Chief of Staff - Cape Town, South Africa - HyperionDev
Summary: As Chief of Staff at HyperionDev, you will work closely with the CEO, executive management, and members of our CEO's office to set and implement the company-wide strategy, manage strategic projects, and support talent planning and acquisition. This is a fast-paced role with exposure to nearly every area of the business, requiring someone with a demonstrable track record in building and managing successful teams and prior experience in commercial partnerships.
About Us: HyperionDev is one of the largest providers of accelerated tech education in EMEA and a top education technology scaleup in the world, with financial backing from Meta and government partnerships in over 60 countries.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with senior management in setting and implementing the company-wide strategy on business & commercial partnerships, fundraising, financial planning, and talent acquisition & management.
- Manage strategic projects, critical external and internal communications, and ensure the executive management team's time is best focused on implementing strategy.
- Support 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.
- Support talent planning, acquisition and management to ensure a high-performance, people-forward team and culture that can scale with the company's growth.
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.
- 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.
Preferred:
- 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.
Our Values:
We're a people-forward company with a purpose that underlines everything we do. We're obsessed with the potential in people and challenge them to do their best work. We embrace a culture of growth and learning to deliver on our vision and ours is a relentless quest for improvement.
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