Head of Technology - Commercial, Consumer, Treasury and Core Systems

Req ID: 77459 

Location: Tulsa -TUL 

Areas of Interest: Information Technology 

Pay Transparency Salary Range: Not Available 

Application Deadline: 03/31/2026

BOK Financial Corporation Group includes BOKF, NA; BOK Financial Securities, Inc. and BOK Financial Private Wealth, Inc. BOKF, NA operates TransFund and Cavanal Hill Investment Management, Inc. BOKF, NA operates banking divisions: Bank of Albuquerque; Bank of Oklahoma; Bank of Texas and BOK Financial®.

Bonus Type

Discretionary

Summary

BOK Financial is a place where innovation, collaboration, and growth come together to create a dynamic career experience. We’re committed to building lasting relationships by delivering expertise and solutions—not just products—while empowering our team to reimagine what’s possible. With a diverse range of services and a century of proven stability, we offer opportunities to make an impact for clients of all sizes and industries. Join us and be part of a team that values excellence, teamwork, and investing in the communities we serve.

Job Description

The Head of Technology - Commercial, Consumer and Core Systems is accountable for performance, resiliency, risk posture, and business outcomes of lines of business (LOB) aligned application and project portfolios. This position operates in a matrix with tech/data shared services to keep the LOB reliable, advance change, and advise on technology—balancing LOB outcomes with an enterprise-first framework (TCO, modern delivery, supportability, scalability). This requires a leader who is product-minded with strong business acumen who uses data to drive decisions and product excellence.  This role is client-focused, risk-disciplined, a builder of a learning culture, and champions AI to boost productivity, scale, and innovation.

Team Culture

We’re a team that thrives on collaboration, creativity, and continuous growth—working together to solve complex challenges. Our culture is rooted in purpose: making an impact for clients and communities alike through innovation and meaningful contributions. By fostering a supportive environment where every voice matters, we empower our people to learn, lead, and make a difference every day.

How You'll Spend Your Time

• You will work side-by-side with business leaders to shape solutions that meet customer needs, scale well, and deliver measurable value.
• You will drive operational excellence by setting the right metrics (adoption, outcomes, SRE) and automating busywork.
• You will set direction and lead change—co-create multi-year roadmaps; make clear trade-offs that balance value, cost/TCO, risk, and speed.
• You will own reliability and risk for business-aligned portfolios—hit SLAs/SLOs, strengthen resiliency, and protect our customers.
• You will lead modernization—retire tech debt, simplify integrations (API-first/event-driven), and deliver secure, supportable platforms.
• You will champion responsible AI and smart tools to raise productivity, quality, delivery speed, and customer experience—with the right controls.
• You will grow high-performing teams—coach leaders, model a product mindset, and foster a learning culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• You will communicate crisply—provide counsel to business partners with clear options, risks, decisions, and results.

Education & Experience Requirements

This level of knowledge is normally acquired through completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Services, Computer Sciences, Engineering, or Business and 15+ years of business experience, ideally in business management, financial, data, or IT management. Recently, at a senior level in the financial services industry. Master’s degree or equivalent preferred.

• Ability to lead large-scale application portfolios and technology programs across multiple lines of business in a regulated environment.
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms, API-first and event-driven architectures, integration patterns, and data governance frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of risk-based control frameworks, disaster recovery/business continuity planning, and audit readiness.
• Proven experience applying Agile principles