governance and insight generation, to improve decision-making and operational effectiveness.
Ensure resilient, secure and scalable technology operations across infrastructure, cyber security, applications, collaboration tools and digital workplace capabilities.
Drive modernisation, automation and digital transformation initiatives that improve business outcomes, enhance control, reduce complexity and support sustainable cost efficiency.
Partner with executive leadership, business heads, risk, compliance and the board to communicate technology priorities, manage trade-offs and secure sponsorship for strategic change.
Build organisational capability by embedding modern engineering practices, effective knowledge transfer, talent development and a culture of innovation, accountability and continuous improvement.
Maintain disciplined oversight of technology risk, vendor performance, investment governance and delivery execution to ensure GTD operates as a trusted, commercially focused business partner.

Requirements

10+ years’ senior leadership experience in technology, data and/or AI within a complex, highly regulated or enterprise-scale environment.
Proven ability to define and deliver a multi-year technology, data and AI strategy, translating business priorities into clear roadmaps, investment plans and measurable outcomes.
Experience leading senior, multidisciplinary technology teams across data management, cyber security, infrastructure operations, project delivery, application development, engineering and technology business partnering.
Strong understanding of AI-enabled technology, responsible AI governance, application development and digital transformation, with the judgement to balance innovation, security, control and business value.
Deep knowledge of enterprise data capabilities, including data governance, analytics, insight generation and the use of data to improve decision-making and operational effectiveness.
Strong understanding of the technology risk, cyber resilience, operational resilience, controls and regulatory environment relevant to investment management or financial services.
Track record of leading modernisation, automation and complex transformation programmes that improve business outcomes, strengthen control, reduce complexity and support sustainable cost efficiency.
Commercially astute leader with experience overseeing technology investment, vendor performance, delivery governance and prioritisation across a complex global organisation.
Credible and influential senior stakeholder manager, able to partner effectively with executive leadership, business heads, risk, compliance and board-level stakeholders.
Able to move confidently between strategy and execution, balancing immediate operational priorities with long-term technology direction.
Inclusive and proactive people leader with strong communication skills, capable of building trusted relationships, developing senior talent and fostering a culture of innovation, accountability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Data Management
Cyber Security
IT Infrastructure Operations
Project Management
Technology Business Partnering
AI-related technology
Application Development
Platform Strategy
Data Governance
Analytics
Insight Generation
Modern Engineering Practices
Talent Development
Innovation
Accountability
Continuous Improvement
Technology Risk Management
Vendor Performance Management
Investment Governance
Delivery Execution
Communication Skills

Location

Charlotte, NC
London, UK

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior leadership

About the Company

At Barings, we are as invested in our associates as we are in our clients. We recognize those who work diligently for us and reward them for personal and professional integrity, communication skills, distinct competencies and expertise in specific strategies, ability to collaborate as a team member and true dedication to the interests of our clients.
We thank you for your interest in joining the Barings team, and invite you to explore our current employment opportunities.

Equal Opportunity

Barings is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer; Minority/Female/Age/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply.