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# Chief Technology Officer/ Head of Engineering, Virtual insurance at AIFT

- **Company:** AIFT
- **Location:** Taipei, Taiwan
- **Posted:** 2026-04-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/aift/jobs/5810323004

## Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a visionary and execution-focused Chief Technology Officer / Head of Engineering to lead our end-to-end technology strategy, architecture, and engineering organization. This role is responsible for driving digital innovation, ensuring regulatory compliance, strengthening cybersecurity posture, and building a resilient, scalable, and data-driven insurance platform. The CTO will partner closely with executive leadership to align technology initiatives with business growth and customer experience goals.

## Responsibilities

Technology Strategy & Leadership

- Define and execute technology vision to transform insurance experience for B2C customers aligned with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
- Lead digital platforms evolution across web and mobile applications.
- Drive cloud-native architecture strategy and platform scalability.
- Envision in AI adoption from development to user experience
- Build and foster a high-performance engineering culture emphasizing innovation, accountability and continuous improvement.

Platform & Engineering Excellence

- Oversee end-to-end software development lifecycle, DevOps, and CI/CD practices.
- Ensure system reliability, performance, and scalability across customer-facing and internal platforms.
- Optimize data architecture and warehouse strategy to enable trusted reporting and analytics.
- Lead modernization initiatives across infrastructure, applications, and integration layers.

Data & Analytics Governance

- Establish a unified and trusted data foundation to support reporting, regulatory submissions, and decision-making.
- Drive improvements in ETL orchestration, data freshness, and reporting SLA performance.
- Promote data governance, lineage, reconciliation accuracy, and audit readiness.

Security, Risk & Compliance

- Own company cybersecurity strategy and technology governance.
- Ensure IT governance frameworks, incident and change management controls, and audit processes are embedded in engineering practices.
- Strengthen identity management, infrastructure and data security, and threat monitoring.

## Team and Culture

- Oversee engineering operations, FE, BE, QA, SRE, IS and Data teams to ensure high availability and business continuity.
- Establish engineering best practices, scalable architecture standards, and digital products development discipline.
- Foster a culture of experimentation, accountability, and measurable impact.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with GTM, Product, Operations, Finance, Risk and Compliance teams.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to the executive leadership on technology risk and innovation.
- Mentor and develop technical leaders within the organization.

## Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information technology, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in technology, preferably within insurance, fintech, or financial services.
- Proven experience leading digital transformation and AI adoption is prefered
- Experience in leading techonology team in regulated environment is a plus
- Deep understanding of IT governance, cybersecurity and regulatory compliance frameworks.
- Track record of building and scaling high-performing engineering organizations.
- Passionate for innovation and building technology that meaningfully transforms customer experience and insurance operations.
- Excellent communication skill with capabilities and patience to understand and balance interests of different stakeholders and at the same time a people manager who is willing to spend time to hold heart-to-heart conversation to coach and grow the team

## About AIFT

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: AIFT (Laboratory for AI-Powered Financial Technologies) is a Hong Kong-based research laboratory and innovation hub that develops AI and data science solutions to transform global financial services.
- **Entity Type**: Private (research lab with spin-off commercialization arm)
- **Headquarters**: Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, Hong Kong
- **Founded**: Not publicly available
- **Founders**: Co-founded by City University of Hong Kong and Columbia University. Key leadership includes Prof. Houmin Yan (Director), Shi Lei (Deputy Head of Commercialization), and Antony Zhu (Head of Product & Development).

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Financial technology (FinTech), AI research & development, blockchain/tokenisation
- **Target customers**: B2B – banks, financial institutions, SMEs, and enterprise clients in the finance sector
- **Mission / purpose**: "Conducting pioneering research, attracting the brightest talents, realizing visionary concepts, and providing the best business solutions for future financial services." [hkaift.com](https://hkaift.com/careers/)

## Products & Services
- **AI-Driven Financial Service**: Research and solution development for AI-powered risk management, investment intelligence, and customer analytics.
- **AI-Enhanced Financial Technology**: Advanced analytics and machine learning models for credit scoring, fraud detection, and regulatory compliance.
- **Social Media Analytics for Financial Technology**: Platforms that mine social media and news data for market sentiment and investment signals.
- **FinSights (Supply Chain Finance)**: A solution showcased at InnoEX 2026 that leverages trusted logistics data to optimize trade finance. [hkaift.com](https://hkaift.com/)
- **Tokenised Deposit Platform**: A joint initiative with JETCO to enable commercial banks to issue and manage tokenised deposits. [hkaift.com](https://hkaift.com/)
- **Tolo Digitech (Spin-off)**: Partnered with fintech firm FUNDel to build a trade finance platform integrating Port Community System data. [hkaift.com](https://hkaift.com/)
- **Portfolio Management System for E-Commerce Loan Securitisation**: A system referenced in AIFT’s portfolio (see About page). [hkaift.com](https://hkaift.com/about-us/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Headcount of ~26 employees (as of 2025-2026), with a -17.4% yearly change reported on LinkedIn. [linkedin.com](https://hk.linkedin.com/company/laboratory-for-ai-powered-financial-technologies-limited)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: JETCO (joint tokenisation platform), FUNDel (trade finance spin-off), Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP), City University of Hong Kong, Columbia University.
- **Growth Signals**: Spin-off company Tolo Digitech launched in 2026; participation in InnoEX 2026; active patent filings (e.g., entity association recommendation, cryptocurrency asset classification). However, headcount declined year-over-year, so growth trajectory appears mixed.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Academic pedigree**: Founded jointly by City University of Hong Kong and Columbia University, giving it deep research capabilities and access to top talent.
- **Ecosystem position**: Located in Hong Kong Science Park, a major R&D hub, and holds strong ties with local banks, regulators, and fintech players.
- **Full-stack FinTech approach**: Combines AI, blockchain, and data science to address both research and commercial deployment (spin-offs, partnerships).
- **Proven commercialization**: Multiple patents granted via Google Patents and live solutions (tokenised deposits, trade finance platform).

## Strategic Focus
- Commercializing research outcomes into market-ready FinTech products.
- Expanding tokenised deposit and digital asset infrastructure for banks.
- Scaling supply chain finance and trade finance solutions via data partnerships (e.g., Port Community System).
- Building a pipeline of spin-off companies to take innovations to market.
- Attracting talent for both research and product development roles (openings listed on [Greenhouse careers page](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/aift) and internally).

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven**: Work at the intersection of AI and finance to solve real-world problems in banking, risk, and trade.
- **Young and growing**: Described as a "young company" with opportunities to get in "on the ground floor" and grow as projects gain momentum. [hkaift.com](https://hkaift.com/careers/)
- **International connections**: Collaborations with top universities and global financial institutions provide a broader perspective.
- **Practical skill development**: Talent training is part of the mission – developers and analysts can build expertise in FinTech ecosystems (Python, Spring Boot, Docker, blockchain, etc.). [hkaift.com](https://hkaift.com/careers/)
- **Vibrant community**: Active member of Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong’s largest R&D base, with access to a network of tech companies and events.
- **Work environment**: Office-based in Hong Kong Science Park (Shatin); roles include Software Engineer, Assistant Quantitative Analyst, Data Analyst, and Research Assistant. [hkaift.com](https://hkaift.com/careers/)
- **Culture**: Emphasizes open innovation, cross-boundary collaboration (universities, VCs, financial institutions), and a flat, research-driven atmosphere.

## Sources
1. [hkaift.com (Home Page)](https://hkaift.com/)
2. [hkaift.com (Careers Page)](https://hkaift.com/careers/)
3. [hkaift.com (About Us Page)](https://hkaift.com/about-us/)
4. [LinkedIn Company Profile](https://hk.linkedin.com/company/laboratory-for-ai-powered-financial-technologies-limited)
5. [HKSTP Directory Page](https://www.hkstp.org/en/directory/innohk/laboratory-for-ai-powered-financial-technologies-limited)
6. [Greenhouse Careers Page](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/aift)

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