Chief Technology Officer

Our client is an established New Zealand service provider operating at the intersection of technology, data, and customer communications.

We are recruiting for a six-month fixed-term Chief Technology Officer.

You'll lead a complex, predominantly on-premises technology environment. Your remit: manage legacy infrastructure, drive mandatory upgrades, maintain governance and compliance, and own technology risk. You'll operate hands-on while balancing day-to-day incidents with strategic improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the IT and data services function, providing hands-on leadership across technology, development, systems and digital solutions

• Maintain and progressively upgrade a complex, predominantly on-premises technology environment, balancing mandatory upgrades with day-to-day operational demands

• Manage technology risk, security, privacy, business continuity and disaster recovery, including SOC 2 Type II requirements

• Oversee technology suppliers, licensing, budgets and investment, ensuring technology decisions align with business requirements and risk appetite

• Work closely with the SLT, Board, customers and wider business to resolve technology issues, manage incidents and maintain operational performance

About You

• Senior technology leadership experience in a complex corporate environment, with strong hands-on experience across on-premises and legacy technology environments

• Proven experience managing technology upgrades, technical debt, outages and competing operational priorities

• Strong understanding of technology risk, security, privacy and business continuity, ideally within a SOC 2 Type II, ISO or similarly governed environment

• Commercial and financial capability across technology budgets, licensing, suppliers, vendors and investment decisions

• The maturity and resilience to lead a technical team, navigate complex business issues and operate effectively under pressure

What’s on Offer

• Ownership of the technology function

• Opportunity to make a tangible difference across a complex technology environment

• Broad remit spanning technology, security, risk, compliance and business continuity

• Remuneration commensurate with the scope of the role

• Auckland-based

Technology leadership where resilience, risk and delivery matter.

How to Apply

Your application will be reviewed within 5 working days of receipt. Should your application be shortlisted, a Talent Connector will schedule a short phone interview with you to discuss the next steps in the recruitment process.

Part of our pre-employment checks post-interview may include a Ministry of Justice check, personality profiling, a health assessment, and/or drug & alcohol testing.

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