text: Location(s): Varna, BG Praha 1, CZ Sofia, BG Milan, IT Burgas, BG Plovdiv, BG Bratislava, SK Bucuresti, RO Praha 10, CZ Bucuresti, RO Sofia, BG Rome, IT Plovdiv, BG Budapest, HU Warsaw, PL
  Job Location: Selected countries within EMEA with MetLife presence (ideally Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republia)
  The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) serves as a central point of accountability between IT Infrastructure and its various partners across IT and the business globally. The team is tasked with establishing a uniform relationship-driven service that aligns with both the line of business and Technology strategies. Overall, this position will lead a team of Relationship Executives that will position Infrastructure as a trusted IT advisor, streamline how IT does business with
  their partners, and ensure Infrastructure offers clearly defined products and services designed to achieve MetLife's business goals and objectives.
  The role has a strong focus on the promotion of shared infrastructure services to standardize infrastructure architecture and enable appropriate technology investments. This position requires thought leadership and direction to support a complex infrastructure located across EMEA countries.
  Goals of the position are:
  Serve as a 'trusted advisor' to the enterprise and global business regarding IT services and capabilities, aligning infrastructure, business, and application strategies.
  Provide thought leadership and direction in establishing Centers of Expertise (COE), and Shared Services in support of Global Infrastructure
  Provide direction and leadership to ensure IT operates as an integrated team pursuing the strategic objectives of MetLife
  Promote the use of standard technology and architecture by offering solutions/options to enable business strategies and objectives.
  Responsible for setting the organization's strategy in developing and maintaining positive client relations, creating synergies among various functions within the company to ensure MetLife strategies are met
  Plan and drive strategic change initiatives and trend analysis throughout Global Technology & Operations.
  Responsible for ensuring the organizing and chairing of formal service level review meetings
  Presents and articulates the benefits and capabilities of the Enterprise Infrastructure strategy to business and technology partners at an executive level
  Sets the strategic planning by active participation in all Line of Business (LOB)'s Investment, Operating and local program governance boards
  Provides thought leadership and guidance by incorporating regional initiatives, needs, and structures into formal account plans
  Directs and manages account level business plans and opportunity plans for the business
  Maintaining knowledge of industry trends to continue to measure relationship managements success
  Reports to: SVP, IT Infrastructure International GIS
  Direct reports/team: 8 directs/100+ total team
  Key Stakeholders: Regional CIO and Sr. "C" level Business partners
  BS in computer science, engineering or relevant field; MSc/MBA will be preferred
  15+ years proven experience as CTO, Regional IT Delivery Center or similar managerial role in a large, global corporate environment [preferably financial services industry]
  In depth understanding of the Enterprise Infrastructure products and services.
  Executive presence and the gravitas to drive strategy and operations.
  Customer knowledge relationship and service focus.
  Demonstrated ability to Inspire, motivate, and empower others.
  Strong Executive leadership skills; collaborative partner able to influence and drive accountability across organizational, geographic and domain boundaries for alignment, approvals, decision-making and governance. Experience leading large, global matrix managed initiatives
  Excels at leading and directing activities of distributed, global teams and ability to direct, motivate and develop project staff in an evolving environment. Fosters teamwork and collaboration. Proven experience building accountable teams empowered to achieve results.
  Strong analytical skills, proven ability to influence and negotiate complex situations.
  Strong interpersonal skills with high emotional intelligence and the ability to work with all levels of management across all functional areas
  Strong financial acumen and analysis to build the appropriate business case
  Executive level relationship building/management, risk management and vendor governance experience
  Knowledge of IT Risk and Compliance (including audit and regulatory inspections)
  Demonstrated experience as a change agent in an enterprise environment
  Strategic thinker: conceive, plan and manage information technology to support complex business initiatives