Head of Product & Engineering (or CPTO)

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Company: Togetherhood

Location: New York, NY 10025

Description:

About Togetherhood

Togetherhood is a fast-growing technology marketplace that makes it incredibly easy for any school to set up a high-quality enrichment or educational program through our network of outstanding, independent teaching artists. Our mission is to infuse every community with meaningful enrichment and education.

The company was founded by a repeat entrepreneur with a strong track record of success (two acquisitions, one IPO as CPO at Farfetch) and is well-funded by a top-tier venture capital firm.
The Opportunity: Head of Product and Engineering

We are seeking a hands-on engineering leader to own and scale our entire product development function-including engineering, product management, and product design. This is a technical-first role for someone who has grown up in engineering, loves building teams and systems, and is now ready to lead a full-stack product development org at a mission-driven startup.

You'll partner closely with the CEO on product strategy and vision, while taking full ownership of execution: building great software, shipping consistently, growing the team, and embedding generative AI into both how we build and what we build.

This is a rare opportunity for an engineering-minded leader who wants to grow into a VP or CTO role while still being deeply involved in product thinking and customer experience.
What You'll Do
Technical & Product Leadership
  • Own the full product development lifecycle-from concept to design, development, testing, and deployment
  • Translate business and user needs into scalable, elegant technical solutions
  • Guide platform architecture and ensure long-term scalability, security, and performance
  • Serve as the primary bridge between vision and execution, partnering with the CEO on strategic priorities
Team Building & Management
  • Build and lead a cross-functional product team (engineering, product management, product design)
  • Double the size of the engineering team while establishing strong team structure and hiring processes
  • Coach, mentor, and retain high-performing engineers and product contributors
AI-Driven Product Development
  • Implement generative AI to increase engineering productivity (e.g. code generation, documentation, QA, planning)
  • Work toward building AI-native features into the product, such as intelligent scheduling, matching, or enrichment personalization
Hands-On Execution
  • Stay close to the codebase-leading design reviews, writing high-leverage code, or prototyping when needed
  • Ensure excellent developer experience, modern tooling, and efficient workflows
Process & Product Operations
  • Establish lightweight, high-velocity product development processes (agile, sprints, OKRs, feedback loops)
  • Collaborate across departments (e.g. operations, sales, customer success) to ensure fast feedback and business alignment
  • Measure impact and outcomes through analytics, user behavior, and experimentation
Who You Are
  • 8+ years of experience in engineering roles, with 3+ years leading technical teams
  • Strong technical depth and hands-on experience with full-stack development (bonus for C#/.NET and React)
  • Experience managing or partnering with product and design, with a demonstrated ability to ship successful products
  • Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-paced startup environments
  • Experience scaling engineering orgs (ideally at a Series A/B startup or similar)
  • Familiarity with generative AI, LLMs, and how to apply them practically to product and engineering problems
  • Thoughtful communicator who can collaborate with both technical and non-technical teammates
  • Mission-driven and eager to build something meaningful with lasting social impact
Why This Role?
  • Shape the technical and product direction of a growing company from the ground up
  • Build a next-gen team and tech platform infused with generative AI
  • Work directly with a product-minded founder who deeply values engineering
  • Help democratize access to enrichment and educational opportunity

Ready to scale something that matters? Apply now and let's build the future of enrichment and education-together.

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