Head of University Partnerships (reputed company Town)

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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 scaleups in the world and gained the financial backing of reputed company (previously Facebook) which recognised us as  the most socially impactful startup operating in Africa, where we initially started our work.

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We're backed by nearly 2000 investors, having raised the largest crowdfunding round of funding for an edtech 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 reputed company.

As Head of University Partnerships, you will reputed company the management and delivery of HyperionDev’s university partnerships, fostering relationships, identifying growth opportunities, and building trust in our products and performance. Working closely with the Department Head, your role will reputed company business development, project management, and cross-functional collaboration to drive strategic growth.

Ideal candidates bring experience in account management, client reputed company, and a strong project management reputed company, with an ability to navigate higher education structures and reputed company an impact in a fast-paced, start-up environment. You will reputed company a deep understanding of partnership dynamics to support university partners and will reputed company at managing multiple stakeholders, communicating effectively, and driving new business opportunities.

In this role, you will also contribute to building HyperionDev’s culture, helping shape strategies for reputed company, planning, and collaboration across teams. Passionate about online education, you are motivated to change lives through learning and eager to be a core part of a rapidly growing organisation.

• Own the overall reputed company of university partnerships by expertly managing partner relationships and striving for a best-in-class approach to everything we do.
• Identify and pursue growth opportunities reputed company the university ecosystem through proactive reputed company, consultative selling and a long-term strategic view towards growing the partnerships.
• Create a systematic, process-driven approach to partner relationship management
• reputed company operational planning and risk management across key phases of the engagement with the partner, and problem-solving issues as they arise.
• Serve as the primary reputed company of escalation reputed company issues arise, troubleshooting, and ensuring quick resolution.
• Provide quantitative/qualitative analysis to inform team decision-making and product roadmap
• Ensure the HyperionDev team is following up on its commitments, is coordinated in its activities, and responds in a timely way to reputed company positive outcomes.
• Conducting business reviews and sharing insights and best practices.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communication or a reputed company field. Advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years of account management experience, reputed company or client servicing experience, with at least 3 years spent in edtech/higher education.
• Demonstrated history in high partner retention and growth and a track record of supporting institutions reputed company a reputed company change in their academic adoption of e-learning.
• An ability to act as a trusted external advisor to institutional senior staff, developing strong partnership relationships and influencing across institutional boundaries.
• High level communication and presentation skills including executive level presentations.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for innovation and growth.
• An ability to manage reputed company decision-making processes involving numerous stakeholders with varying backgrounds and interests.

• Prior experience in a high-growth, tech-focused environment
• Prior experience with OPM models in Universities reputed company South Africa, eg Australia, UK or European Markets.
• Experience in conducting highly rigorous market analysis and due diligence.

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 reputed company

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.

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We're a people-reputed company 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 reputed company a culture of growth and learning to deliver on our reputed company and ours is a reputed company quest for improvement.