About Banyan Software
Banyan Software is the best permanent home for software businesses that serve specialized industries, their employees, and their customers. We are on a mission to acquire, build, and grow great companies worldwide, helping them modernize through shared AI expertise and operational discipline. The Banyan Software Foundation, endowed with $100 million in Banyan stock, leverages technology to build a greener and more equitable world. Banyan is Great Place to Work Certified, a five-time Inc. 5000 honoree, and a top 10 company on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Atlanta, Banyan operates more than 100 portfolio companies across North America, the UK, EU, and APAC.Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO)
Location: Remote, United States (Pacific Time Zone preferred; Southern California a plus)About Aequitas Solutions
Aequitas Solutions is a mission-critical Student Information System (SIS) provider serving Kβ12 public school districts, with its primary markets in California and Michigan. Its platform, Q, supports the core administrative operations districts rely on every day: enrollment, attendance, compliance reporting, and data governance. Aequitas competes on trust, customer responsiveness, and deployment flexibility. Unlike larger SIS vendors pushing districts toward centralized cloud hosting, Aequitas intentionally supports cloud, hybrid, and on-premise environments, giving districts genuine control over their data and infrastructure. That flexibility is a deliberate competitive differentiator in a market where data locality and procurement caution are facts of life. Aequitas was acquired by Banyan Software in 2022 and is actively expanding its product capabilities and customer footprint.The Opportunity
Aequitas has a loyal, established customer base, a platform with strong underlying functionality, and a clear mandate to grow. The Chief Product and Technology Officer is the executive hire that activates that mandate: the person who takes full ownership of the product vision, technical strategy, and engineering execution, and drives the platform forward. This is a role for a builder. With respect for the team and customer commitments already in place, the CPTO will establish AI-first development as the operating standard, define the modernization roadmap for a platform with a significant legacy technology footprint, and build the team structure and discipline needed to deliver on a multi-year product vision. There is real work to do, with real scope for impact. The CEO operates as a genuine partner, not a day-to-day manager. The expectation is that the CPTO owns the function completely: how resources are deployed, how the team is structured, and how the product roadmap is executed. The CEO will communicate direction and flag when something is off course, but the decisions are yours. This is an environment that rewards entrepreneurial ownership and initiative. It is a good fit for someone who thrives with autonomy and wants to build something, not manage an established machine. The CPTO reports directly to the CEO and sits on the Aequitas leadership team alongside the Director of Customer Success, Director of Finance, and heads of Sales and Marketing.What You Will Own
- A culture built on trust and commitment
- Product and Platform Leadership
- AI-First Product and Development Strategy
- Engineering Leadership and Team Development
- Platform Architecture and Deployment Strategy
- Stakeholder and Cross-Functional Alignment
What Weβre Looking For
Must-Haves
- Genuine AI-first development capability
- Strong technical foundation
- 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; based out of Southern California strongly preferred
- Low-ego, high-accountability leadership approach
- Credibility across technical and business stakeholders
- Sound judgment in pacing change
Strongly Preferred
- Kβ12 software or EdTech experience
- Legacy modernization experience
- Background at companies under 200 employees
