Chief Product & Technology Officer (EdTech)

TL;DR

Chief Product & Technology Officer (EdTech): Driving the product vision and technical strategy for a mission-critical Student Information System (SIS) with an accent on AI-first development and legacy modernization. Focus on transforming a customer-reactive posture into a market-facing strategy and leading the engineering team through technical evolution.

Location: Remote, United States (Pacific Time Zone preferred; Southern California a plus)

Salary: USD $200,000 - $250,000

Company

hirify.global (part of Banyan Software) provides mission-critical Student Information Systems for K–12 public school districts in California and Michigan.

What you will do

• Define and own the multi-year product and technology roadmap to shift the company toward a market-facing posture.
• Establish formal product management disciplines, including prioritization frameworks and release planning.
• Implement AI-first development practices and an AI product strategy to improve district staff productivity and data quality.
• Lead a team of approximately eight reports across development and database administration, building cohesive team structures.
• Own platform architecture across cloud, hybrid, and on-premise deployment models.
• Execute a modernization roadmap for a platform with a significant VB.NET legacy without disrupting operations.

Requirements

• US work authorization.
• Ability to work in Pacific Time.
• Active practitioner of AI-first development capable of leading a technical transformation.
• Deep technical foundation in infrastructure, architecture, and platform operations.
• Experience with hybrid, on-premise, or district-managed deployment models.
• Proven track record of team building and change management in small, complex environments.

Nice to have

• Experience in K-12 software or EdTech, including knowledge of public school procurement.
• Experience with legacy modernization, specifically with VB.NET.
• Professional background in companies with fewer than 200 employees.

Culture & Benefits

• Full entrepreneurial ownership and autonomy over the product and technology function.
• Collaborative, peer-level relationship with the CEO.
• Long-term stability via Banyan's buy-and-hold model with no artificial exit pressure.
• Mission-driven work supporting enrollment and compliance for approximately one million students.