Chief Information Officer 

Regular Full - Executive

Santa Ana, CA, US

Salary Range: $257,000 - $400,000

Corporate Overview 

Founded in 1938, Orange County’s Credit Union (OCCU) is a member-owned financial cooperative with a rich 86-year legacy of empowering individuals and families across Southern California. Headquartered in Santa Ana, California, OCCU serves more than 130,000 members through a network of ten branches across Orange County and Long Beach. With $2.7 billion in assets and a reputation for financial strength and service excellence, OCCU has built enduring trust within its communities through decades of responsible stewardship, personalized service, innovation, and commitment to financial empowerment.

The Opportunity

First and foremost, this is a leadership role for a strategic and innovative technology leader as OCCU embarks on a long-term growth strategy. The Chief Information Officer will be tasked with furthering the Credit Union’s overall technology improvement and solutions philosophy and defining the strategy for continuous technological innovation in a way that drives significant value. Reporting directly to the President and CEO, the Chief Information Officer will use a proactive and practical approach to ensure the alignment of the technology vision with business strategy. This leader will also play a highly influential role in driving the elements of technology innovation and solutions strategy development and execution. The successful candidate must contribute strategic vision, ensure tactical and data-driven execution, and provide the leadership necessary to support and enhance the Credit Union’s mission and trajectory.

The Individual

The successful candidate is a thoughtful and pragmatic technologist, and a leader and motivator of people who understands business with a hardwired desire to grow an institution and continually exceed expectations. This leader must be entrepreneurial and innovative, with an ability to engage and influence internal stakeholders at all levels as well as external constituents. Most importantly, the candidate must have a positive attitude, strong work ethic, proactive approach, high integrity, and strong moral compass, as well as reasoned and thoughtful judgment, a sense of urgency, and a balance between strategic and tactical skills.

Professional Experience Qualifications

• A minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience leading technology innovation in financial services organizations of scale. 
• Strong management acumen and a proven track record of serving as a change agent by formulating and executing growth-oriented strategic plans that drive exceptional performance.
• Thorough understanding of state and federal regulations.
• Expert skillset in core IT/infrastructure, security, network, and application support.
• Deep knowledge of core banking systems, digital banking platforms, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and fintech integrations.

Leadership Style Characteristics

• Lead by Example: Demonstrate and foster, by example, a sense of urgency, strong commitment/accountability, and sound decision making to achieve goals. 
• Vision and Purpose: Embrace and communicate the organization’s vision, its goals and its business needs; dedicated to success; inspire and motivate; operate without ego. 
• Inspirational: Encourage and inspire colleagues and team members to stretch beyond what they thought they could accomplish. 
• Leadership and Conflict Resolution: Be bold enough to diplomatically state opinions which may not always be popular. The ability to work through controversy, turning conflicts into opportunities for improvement and striving for win/win resolutions. 
• Ethics and Values: Adhere to code of conduct; and reward right behaviors. 

Education Certifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Advanced Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, etc., preferred
• Applicable certification(s) in IT, Information Security, Cloud, etc., preferred

What We Offer:

You’ll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to reshaping how banking is perceived and experienced. Together, we’ll create meaningful connections with customers, foster growth, and transform the industry.

Monetary Growth:

• Final offers based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity.  The range for the VP Digital Marketing role is $257,000 - $400,000.
• 401(k) with a 3% employer contribution AND a dollar-for-dollar matching of up to 5%.
• Annual discretionary bonus.
• Annual performance merit increases. 

Time Off: 

• 24 vacation days accrued per year
• 7 sick days accrued per year.
• Paid Holidays

Health & Wellness: From day one Anthem HMO or PPO, Delta Dental, and Unum products. 

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