Head of Employer Partnerships & Learnerships (Johannesburg)

ABOUT US

HyperionDev is one of the largest providers of accelerated tech education in EMEA and one of the oldest providers of 'coding bootcamps' in the world. We work with top universities such as Imperial College London, The London School of Economics, The University of Edinburgh, and Stellenbosch University to deliver structured technical courses and bootcamps that accelerate people into fulfilling tech careers. We have been recognised as one of the top education technology startups in the world and gained the financial backing of Meta (previously Facebook) which recognised us as  the most socially impactful startup operating in Africa, where we initially started our work.

We are dedicated to closing the global tech skills gap and we achieve this by integrating tech education with human mentorship and expert code review powered by a workforce in Southern Africa, which lowers the cost of an accessible education in technology. This model has been successful, allowing us to reach millions of learners a year from over 60 countries. We have also partnered with government bodies such as the UK's Department for Education who provide scholarships for students to study on our bootcamps and gain employment at companies such as AstraZeneca and the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS).

We're backed by nearly 2000 investors, having raised the largest crowdfunding round of funding for an ed-tech company in history. As a primarily bootstrapped, profitable, and scale up tech business join us as we play our part in making the world a more stable, safer, and fair place.

 

ABOUT THE ROLE 

As our Head of Employer Partnerships & Learnerships, you will join the senior leadership team and take ownership of our employer-facing strategy across EMEA. You’ll set the direction and structure for how we engage with companies to unlock training and talent acquisition opportunities through learnerships, corporate upskilling, and custom B2B training initiatives.

You’ll also drive the growth of employer-funded revenue, including sales of bootcamps and certificate programs. A core part of your role will be leading a high-performing team of Business Development Managers and support staff, with a collective goal of delivering over R20 million in annual revenue through targeted, strategic business development.

This is a mission-driven role for someone who believes in the power of education to transform lives. You’ll be motivated by the opportunity to shape careers and drive workforce development at scale, helping thousands of students unlock their potential.

We’re looking for a commercially sharp, impact-oriented leader with a proven track record of acquiring, maintaining, and growing learnership partnerships. You should also have experience building and scaling high-performing business development teams in fast-paced, high-growth environments.

 

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum:

• At least 2 year of experience delivering or acquiring learnership partnerships/training in South Africa
• At least 2 years leading a team acquiring and delivering employer partnerships to deliver learnerships in South Africa at the scale of at least >R20mil a year
• At least 4 years of business development experience as a partnership manager or equivalent 
• A deep understanding of the employer training and learning & development space in South Africa and demonstrable track record of working with companies to scale training operations.
• A deep understanding of the BEE ecosystem in South Africa in relation to learning and development 
• Extremely strong business acumen
• Highly skilled at strategic analysis, problem solving, negotiation and conflict resolution
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Undergraduate degree in business, management, law or a relevant field

Preferred: 

• Experience working in Jobs Fund or similar government/employer led impact projects in South Africa 
• Experience working with employers that fund or co-fund tech bootcamps 
• At least 3 year of experience delivering or acquiring learnership partnerships in South Africa
• At least 2 years leading a team acquiring and delivering corprorate partnerships to deliver apprenticeships, executive education, or training for businesses at scale specifically for training tech skills 
• At least 4 years of business development experience as a partnership manager or equivalent in the tech education vertical 
• A deep understanding of the employer training and development space in multiple countries in EMEA and demonstrable track record of working with employers in partnerships to scale education 
• Extremely strong business acumen
• Highly skilled at strategic analysis, problem solving, negotiation and conflict resolution
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Undergraduate degree in business, management, law or a relevant field
• Prior experience in a high-growth, tech-focused environment
• 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.  The company has been approached for acquisition by a number of billion dollar leaders in the tech education space, is backed by investors from the US, UK and South Africa, and we want you to directly share in the success of the business.

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

Bootcamp: 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.

 

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.