Head of Product & Technology
Confidential | Remote (UK/European Hours) | Full-Time

About the Company

We are an AI-native ESG platform helping companies across the UK and Europe turn sustainability compliance from a burden into a business advantage. We have 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 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 small team operates with a high level of autonomy, with AI tooling embedded across the entire operation.

About the Role

As we scale, the single biggest bottleneck to growth is product velocity. We have clear customer demand, a defined roadmap, and the AI tooling to move fast — what we need now is a technical leader who can own the entire delivery engine and actually build alongside it.

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

Product Development & Delivery

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

Product Strategy & Roadmap

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

Technical Leadership

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.

You are:

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 team that moves fast and values clarity over corporate process
Competitive compensation benchmarked to global market rates for a role of this scope

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