Benjamin Schuster Email & Phone Number

Honolulu, Hi, Us

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Technology leader and banking strategist at First Hawaiian Bank, a publicly traded financial institution (NASDAQ: FHB) with over $25B in assets and the largest bank in Hawaii. Multiple team leader focused on digital transformation, open banking, and software engineering. Within 5 years led complete technology transformation of digital and engineering platforms throughout the entire organization. Responsibilities include:- Advise executive team and board on Cloud, API, Data, and Open Banking strategies while leading digital, technology, and agile transformation initiatives- Created and lead multiple technology departments including Digital, API & Integration, and CRM- Define the ideal target technical and enterprise architecture to meet the long-term strategic vision of the organization- Partner with other business leaders to create multi-year product roadmaps based on strategic, customer, and financial impacts to the enterprise- Enterprise and vendor evaluation + management for cloud, digital, and fintech partnerships- Regulatory and compliance ownership over specific technology domains