Chief Technology Officer

Overview

Christchurch, New Zealand. Global Technology Leadership Opportunity - Tourism Software Sector.

About Tourplan

Tourplan is a global technology leader in the travel software sector, providing world‑class solutions for tour operators and destination management companies (DMCs). Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Christchurch, we support 450 clients across 70 countries, with local experts in 5 global offices delivering outstanding customer services worldwide.

Tourplan's browser‑based platform powers every aspect of our clients' businesses — from tour creation and pricing through to bookings, operations, accounting, and online distribution. With flexibility across SaaS (Azure‑hosted) and on‑premise deployments, Tourplan is recognised for its robust functionality, deep customisation, and innovation. Tourplan's ambitious growth plans include further international market expansion, integrating AI into our products and services, scaling our connectivity and distribution solutions, while strengthening our infrastructure and security maturity.

The Opportunity

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) The CTO is a key member of our Christchurch‑based executive leadership team, reporting to the CEO. This is a pivotal role responsible for shaping and executing Tourplan's global technology strategy to deliver on our growth ambitions.

The CTO will lead a talented team spanning product development, infrastructure and security, ensuring Tourplan's technology and products remain innovative, secure, scalable, and customer‑centric. This will involve close collaboration with colleagues across sales, customer experience, finance, and regional offices worldwide.

Key Focus Areas

• Technology Strategy & Leadership - Drive the vision and execution of Tourplan's technology roadmap, aligning with business growth and client needs.
• Product Innovation - Oversee end‑to‑end software development lifecycle, ensuring timely, high‑quality delivery of our products in alignment with overall company strategy and business goals.
• Infrastructure & Security - Strengthen and modernise our Azure‑based infrastructure (400+ servers globally), enhancing resilience, security, compliance and scalability.
• R&D & Emerging Tech - Evaluate and leverage emerging technologies to ensure Tourplan maintains industry leadership and a sustainable competitive edge.
• Strategic Partnerships - Forge and maintain strategic partnerships with technology vendors and related 3rd parties. Use these collaborations to lead the adoption of new solutions and the exploration of new business opportunities.
• Executive Leadership & Collaboration - Partner with the CEO, board and global stakeholders to translate complex technical issues into actionable business insights and outcomes.

What We're Looking For

We are seeking an experienced technology executive who blends strong technical depth with proven strategic and people leadership. The ideal profile will include :

Why Join Tourplan

Ready to Make Your Mark?

Talent Hive is proud to partner with Tourplan on this important appointment. If you're an accomplished technology leader seeking to shape the future of global travel technology, we'd love to hear from you.

Please apply in confidence or contact Marc Denholm at Talent Hive for a confidential discussion.

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