Chief Technology Officer | Engineering Leadership - Ongoing & Future Opportunities

Banyan Software

7h•Remote

About The Position

Banyan Software is seeking exceptional engineering leaders for ongoing and future opportunities within its portfolio of vertical SaaS companies. As a senior engineering leader, you would join one of Banyan's portfolio companies directly, working alongside the leadership team as a core member. You will own the full technology strategy, engineering organization, and platform architecture for a vertical SaaS business that serves a specific industry with mission-critical software. The role involves leading the shift to AI-native engineering and building a technology organization that scales while maintaining agility. The title and scope will depend on the specific company and context, but the core mandate remains consistent: owning the technical foundation and driving AI-first transformation.

Requirements

Led an engineering organization through a major platform transition (replatforming, modernization, cloud migration, or acquisition integration) while maintaining delivery throughput.
Shipped AI-embedded product capabilities with measurable customer outcomes, or led sustained AI experimentation with clear conviction about where it creates durable value.
Owned a SaaS platform’s security posture and compliance requirements (SOC 2, industry-specific standards) without relying on a dedicated security team.
Designed or redesigned a data architecture that serves analytics, BI, and AI as a unified asset.
Built and scaled an engineering team, including hiring technical talent, developing engineers into leaders, and managing performance directly.
Served as a CEO’s or GM’s primary technology partner, representing the technical vision in executive, board, or customer conversations.
Made architecture and infrastructure investment decisions with direct commercial rationale (tied to retention, revenue, or competitive positioning).
Identified a commercial or product opportunity from a technical vantage point that others in the organization may have not seen.

Nice To Haves

Experience in vertical SaaS or a similar domain.
Deep understanding of AI and its application in reshaping product capabilities.
Experience with leading technical transformations.
Ability to unlock value from proprietary data and deep workflow integration.

Responsibilities

Own the full technology strategy, engineering organization, and platform architecture for a vertical SaaS business.
Lead the shift to AI-native engineering.
Build a technology organization that scales without losing agility.
Serve as a CEO’s or GM’s primary technology partner, representing the technical vision in executive, board, or customer conversations.
Make architecture and infrastructure investment decisions with direct commercial rationale.
Identify commercial or product opportunities from a technical vantage point.

Benefits

Permanent home for software businesses.
Opportunity to acquire, build, and grow great companies worldwide.
Shared AI expertise and operational discipline.
Endowed foundation with $100 million in Banyan stock.
Great Place to Work Certified.
Five-time Inc. 5000 honoree.
Top 10 company on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.
Autonomy with backing (stack choices, team structure, delivery practices, AI strategy).
Capital, shared services, and a network of operating partners.
A personal approach, operating like a family office.
Preservation of brand, identity, and culture of acquired companies.
A peer network of portfolio company technology leaders.