Svp, Director, Mortgage Business Technology Relationship Officer

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking, specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused, personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois, southwestern Florida, northwestern Indiana, west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Mich., and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont, Illinois, and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "WTFC."

Why join us?

• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 12 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years)

• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible

• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few

• Promote from within culture

Why join this team?

• This position has the opportunity to interface with and have a positive impact on multiple areas of Wintrust's business

• We hold ourselves accountable to high standards, share wins, operate ethically, and have fun

Position Overview

Wintrust is seeking a Senior Vice President, Business Technology Relationship Officer to lead the technology vision, strategy, and execution for our Mortgage Products. This role serves as the primary technology leader and strategic partner to the business unit's executive leadership team, assuming responsibility for ensuring that technology, data, and digital capabilities drive business growth, operational efficiency, and customer value.

The Business Technology Relationship Officer will shape how technology enables the business by overseeing a portfolio of platforms, applications, and services that differentiate the business unit in its markets while maintaining alignment with overall Wintrust strategy, enterprise architecture, governance, information security, compliance and regulatory risk frameworks.

This is a strategic leadership opportunity - the ideal candidate will be a technology leader who excels at the intersection of business strategy, digital innovation, and collaboration across a wide variety of business and vendor relationships. This role acts as a trusted partner to executive leadership, identifying opportunities for digital transformation, automation, data analytics, and AI-driven innovation in support of Wintrust's overall enterprise goals. This will be accomplished through the development of IT strategic plans and roadmaps, managing project intake submissions aligned to business priorities, and enabling projects across supported business lines by engaging stakeholders through Wintrust's Initiative Committee prioritization process.

What You'll Do

• Technology Leadership: Lead the technology vision, strategy, and execution for your assigned business units and serve as the primary technology leader and strategic partner to the business unit's executive leadership team and their direct reports - responsible for ensuring that technology roadmaps and digital capabilities drive business growth, operational efficiency, and customer value.

• Primary consulting partner and guide to the business on technology needs.

• Business Unit technology oversight and alignment to Enterprise Architectural Standards and Regulatory and Risk Frameworks

• Demand Intake and Disposition: work with the various teams within IT and the business to facilitate a demand intake and disposition process to review initiatives and designate them as either "projects" or "activities" that align to Business As Usual (BAU).

• Manage risk and enforce enterprise standards

• Business Line Portfolio Health & Vendor Management

• Financial Management of IT Services & Resource capacity planning

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in a senior technology leadership role

• Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and QA processes

• Proven experience managing large-scale technology initiatives from intake to execution and completion

• Excellent leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills: must be able to communicate effectively with senior leadership

• Ability to communicate complex technical information to business stakeholders in a meaningful way

Benefits

Medical Insurance • Dental • Vision • Life insurance • Accidental death and dismemberment • Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance • Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount • Critical Illness Insurance • Accident Insurance • Transportation and Commuting Benefits • Banking Benefits • Pet Insurance

Compensation

The estimated salary range for this role is $169,000.00 - $228,000.00, along with eligibility to earn an annual bonus. Actual salaries may vary based on several factors, such as a candidate's qualifications, skills and experience.

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From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To build a company that reflects the communities we serve, we believe that fostering a unique and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed will support our ongoing success. Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.