Chief Product Officer

About Kindo and Role Overview

Kindo is embarking on an exciting growth phase following a successful $15 million Series A funding round. Trusted by schools and families across New Zealand, Kindo boasts a robust product-market fit alongside a meaningful mission. The Chief Product Officer will spearhead the product strategy, lead the scaling of the Product and Design teams, and enhance a well-established platform that supports schools and families. This executive position offers significant influence on company strategy, team architecture, product delivery quality, and sustained growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and direct Kindo's product strategy collaboratively with the CEO and Board.
• Lead, expand, and structure the Product and Design teams into a multi-squad organization.
• Implement scalable operating rhythms and team structures aligned with company growth.
• Oversee roadmap execution with deliberate prioritization and trade-offs.
• Discover, validate, and pursue new product lines and revenue opportunities.
• Engage closely with customers, school administrators, internal stakeholders, and external partners.
• Ensure high standards of product quality, customer satisfaction, and execution effectiveness.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Sales, Customer Success, and leadership colleagues.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Proven senior leadership experience managing product teams within SaaS, fintech/payments, marketplace, or complex platforms.
• Expertise scaling and managing product teams in early or growth-stage organizations.
• Demonstrated success leading multiple squads and enhancing delivery performance.
• Strong commercial acumen combined with strategic thinking capabilities.
• Experience coaching and developing leaders within Product and Design functions.
• Ability to effectively balance speed, quality, customer value, and business priorities.
• Familiarity with AI-powered product practices.
• Additional advantage for experience in educational technology, family-oriented products, payments processing, or marketplace models.

Why Join Kindo?

At Kindo, your work will make a tangible difference by simplifying school life for families, reducing administrative workload for schools, and improving accessibility for students. The company offers a meaningful mission, strong momentum, empowerment through ownership, trusted colleagues, and the opportunity to help drive the next phase of growth. Equity options (ESOP) are also available to employees.