Head of Learning Design

Summary

Join HyperionDev as the Head of Learning Design and lead the crucial functions of course design, development, and evaluation. This new role within the Learning Experience department oversees all aspects of HyperionDev’s course strategy. You will manage a team of learning designers and specialists, setting goals and expectations for new course development and existing portfolio maintenance. Success requires strategic thinking, effective prioritization, and the ability to manage multiple tasks and people while maintaining a focus on broader goals. The role reports directly to the Director of Learning Experience. HyperionDev is a leading provider of accelerated tech education, backed by significant investment and working with top universities globally.

Requirements

• 7+ years experience in learning/instruction design, ideally within EdTech
• 5+ years direct team management experience, having directly line managed a team of 5+ individuals
• A deep understanding of learning design and educational technology best practices in the context of online/blended higher education
• Experience working with high-ranking university partners or other prestigious institutions
• Experience vetting and onboarding scalable methodologies, tools and platforms to enable and support the course design, development and evaluation processes
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent relationship management skills
• Good business acumen

Responsibilities

• Oversee new course development and existing portfolio maintenance to ensure learner success, improved bootcamp completion rates, learner retention & satisfaction
• Streamline and scale course building and course maintenance strategies to drive efficiency, contain scope, and improve course quality
• Translate department and business goals into regular team operations
• Manage and develop team members by establishing quarterly performance goals, allocating resources, assessing performance, conducting coaching conversations, providing feedback and proposing individual merit, and/or promotional increases
• Plan and oversee course production and maintenance in collaboration with HyperionDev’s Director of Learning Experience and Operations Manager
• Review, update and oversee departmental success metrics related to course quality, student satisfaction, progression and graduation
• Work cross-functionally with all relevant teams to research, propose and implement scalable, effective and efficient approaches to teaching and learning at HyperionDev

Preferred Qualifications

• A degree in Learning Design, Instructional Design, Learning & Development, or other relevant qualification
• A proven track record of scaling teams and support structures within a startup environment, ideally in EdTech
• Experience with Project Management tools such as Jira, Basecamp, Notion, ClickUp, Asana, etc
• Experience aligning content to accredited material and running the administration process of accreditation
• Experience with the production and maintenance of STEM/Coding content

Benefits

• 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
• Generous annual leave and medical benefits: We provide up to 20 annual leave days as part of our leave policy, as well as health insurance or medical aid benefits for our staff
• 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. Join one of the most ambitious and highest performing tech companies in the space, with a management team that draws their former experience from top tech companies
• 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