[Hiring] Product & Technology Lead @Talent First

Role Description

This is not a classic product management role. We're looking for a technically strong builder who can own both what we build and how we build it: shaping and launching new subscription products while taking CTO-like ownership of development processes, technical decisions and production quality.

• MCR runs a growing portfolio of subscription products built on a shared funnels platform, with a dedicated subscription backend for each product line.
• You'll own the technology behind this “product factory”, ensuring every new launch is faster, more reliable, and more reusable than the last.
• Most development and DevOps are delivered by an external partner, so you'll be the company's in-house technical owner, setting direction, standards, and priorities for the vendor.
• The role is hands-on and reports directly to the CEO and COO.
• Focus (around 60–70%) will be on launching new products, with the rest on improving the existing portfolio.
• Ideal fit for a CTO, Head of Engineering, Engineering Manager, or a Technical PM with a strong engineering background.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in technical leadership or technical product roles: CTO, Head of Engineering, Engineering, Development Manager, or Technical PM with a strong engineering or QA background.
• A hands-on understanding of how web products work under the hood: frontend and backend, APIs, integrations, databases, deployment, and infrastructure.
• Experience managing or closely overseeing external development teams or vendors.
• Experience launching products from zero, ideally in B2C, subscription, mobile, gaming, e-commerce, or other performance-driven environments.
• Experience with recurring payments and PSP integrations, and with production monitoring and incident handling.
• Experience designing platforms or shared architectures that support several products, markets, or languages.
• A good understanding of subscription economics, conversion, and retention, or a strong drive to learn them quickly.
• Comfort with analytics and payment tools such as Stripe, GA4, Mixpanel, Amplitude, A/B testing platforms, and SQL.
• Strong, daily AI proficiency in both development and analysis (e.g. Claude Code, AI prototyping tools, LLM-based workflows).
• The ability to manage several projects at once and to work directly with senior leadership.
• Professional English, written and spoken.

Requirements

• Own new subscription products and funnels end to end: Build → Launch → Test → Scale → Localise.
• Audit the current setup in depth (people, processes, technologies, services, and the development vendor), then propose improvements backed by evidence and implement what's approved.
• Own all development processes, from planning and delivery to code and release quality, for both current work and fast new launches.
• Manage the external development and DevOps partner: set priorities, review technical proposals and estimates, and hold delivery to clear quality and timeline standards.
• Design and evolve a scalable, reusable platform architecture so new product lines and localised funnels can launch quickly on a shared foundation.
• Make and challenge technical decisions on architecture, integrations, infrastructure, and tooling, choosing pragmatic solutions that let us launch fast and scale reliably.
• Own the reliability of the stack: hosting and infrastructure, databases, monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
• Own recurring billing and payment provider (PSP) integrations, including payment success, routing, and subscription flows.
• Own the technical foundation of our funnels: analytics and event tracking, ad pixels, A/B testing infrastructure, and the data flows growth relies on.
• Build prototypes and MVPs quickly, using AI-assisted development and prototyping tools to validate ideas before full investment.
• Partner closely with the Head of Growth and the Analyst on acquisition, tracking, cohort data, and funnel performance across Meta, Google, TikTok, and other channels.
• Work with the security function on access control and infrastructure protection.
• Analyse conversion, retention, churn, and LTV, and recommend whether to scale, optimise, or shut down a product.
• Build repeatable processes, playbooks, and technical frameworks that make each new launch faster than the last.

Benefits

• Real ownership: shape both the product and the technology behind it, with direct influence on business decisions.
• Direct access to leadership: work day to day with the CEO and COO, without layers of management.
• Building at scale: design the platform behind a whole portfolio of new subscription products, not a single app.
• Speed: new products go from idea to market fast, and you'll see the impact of your decisions in the numbers.
• Global reach: products used by millions of people worldwide.
• AI-first culture: a company that actively uses AI to build, analyse, and operate more efficiently.
• Flexibility: fully remote, full-time.
• Compensation: a competitive package based on experience, plus a performance-based bonus system.