Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Role: Chief Information Officer 

Location: Gabon, Libreville

An established and fast-evolving organisation operating in the regulated gaming and betting sector is looking to appoint a Chief Information Officer (CIO) to lead its technology strategy across retail and digital platforms.

This is a senior executive role for a technology leader who enjoys operating at the intersection of business strategy, digital transformation, cybersecurity, and high-availability systems. The CIO will play a key role in shaping the future of the organisation’s digital ecosystem across multiple markets.

The business has a strong physical footprint, a growing online presence, and a clear ambition to modernise, scale, and innovate.

Your Impact

As CIO, you will define and drive the IT vision, ensuring that technology is a true enabler of growth, operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and customer experience in a highly sensitive, always-on environment.

You will sit at executive level, influence strategic decisions, and lead multidisciplinary technical teams responsible for mission-critical platforms.

Key Responsibilities

IT Strategy & Executive Leadership

• Define and execute a medium- to long-term IT strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Act as a key member of the executive leadership team, contributing to company-wide strategic decisions.
• Establish strong IT governance, reporting, and performance dashboards.
• Identify and champion technology innovations that deliver measurable business value.

• Lead large-scale digital and systems transformation initiatives.
• Modernise tools, platforms, and processes to improve agility, scalability, and efficiency.
• Drive user adoption and change management across the organisation.

• Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams covering infrastructure, networks, cybersecurity, development, DevOps, and support.
• Build strong succession, capability-building, and skills development plans.
• Manage key technology partners and service providers.

Security, Risk & Compliance

• Own the IT security strategy and ensure robust protection of data, platforms, and transactions.
• Oversee IT risk management, incident response, and security monitoring.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements relevant to gaming, payments, and digital operations.

• Define and maintain Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans.
• Guarantee high availability and resilience of critical systems, including betting platforms, customer databases, and payment systems.

• Oversee the end-to-end technical architecture (on-prem, cloud, networks, data centres).
• Ensure performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Lead infrastructure and cloud strategy in line with future growth plans.

Digital Platforms & E-Commerce

• Oversee development and continuous improvement of web, mobile, and API-based platforms.
• Ensure excellent user experience, security, performance monitoring, and optimisation.
• Drive the implementation of BI, CRM, analytics, and marketing automation tools.

• Own the full IT project portfolio (budget, timelines, quality, resources).
• Apply structured project governance (Agile, Scrum, or Waterfall depending on context).
• Coordinate internal teams, external vendors, and regulatory stakeholders.

What You Bring

Background & Experience

• 10+ years in senior IT leadership roles, with at least 5 years at CIO / IT Director / CTO level.
• Proven experience in regulated, high-availability, or transaction-heavy environments.
• Exposure to gaming, fintech, payments, or large-scale e-commerce platforms is a strong advantage.

• Deep understanding of enterprise IT architecture, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and networks.
• Strong grasp of scalability, resilience, and security in mission-critical systems.
• Comfortable working with monitoring, performance, and observability tools.

 Leadership Style

• Strategic thinker with strong executive presence.
• Decisive, structured, and calm in complex or high-pressure environments.
• Results-driven with excellent stakeholder communication skills.

Education & Certifications

• Master’s degree in IT, Engineering, or Business with an Information Systems focus.
• Certifications such as ITIL, PMP, CISM, or similar are advantageous.

 Why This Role

• Executive-level influence with direct access to decision-makers.
• Opportunity to modernise and scale a complex, multi-platform digital ecosystem.
• Regional scope across Central Africa.
• High-impact role in a business where technology is mission-critical.