Remote Hospitality Tech Lead: Innovate Guest Experience

Placements24; Queenstown; Hybrid; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Retirement contributions

Generous paid time off

Learning & development

Remote work tools

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Hospitality Technology Lead to oversee the design, development, and deployment of innovative technology solutions for hospitality clients. This fully remote role offers flexible work from anywhere and requires strong leadership of cross‑functional teams.

You will drive cloud, security, and data initiatives, manage vendor relationships, and partner with product management and sales to align roadmaps with client needs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years leading technology teams in hospitality.
• Experience managing remote software development projects.
• Deep knowledge of hotel tech stacks (PMS, CRS, POS, guest apps).
• Strong cloud, cybersecurity, and data management skills.
• Excellent project management and organizational abilities.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering; Master’s preferred.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setup.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and implementation of hospitality tech solutions.
• Manage full lifecycle of tech projects from conception to deployment.
• Oversee remote team of developers and IT specialists.
• Collaborate with product and sales to define roadmaps.
• Ensure integration of various hospitality software and hardware.
• Maintain technical documentation and best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex issues in hospitality platforms.
• Stay updated on hospitality tech trends.
• Drive continuous innovation and vendor management.

Skills

Technology leadership

Remote team management

Cloud technologies

Cybersecurity

PMS/CRS/POS

Stakeholder management

Software development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Security tooling

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Hospitality Technology Lead to oversee the design, development, and deployment of innovative technology solutions for hospitality clients. This fully remote role offers flexible work from anywhere and requires strong leadership of cross‑functional teams.

You will drive cloud, security, and data initiatives, manage vendor relationships, and partner with product management and sales to align roadmaps with client needs.