Head of Lending IT Solutions Division – based in Luxembourg

Head of Lending IT Solutions Division – based in Luxembourg This position is based at our Luxembourg headquarters and requires regular office presence.

The EIB offers the opportunity to live and work in a truly international and multi-cultural environment and offers relocation support. The EIB, the European Union's bank, is recruiting for its Information Systems Directorate (IS), Business Solution Department (BSD), Lending Division (LD) at headquarters in Luxembourg for the role of Head of Lending IT Solutions Division (grade 7, full‑time, permanent contract).

Full‑time position at grade 7 with a permanent contract.

Purpose As Head of Lending IT Solutions Division, you will lead our core technology strategy, partner with business leaders, and drive innovation across bespoke and vendor platforms. You will deliver resilient, data‑driven solutions that power the EIB’s strategic ambitions, champion collaboration, empower diverse teams and ensure our technology meets the highest standards to make a real impact on how we work, grow, and deliver excellence within the EIB.

Operating Network The Lending Division manages and evolves the bank’s core lending application landscape to ensure secure, reliable, and efficient solutions for all lending‑related business processes. It oversees application development, integration, and lifecycle management to meet business, regulatory, and operational excellence requirements. The Division Head reports to the Head of the Business Solutions Department and works closely with other Heads of Divisions in the Group Information Systems Directorate as well as with business users who participate in projects and initiatives led by the Division.

Accountabilities

Shape the EIB Group’s IT strategy for lending by aligning technology with business goals and refining policies and architectures.

Lead digital transformation of lending processes, ensuring smooth adoption of new solutions through collaboration and change management.

Safeguard lending applications by enforcing security, regulatory compliance, and risk management best practices.

Ensure business value and efficiency by integrating automation, analytics, and continuous improvement into lending systems.

Represent the Division in cross‑functional projects and committees to promote best practices in lending technology and governance.

Lead and collaborate with IT and business teams to prioritize and implement strategic initiatives balancing business, regulatory, and operational needs.

Build and lead a high‑performing, diverse team, fostering ongoing development in lending platforms and modern IT practices.

Oversee project delivery and budgeting in the lending domain, ensuring timely, cost‑effective results aligned with strategic objectives.

Provide leadership and guidance on complex lending application issues, resolving challenges and promoting teamwork across stakeholders.

Streamline vendor management and procurement, driving value, compliance, and agile service models in the lending domain using SLA and quality targets in full compliance with outsourcing, DORA, and other applicable regulatory requirements.

Stay ahead of market trends by experimenting with new lending technologies and scaling up team capabilities as needed, including DevSecOps practices.

Qualifications

University degree (minimum a bachelor’s) in computer science, information technology, or a related domain.

10 years of experience managing large IT projects and supporting production solutions/services, ideally focused on core lending systems, loan origination and servicing platforms, bespoke application development, and integration of packaged lending solutions.

Experience in or proven ability to manage and coach people, ideally in multicultural environments or international organisations (e.g., deciding on team resources and skills, establishing objectives, assessing performance, delegating, supervising, guiding, motivating, and providing feedback).

Experience or proven ability to coordinate, guide, and empower IT teams in bringing together diverse IT experts to achieve common goals.

Extensive experience in delivering robust, secure, and scalable solutions in hybrid (on‑prem/cloud) environments, ideally for core lending applications, workflow/collaboration features, and loan management platforms.

Experience in managing and governing bespoke application landscapes, including hands‑on leadership of teams delivering solutions built on Java, JavaScript, and Microsoft Power Platform, is considered an advantage.

Demonstrated experience in managing and delivering daily critical IT services/operations adhering to ITIL best practices, ideally driving “shift‑left” automation and applying DevSecOps practices to lending systems.

Business expertise preferably in the banking industry (especially retail, corporate, or investment banking), ideally with solid understanding of lending products, credit processes, loan lifecycle operations, and regulatory requirements impacting lending activities.

Demonstrated leadership skills in developing teams, strengthening competencies, improving cohesion, and implementing change programmes across multiple business and technological areas.

Excellent knowledge of English. Knowledge of other EU languages would be an advantage.

Competencies Find out more about EIB core and managerial competencies on the EIB website.

Unless stated explicitly as a required qualification, a good command of French is not a pre‑requisite for hire. As both English and French are official working languages of the EIB, proficiency in both languages is a pre‑requisite for your future career development. Any language clause in your contract must be fulfilled in order for you to be eligible for a promotion. Proficiency is understood to mean attainment of level 5 of the Inter‑Institutional language courses, corresponding to B1.2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL). The Bank offers appropriate training support.

We hire and value talent with unique characteristics, creating a work environment where they can be themselves. We believe that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion makes us a performing and innovative organisation. We encourage all suitably qualified and eligible candidates to apply regardless of their gender identity/expression, age, racial, ethnic and cultural background, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation, disability or neurodiversity.

We strongly invite applicants with a disability, neuro‑divergent profile or chronic condition to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact the EIB Recruitment team at Jobs@eib.org who will ensure that your request is handled.

By applying for this position, you acknowledge the importance of maintaining the security and integrity of the information of the EIB Group. In case of selection for the position you agree to comply with all measures (policies, controls, document classification and management) implemented by the EIB Group to prevent unauthorised disclosure of any information or any damage to the EIB Group reputation.

Deadline for applications:

2nd February 2026

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