Chief of Staff

Summary

Join HyperionDev as Chief of Staff and work closely with the CEO and executive team. This fast-paced role is crucial for the organization's smooth operation and involves diverse responsibilities across various business areas. You will contribute to strategic planning, commercial partnerships, talent management, financial budgeting, and investor relations. The ideal candidate possesses a strong track record in building and managing successful teams in high-growth environments, along with experience in commercial partnerships. This role offers exposure to nearly every aspect of the business and the opportunity to influence key decisions and projects. HyperionDev is a leading provider of accelerated tech education with a global reach and significant investor backing.

Requirements

• At least 6 months of experience in a company related to online education, bootcamps, reskilling, or securing government contracts in education
• 10+ years of experience in fast-paced environments such as startups, strategic consulting, investment banking, or similar, with at least 5+ years in operational or technical execution (finance, product management, business development, management consultancy, or technology)
• Proven track record of achieving top results across professional and educational history
• Strong problem-solving and strategic analysis skills, with a data-driven approach and attention to detail
• Excellent communicator with the ability to present business rationales, influence stakeholders, and execute plans effectively
• Leadership experience with HR/talent acquisition, raising capital, and managing investor relationships
• Strong business and legal acumen, skilled in negotiation and conflict resolution
• Undergraduate degree in business, management, law, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the senior management in setting and implementing the company-wide strategy on business & commercial partnerships, fundraising, financial planning, and talent acquisition & management
• Work cross-functionally to manage important strategic projects, and critical external and internal communications, and to ensure the executive management team's time is best focused on the implementation of strategy
• Support our commercial partnerships strategy, working with the Director of Partnerships to pitch, negotiate and close large B2B and B2B2C opportunities
• Collaborate with the CEO on raising capital, liaising with and pitching to investors, negotiating and due diligence, and reporting to investors
• Be the custodian of data across the organisation, keeping abreast of critical KPIs and our north star metric as we implement and measure the success of new products and projects
• Support talent planning, acquisition and management to ensure a high-performance, people-forward team and culture that can scale with the company’s growth

Preferred Qualifications

• A technical background, with technical product management or software development experience
• 3+ years of management consultancy experience in a fast-paced, high standards and high-outcomes environment
• Prior experience as a founder or co-founder of a tech-enabled business
• Prior experience in education or education technology

Benefits

• Equity : As a senior leadership role within the company, you may be eligible for direct ownership in the business through our stock option scheme
• Hybrid work : We are a hybrid work organisation offering flexibility on your schedule. Remote working options are available for candidates not in proximity of a HyperionDev Campus
• Learn new tech skills: We offer our employees the opportunity to enrol part-time in our Coding Bootcamps
• Join the heart of tech in Africa, Europe and the US: You'll work with the best of the best and rub shoulders with the world leaders in edtech, developer education, and developer assessments
• Life-changing work: Solve real problems that make education and tech careers accessible to those who need it most: you're allowed to brag about it