Hi J***s, I hope you’re doing well. I came across your profile and was really impressed by your 25+ years of driving cloud infrastructure transformation and cybersecurity at J***n,and your deep fintech experience from F***e to multi-cloud migrations. I’m J***e, HR Recruiter at StrategyBrain, and I’m partnering with N***l on a Chief Technology Officer, Global Fintech Innovation role. Given your track record in defining scalable tech strategies and leading high-performance teams, I’d love to share more details and hear your thoughts. Would you be open to a brief chat?

Hi J***s, Great to hear you’re interested! Here’s a bit more on N***l and the CTO, Global Fintech Innovation role: Company Snapshot • 800+ employees across North America, EMEA and APAC • Fast-scaling fintech with a security-first culture and agile collaboration • Committed to delivering transformative digital banking services worldwide Role Highlights 1. Global Technology Strategy , Define and execute the end-to-end roadmap for digital banking and fintech products, driving scalability, performance and security. 2. Multi-Cloud & DR Leadership , Architect best-in-class cloud ecosystems and disaster recovery frameworks to modernize infrastructure and ensure business continuity. 3. Cybersecurity Excellence , Build and oversee programs aligned with PCI, HIPAA, FedRAMP (and other standards) to safeguard customer data at scale. 4. Team & Culture , Mentor and lead high-performance engineering and DevOps squads, instilling agile practices for rapid delivery. 5. Executive Partnership , Collaborate directly with the CEO and leadership team on technology roadmaps, cost optimization, innovation initiatives and M&A integrations. Why It’s a Fit for You • Your 25+ years leading cloud transformations and cybersecurity perfectly align with our need to secure and scale global banking platforms. • Your fintech pedigree (F***e, multi-cloud MSP migrations) will help accelerate our digital product roadmap. • You’ll join the executive team with full visibility into company strategy, ample budget and resources to drive innovation,and the chance to significantly impact a global business. Next Steps I’d love to walk you through more details and learn about your priorities. Would you be available for a 20-minute call? Here are a few slots (EST): • Wednesday, April 3 at 2:00 pm • Thursday, April 4 at 10:30 am • Friday, April 5 at 3:00 pm If none of these work, just let me know your availability and I’ll adjust. Also, feel free to share any questions you have about the role or N***l. Looking forward to our conversation! Best regards, J***e HR Recruiter, StrategyBrain

Hi J***s, Great question. This CTO role is fully remote from Fort Lauderdale, with only occasional travel,typically a handful of trips per year,to our North America HQ (New York) for quarterly leadership off-sites and, as needed, to our EMEA/APAC hubs for key strategy sessions or major product launches. Let’s lock in Thursday, April 4 at 10:30 am EST. I’ll send a calendar invite with dial-in details shortly. Looking forward to chatting! Best, J***e HR Recruiter, StrategyBrain

Hi J***s, Great,looking forward to our chat on Thursday, April 4 at 10:30 am EST. I’ve just sent over the calendar invite with the dial-in details. To make the most of our 20-minute conversation, you might: • Think about your vision for a globally scalable digital banking platform and how you’d roadmap key fintech innovations • Be ready to share examples of multi-cloud architectures or disaster-recovery frameworks you’ve led • Highlight any strategic cybersecurity programs you’ve built around PCI, HIPAA or FedRAMP I’ll walk you through N***l’s current priorities, our leadership team’s expectations, and the key metrics we’ll be tracking. And of course, I’ll leave time to answer any other questions you have. If there’s anything specific you’d like me to cover or any materials you’d like in advance, just let me know. See you Thursday! Best, J***e HR Recruiter, StrategyBrain

Hi J***s, Here’s a quick snapshot to help you prep: Key Cloud Performance Metrics • Uptime/SLA adherence , targeting 99.99% availability • Latency under peak load , typically <100 ms for core API calls • Auto-scaling success rate and capacity buffer utilization • Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR) for infrastructure incidents • Deployment frequency and lead time for changes (CI/CD throughput) • Cost per user transaction and overall cloud spend vs. budget • RPO/RTO for disaster-recovery drills • Security patch/vulnerability remediation timelines Current Team Structure Under the CTO you’ll lead a global Cloud & Platform organization (~25 engineers/architects) organized into three cross-functional squads: 1. Cloud Architecture & Automation , IaC, multi-cloud design, platform roadmaps 2. DevOps & SRE , CI/CD pipelines, observability, run-book management 3. Security & Compliance , cybersecurity frameworks (PCI, HIPAA, FedRAMP), threat response Each squad has regional leads in North America, EMEA and APAC, plus a centralized Architecture Council for governance. These groups partner closely with Product, Security and Operations to deliver our digital banking services. Hope this gives you what you need. Let me know if there’s anything else you’d like ahead of Thursday’s call,looking forward to our chat at 10:30 am EST! Best, J***e

Hi J***s, Great questions. Here’s a concise overview: 1. IaC Tools - We primarily use Terraform for multi-cloud provisioning (AWS, Azure, GCP). - For AWS-specific stacks, we also leverage CloudFormation and a small set of custom Ansible playbooks for initial bootstrap and configuration. 2. CI/CD Stack - Our core pipelines run on Jenkins (with shared libraries for compliance checks) and GitLab CI for smaller services. - We’re piloting ArgoCD for Kubernetes-native deployments and using Nexus for artifact management. 3. Architecture Council & Roadmap Prioritization - The Architecture Council is a centralized governance forum comprised of senior architects and security leads. - On a bi-weekly cadence, regional leads (NA, EMEA, APAC) submit proposed platform enhancements and new service requests via a joint backlog. - During the Council review, we score each item against strategic criteria (security impact, regulatory alignment, performance uplift, cost savings). - Top-scoring initiatives are green-lit for the next quarter’s sprint planning, with regionally owned implementation tracks and Council-led architecture reviews to ensure consistency. Let me know if you’d like any deeper detail on any of these areas ahead of Thursday’s call. Looking forward to digging in at 10:30 am EST! Best, J***e