Chief Information officer

Vaco is hiring a Chief Information Officer (CIO) located in Toledo, OH.

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) will be responsible for leading technology strategy for a growing financial institution.

Vaco is conducting a search for a Chief Information Officer (CIO) on behalf of our client, a growing and community-focused financial institution headquartered in Toledo.

This is a newly created executive leadership role offering the opportunity to build and shape the organization's long-term technology vision while driving modernization, innovation, cybersecurity, and operational scalability.

The ideal candidate is a strategic and business-minded technology executive with experience leading IT organizations within banking, credit union, or other highly regulated financial environments.

This individual will serve as a key member of the executive leadership team and play a critical role in aligning technology initiatives with organizational growth, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and member/customer experience.

Key Responsibilities

Technology Strategy & Leadership

• Develop and execute a long-term technology roadmap aligned with organizational goals and future growth initiatives
• Lead all aspects of IT operations, infrastructure, cybersecurity, network, systems, and data strategy
• Partner closely with executive leadership to position technology as a strategic business driver

Digital Transformation

• Evaluate, recommend, and implement modern technologies that improve scalability, operational efficiency, and customer/member experience
• Lead enterprise-wide modernization initiatives across systems, platforms, and processes
• Identify opportunities for automation, innovation, and data-driven decision making

Cybersecurity & Risk Management

• Oversee cybersecurity strategy, data governance, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, audit, and risk management requirements
• Maintain strong internal controls and information security best practices within a regulated financial environment

Team Leadership & Culture

• Build, mentor, and develop high-performing technology teams
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and service-oriented culture across the IT organization
• Serve as a trusted advisor and technology leader throughout the business

Vendor & Operational Management

• Manage strategic vendor relationships, contracts, and technology investments
• Oversee budgeting and resource planning for technology initiatives
• Ensure technology solutions deliver measurable business value and operational improvement

Executive & Board Partnership

• Communicate technology strategy, priorities, risks, and progress to executive leadership and the Board
• Help shape organizational strategy through a technology and innovation lens

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, IT Management, or related field
• 10 years of progressive IT leadership experience, including executive-level technology leadership
• Experience leading technology integration efforts related to mergers, acquisitions, or organizational expansion initiatives is strongly preferred
• Prior experience within banking, credit union, or financial services environments is highly preferred
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity, infrastructure, compliance, risk management, and enterprise systems
• Proven experience leading digital transformation and organizational modernization initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to align technology strategy with business objectives
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization
• Certifications such as ITIL, CISM, CISSP, COBIT, or PMP are a plus

Why This Opportunity?

This is a unique opportunity to step into a newly created CIO role and help shape the future of a respected and growing financial organization. The position offers strong executive visibility, influence at the leadership level, and the ability to make a lasting impact on both the business and the communities it serves.

The organization offers a collaborative culture, mission-driven leadership team, and a hybrid work environment that supports both flexibility and executive presence

Desired Skills and Experience

Chief information officer, CIO, Digital Transformation, IT strategy, Technology Roadmap, Technology Modernization, M&A, Mergers and acquisitions, banking, financial services, bank, credit union, Business Alignment, change management, growth, ITIL, PMP, IT Leadership, Data, data readiness, digital transformation

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact HR@vaco.com .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

· the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

· licensure and certification requirements;

· office location and other geographic considerations; and

· other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).