Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO) - Aequitas Solutions

United States. Posted 5 months ago

The role

The Chief Product and Technology Officer will own the product vision, technical strategy, and engineering execution for Aequitas Solutions. This leader will establish AI-first development standards and define the modernization roadmap for a platform with a significant legacy technology footprint.

What you will do

Define and own the multi-year product and technology roadmap
Establish a formal product management discipline
Balance product investment and innovation against platform stability
Partner with the Director of Customer Success and district stakeholders
Support Sales and executive leadership with product positioning
Lead the implementation of AI-first development practices
Define and execute an AI product strategy
Lead a team of approximately eight direct reports
Build team structure, shared processes, and cross-functional visibility
Own platform architecture strategy across cloud, hybrid, and on-premise models

Required qualifications

Genuine AI-first development capability
Strong technical foundation in infrastructure, architecture, and platform operations
Hybrid, on-premise, or district-managed deployment experience
Real product instincts
Team-building experience in small, complex environments
Change management maturity
US work authorization
Ability to work in Pacific Time
Low-ego, high-accountability leadership approach
Credibility across technical and business stakeholders
Sound judgment in pacing change

Nice to have

K–12 software or EdTech experience
Legacy modernization experience
VB.NET familiarity
Background at companies under 200 employees

About the company

Banyan Software is a company that acquires and grows software businesses that serve specialized industries. Aequitas Solutions, an Aequitas portfolio company, is a Student Information System provider serving K–12 public school districts.