Canterr - Product Lead

Role & responsibilities:

1. Strategic Leadership & Vision (CTO Mindset):

- Define and execute technology strategy and architecture.

- Champion scalability, security, reliability, and quality across the platform.

- Own decisions on stack, processes, and infrastructure (cloud, microservices, data pipelines).

- Represent technology to investors, partners, and clients; stay ahead on AI/ML, IoT, and blockchain.

2. Product Strategy & Execution (Product Mindset):

- Own the product lifecycle from discovery to launch and iteration.

- Maintain a prioritized, outcomes-driven roadmap aligned to market opportunities.

- Translate customer and stakeholder inputs into PRDs, user stories, and prototypes.

- Define and track product KPIs to guide decisions.

3. Technical Execution & Team Building:

- Be hands-on in early stages; build critical path features and frameworks.

- Recruit, mentor, and scale a high-performing team (software, data, QA, DevOps).

- Establish agile, CI/CD, code quality, and platform observability.

- Ensure architecture handles real-time data, algorithms, and high transaction volumes.

4. Domain Expertise (Mobility in Logistics):

- Apply geospatial and routing algorithms for dynamic fleet optimization.

- Leverage real-time telemetry for ETA prediction and disruption management.

- Design UX for drivers, dispatchers, and shippers; implement IoT for asset tracking.

Preferred candidate profile:

Qualifications & Experience:

- 10+ years in software; 5+ in leadership (CTO/VP Eng/Tech Lead/Product Head).

- Shipped products as a Product Manager or equivalent leadership role.

- Full-stack engineering experience (Python/Java/Go/Node) and modern front-ends.

- Deep cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure), microservices, and database design expertise.

- Direct experience in mobility/logistics.