Chief Product & Technology Officer – Aequitas Solutions

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the product vision, technical strategy, engineering execution, and AI roadmap.

• Create and implement a multi-year product and technology roadmap.

• Develop product management practices, prioritization frameworks, and release planning.

• Maintain a balance between innovation and platform stability during California CALPADS and Michigan MiDataHub compliance cycles.

• Collaborate with Customer Success, district stakeholders, Sales, and executive leadership.

• Spearhead AI-first development practices and define practical, explainable AI product capabilities.

• Ensure that AI design adheres to data locality, deployment boundaries, and K–12 regulatory requirements.

• Collaborate with Banyan’s AI team and internal AI Council.

• Oversee approximately eight direct reports in development and database administration.

• Establish team structure, processes, development standards, quality expectations, and release cadence.

• Own the strategy for cloud, hybrid, and on-premise platform architecture.

• Update the VB.NET legacy platform without interrupting mission-critical operations.

• Ensure tenant isolation, security, and operational reliability.

• Develop the on-premise managed services opportunity.

• Serve as the primary executive authority for product and technology decisions.

• Engage with the Michigan consortium as a co-development partner.

• Keep the CEO updated on key decisions, risks, and strategic or reputational implications.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven capability in AI-first development and hands-on practitioner experience.

• Strong technical background in infrastructure, architecture, and platform operations.

• Experience with hybrid, on-premise, or district-managed deployments.

• Ownership of product strategy and roadmap with a commercial perspective.

• Experience in team-building within small, complex environments.

• Maturity in change management.

• Authorization to work in the US.

• Ability to operate in Pacific Time.

• Preference for candidates located in Southern California.

• Low-ego, high-accountability leadership style.

• Credibility with both technical and business stakeholders.

• Sound judgment in managing organizational and technical change.

• Preferably, experience in K–12 software or EdTech.

• Experience with legacy modernization; familiarity with VB.NET is a plus.

• Experience at companies with fewer than 200 employees is strongly preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Stability provided by a permanent-capital, buy-and-hold company.

• Commitment to equal employment opportunities and an inclusive workplace.

• Accommodation available during the recruitment process.

• AI-assisted recruitment screening complemented by human hiring decisions.