HyperionDev

👥 1-10💰 $261,662 9 months agoEducationEdTech💼 Private Company
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HyperionDev is a leading online coding bootcamp, empowering individuals worldwide to launch fulfilling tech careers. We've partnered with top universities like Imperial College London and Stellenbosch University to deliver high-impact tech education, reaching over 150,000 registered students in 35+ countries. Our unique model combines structured courses with expert mentorship and code review, making tech education more accessible and affordable. HyperionDev's impact extends beyond individual learners. We actively address the global tech skills gap through innovative partnerships with government bodies like the UK's Department for Education, providing scholarships and connecting graduates with leading employers like AstraZeneca and the NHS. Our success is built on a strong foundation of social impact, recognized by Meta (formerly Facebook) as the most socially impactful startup in Africa. We maintain a flexible, remote-first work culture, employing a small, highly skilled team. Our tech stack reflects a commitment to modern development practices. We leverage tools and technologies such as HTML5, Google Fonts, Google Analytics, jQuery and AWS, among others, to deliver a robust and scalable learning platform. We value collaborative teamwork and continuous improvement, and are committed to providing our employees the ability to learn and grow. We are a primarily bootstrapped, profitable, and rapidly scaling business with funding from prominent investors such as Crowdcube and Meta. HyperionDev is a dynamic, purpose-driven organization committed to building a more equitable and inclusive future in tech. We champion a people-forward culture that fosters growth, learning, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. Our commitment to quality education and employee well-being is reflected in our generous benefits packages, including flexible work arrangements and opportunities to continuously upskill with our bootcamps.

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🧭 Contract

🔍 Education Technology

  • A completed Matric qualification.
  • Near-perfect written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience with ticket management systems and reporting.
  • At least 2 years of experience in online customer support or a student success role.
  • At least 1 year of experience working with CSAT/NPS data.
  • Experience in managing public reviews or online community engagement.

  • Analyze and report on data weekly and monthly regarding student concerns and retention.
  • Provide premium and personalized support for assigned HyperionDev students.
  • Support in maintaining and updating student and graduate support processes.
  • Ensure positive reviews from students on social platforms.
  • Identify and engage with at-risk students to problem-solve for on-time graduation.
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📍 Cape Town

🔍 Tech education

  • 5+ years of experience in a placement management function.
  • 5+ years of team management experience.
  • 3+ years of experience in Higher Education in a Careers or Alumni Department.
  • Relationship management experience is essential.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Preferred: A degree in Human Resource Management or relevant qualification.
  • 7+ years of experience in a placements function within Career Services, HR, or Technical Staffing.
  • 5+ years working with placement platforms.
  • 3+ years project management experience.
  • Strong acumen for technical tools like CRMs and job placement tracking tools.

  • Oversee the Career Services function in delivering quality career support to learners and graduates.
  • Conduct ongoing performance management and talent mapping for Career Services staff.
  • Strategic planning for Career Services and Alumni Relations strategy.
  • Implement effective standard operating processes.
  • Promote an engaged alumni community and drive student engagement strategies.
  • Manage communications and content strategy for Career Services.
  • Facilitate alumni career mentorship programs and manage Alumni Ambassador Programme.
  • Organize alumni/student and employer events, and control budget planning.
  • Track graduate outcomes and manage graduate programs with analytics.
  • Provide access to career development resources and support marketing initiatives.
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🔥 Career Coach
Posted 29 days ago

📍 Cape Town, Johannesburg

🔍 EdTech

  • Minimum of 2+ years interviewing experience in an agency or inhouse recruitment, or HR role with talent or recruitment responsibilities.
  • Minimum of 2+ years recent experience in Careers-related advising, coaching, or mentorship in Higher Education.
  • Understanding of the technical recruitment market and experience working under pressure with strict targets.
  • Outstanding reporting skills and experience with CRMs.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Skilled in using virtual tools for education and communication.
  • Meticulous attention to detail and experience with data analysis and reporting.
  • Strong client relationship and candidate management skills.
  • Proficiency in G-suite applications and project management tools.
  • Experience in planning and hosting skills development workshops.

  • Delivery of career development learning and advisory services to ensure graduates are prepared for the job market.
  • Offering 1:1 consultations and workshops to optimize student CVs, LinkedIn profiles, and GitHub portfolios.
  • Facilitating mock interviews to enhance interview skills.
  • Providing high quality feedback on tasks submitted related to Career Services.
  • Offering bespoke career development resources to support graduates in honing their professional profiles.
  • Encouraging students to create side-projects to overcome experience barriers.
  • Tracking graduate outcomes and milestones regularly.
  • Managing interview scheduling and candidate availability.
  • Maintaining accurate record keeping using data platforms.
  • Promoting job opportunities and assisting effective marketing initiatives for graduate placement.
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🔥 Paid Media Lead
Posted about 2 months ago

📍 Cape Town

🧭 Full-Time

🔍 Education technology

  • 5+ years of experience in digital marketing with focus on performance marketing.
  • At least 2 years in a senior leadership role managing customer acquisition or revenue generation.
  • Proven ability to drive results in a high-growth, startup environment.
  • Strong analytical skills with experience in CRM and performance metrics.
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills to inspire cross-functional teams.

  • Develop and execute comprehensive marketing strategies to drive learner acquisition and enrolment across multiple channels.
  • Implement and optimize performance marketing initiatives to maximize ROI.
  • Work closely with the marketing team for seamless campaign integration.
  • Analyze data to identify trends and improve performance.
  • Lead and mentor a high-performing team.
  • Collaborate with senior management on strategic plans.

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📍 South Africa, Texas, Louisiana, Washington DC

🔍 Education technology (EdTech)

  • At least 2 years of experience in business development or managing corporate partnerships.
  • Experience working with an ATS or CRM system.
  • Experience with prospecting tools such as ZoomInfo, Outreach.io.
  • Comfortable with using technology and familiarity with Google Suite.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Proven self-management and autonomy skills, capable of working independently.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize appropriately.
  • Outstanding reporting skills.
  • Stable internet connection.

  • Secure job opportunities for current and future graduates by growing the employer partner company database, focusing initially on Texas, then expanding to Louisiana and Washington DC.
  • Engage and develop relationships with prospective hiring companies through continuous market research and lead generation.
  • Discuss the value proposition of our developer graduates and bootcamps with different employer partner companies.
  • Ensure employer partner pipelines grow and remain relevant through regular contact and prospecting via outreach-focused tools.
  • Understand the needs and requirements of hiring companies and their recruitment cycles.
  • Ensure developer graduates’ profiles are complete and ready for presentation to hiring companies.
  • Engage with developer graduates to arrange interviews, assessments, and feedback.
  • Collaborate on student-facing events and communicate growth opportunities to graduates.
  • Maintain communication with developer graduates and ensure they are prepared for interviews.
  • Support marketing initiatives for our graduates and provide feedback on lead quality.
  • Develop and coordinate skills development, awareness, and employability courses or events.
  • Stay updated with industry trends to provide increased value to employer partners and graduates.

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📍 South Africa

🔍 Tech Education

  • Minimum: 3+ years of experience in a bid-related role in private or public sector, as well as a track record of winning proposals within highly competitive markets.
  • 1 year of experience in a management position related to procuring or delivering tenders.
  • 1 year of experience winning tenders/bids related specifically to higher education delivery.
  • 1-3 years corporate strategic and technical writing experience.
  • A tertiary qualification in Communications, Marketing, PR or related discipline.
  • Proven ability to effectively manage a high volume of commercial tenders to varying timescales.
  • Strong knowledge of bid writing principles and ability to translate for a wide range of subject matters.
  • Exceptional communication skills and the ability to clearly present a business rationale.
  • High attention to detail coupled with high standards.
  • Ability to multitask with research projects, data analysis and coordination with the executive team.

  • Lead a team of bid managers to develop, submit, and secure successful bid proposals, with an emphasis on building partnerships with educational institutions, government agencies, and corporate partners in South Africa and beyond.
  • Strategise and manage the entire bid lifecycle—from identifying opportunities to crafting competitive proposals that showcase our expertise and social mission.
  • Develop and refine a bid strategy that increases our competitiveness and maximises impact, ensuring all bid submissions are of the highest quality and align with HyperionDev’s values.
  • Engage with internal stakeholders, including the Partnerships and Strategy teams, as well as external legal advisors, to navigate complex procurement processes and identify ways to challenge or strengthen bid proposals.
  • Foster and maintain relationships with key partners, including government departments, local and international universities, and funding bodies, to support our efforts in expanding access to technology education.

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📍 UK

🧭 Full-Time

🔍 Education technology

  • At least 3 years of experience leading a team of business development professionals tasked with partnering with universities to launch educational offerings.
  • At least 5 years of experience as a business development professional specifically working to pitch or account manage partnerships with universities.
  • 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.

  • Develop and implement a strategic roadmap for university partnerships that align with our mission and business goals.
  • Oversee the execution of partnership projects from start to finish, ensuring timely delivery, high-quality outcomes, and alignment with the organisation’s growth strategy.
  • Manage a distributed team of professionals, providing guidance and support to meet both individual and collective goals.
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration between internal teams and external university stakeholders, ensuring efficient project workflows and communication.
  • Establish a framework for monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on the success of partnership initiatives.
  • Work with senior management to continually refine partnership strategies in response to market trends.
  • Act as a key advisor to the executive team, providing insights into partnership opportunities and strategies for growth.

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🔥 Chief of Staff
Posted 3 months ago

📍 South Africa, UK, US

🔍 Education technology

  • 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.

  • 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.

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