Head of Product & Technology

Head Of Product & Technology

We are a B Corp certified, AI-native ESG platform helping companies across the UK and Europe turn sustainability compliance from a burden into a business advantage. Over four years, we evolved from a sustainability software provider into something far more powerful: an AI agent purpose-built to automate the most time-consuming parts of ESG work.

Our core product is an AI ESG Agent that takes messy, fragmented data and converts it into finance-ready evidence and reports — in days, not months. We cover the full ESG stack: carbon measurement and reduction, B Corp certification and recertification, CSRD and regulatory compliance, supplier auditing, and ESG reporting across major frameworks. We serve a predominantly UK and European customer base, where mounting regulatory pressure is driving accelerating demand for exactly what we have built.

We are founder-led, lean by design, and scaling. Our team of five operates with a high level of autonomy, with AI tooling embedded across the entire operation.

This is not a traditional CTO role. It is a hands-on, build-it-yourself position for someone who thrives in a lean startup environment and is as comfortable in Cursor and Claude Code as they are in a product strategy conversation. You will own the product from roadmap to deployment, work directly with the Founder, Sales, and Customer Success teams, and be a core voice in shaping where the platform goes next.

This role exists because we are ready to accelerate, and that requires a full-time technical owner who is embedded in the business — not a part-time contractor managing bandwidth across multiple clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end development of our AI ESG agent platform, from architecture decisions to deployment
• Work primarily within AI-native development environments including Cursor, Claude Code, and Lovable
• Design and build complex agent workflows where off-the-shelf AI tooling falls short — going under the hood when needed
• Translate product requirements into working software quickly, with a bias toward the simplest viable solution
• Test, QA, and iterate on features in close collaboration with CS and Sales based on real customer feedback

• Participate in customer-facing conversations and cross-functional syncs to stay close to what the market needs
• Contribute to roadmap prioritization alongside the Founder and Head of Customer Success
• Proactively surface trade-offs: what is buildable, what is not, and what timeline is realistic — no false promises
• Help identify the fastest path to market for new features and product expansions

• Set and maintain standards for how the product is built, tested, and maintained
• Make pragmatic architectural decisions appropriate for a fast-moving, AI-first startup
• Stay current on the rapidly evolving AI tooling landscape and evaluate what is worth adopting
• Be a clear, direct voice on technical feasibility — internally and when needed, externally

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience owning full-stack or product development end-to-end in a startup or lean team environment
• Hands-on proficiency with modern AI development tools — Cursor, Claude Code, or equivalent agentic coding environments
• Demonstrated ability to build and ship product, not just manage others who do
• Strong product instincts — able to evaluate what to build next and why, not just how
• Clear, direct communication style; comfortable pushing back, flagging risks, and setting realistic expectations
• Availability to work full-time (40 hours/week) during UK/European business hours or with meaningful overlap

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building AI agent workflows, LLM integrations, or automation-heavy products
• Background in B2B SaaS, compliance tech, or regulated industry software
• Exposure to ESG, sustainability reporting, or adjacent domains (can be developed on the job)
• Experience working directly with a founder or as an early technical hire
• Familiarity with UK/EU regulatory frameworks (CSRD, B Corp, SECR, etc.) — a plus, not a requirement

Ideal Candidate Profile

You are someone who gets things done. You do not need a large team, a defined process, or a long runway to start shipping — you build momentum yourself. You think before you speak, communicate trade-offs plainly, and take ownership of outcomes rather than activities.

• Hands-on and execution-focused — comfortable writing code and owning delivery, not just directing it
• Calm under pressure — startup pace does not rattle you, it motivates you
• Commercially aware — you understand that what gets built should connect to what customers need and what the business can sell
• Direct and candid — you say what is achievable, flag what is not, and back your positions with reasoning
• Genuinely curious about AI tooling — you follow the space, experiment early, and bring that energy to how the product gets built
• Collaborative without needing hand-holding — you engage closely with a small team and operate with high autonomy

Why This Role

• Be the technical owner of an AI agent that is actively changing how businesses approach ESG — in a market where regulatory pressure is only accelerating
• Work directly with the Founder with a real seat at the strategy table, not a layer removed from decisions
• Full ownership and autonomy over how the product is built and where it goes
• Join a lean, high-trust, B Corp certified team that moves fast and values clarity over corporate process
• Competitive compensation benchmarked to global market rates for a role of this scope