Director of Employer Engagement

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 scaleups 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 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 place.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As the Director of Employer Engagement, you will oversee one of our most important functions - managing engagement with the employers who support and recruit our students in the latter parts of their bootcamps and as they embark on the next phase of their career journey. You will develop these functions and in particular oversee, build, and scale a team that grows our relationships with new prospective and existing employer partners. You will work cross-functionally with our marketing, student success, career services, and alumni relations teams to ensure a robust and comprehensive series of employer-focused events are offered to students. You will also work with our admissions and university partner teams departments to coordinate employer involvement with top-of-the-funnel, high-impact events for prospective bootcamp students.
You will also oversee the career outcomes for a substantial cohort of students (1k+ per year) coming through our government-funded programs across the U.K, and be jointly responsible for these ultimate career outcomes alongside our Director of Employer Relations. This is a senior role which will also work with and influence the wider business and critical university partnerships. As the Director of Employer Engagement, you will play a key role in securing new scholarship funding for students by the track record built in your team with respect to graduate outcomes and proof of employer engagement at the pre-recruitment, recruitment, delivery, and post-graduation stage of our UK government-funded bootcamps and commercially sold bootcamps
You should be motivated with the knowledge that our courses and education methodology change the lives of people for the better. You must be ambitious and want to make the most of the opportunity you will have being a core part of a small but fast-growing organisation.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Drive the overall event vision and execution of HyperionDev’s employer-focused events (including but not limited to) student-facing Job Fairs, Employer Assessment days, Employer spotlight sessions, Alumni events, industry panels, tech talks, and Student Interview days with engaged employers, across all markets and programmes including our UK government-funded bootcamps and commercially sold bootcamps in 4+ international markets
Build the systems and team to track KPIs related to event success with a focus on successful graduate outcomes being achieved as a result of the high-impact employer events your team leads.
Support and lead a number of teammates focused on growing relationships with prospective employers of entry-level tech talent who are interested in engaging with and recruiting HyperionDev bootcamp graduates.
Lead the continued engagement of HyperionDev bootcamp alum (across both commercial & government-funded program models) and lead the development of an engaged HyperionDev alumni network.
Partner with HyperionDev’s marketing & admissions team to create high-impact, top-of-the-funnel events focused on driving new student enrollment via employer engagement, as well as facilitating the tracking and reporting back of high-visibility career outcomes and graduate success stories, supported by your teams engagement with the alumni base.
Manage and grow university relationships with career services and other relevant departments, as we accelerate graduate outcomes from university-branded or certified bootcamps, such as our University of Edinburgh bootcamp graduates (the top-ranked Computer Science & AI university department in the UK).
REQUIREMENTS
Minimum:
Demonstrable experience at executive level in operational and strategic management, leading project delivery, business development and account management, with at least 5 years of experience leading operational teams in the UK, EU, or Australia
At least 3 years of experience directly relevant to securing entry-level / graduate / junior tech positions in software engineering, data science, web development or a related tech field. This experience may be in internal or external recruitment or through similar companies that help students change or improve their careers
Strong leadership and people management skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Undergraduate degree in business, management, law or a relevant field
Extremely strong business acumen
Preferred:
2 years of experience in the apprenticeships market of the UK, specifically related to measuring the progress and outcomes of an apprenticeship audit/employers supporting apprenticeships
2 years of experience related to running the alumni engagement function of an online education organisation or business
Experience as a key stakeholder in DfE/Ofsted audits
2 years of experience in technical assessments and the tech recruitment industry, ie work related to improving the pass rate of graduates through assessment processes such as an on-site coding test, Hackerank tests etc
2 years of experience working in external or internal tech recruitment/placement related to hiring non-traditional/diverse graduates, e.g. bootcamp/apprenticeship graduates
2 years of experience in a leadership role in a fast-growing tech scaleup company
1 year of experience related to tech education, bootcamp education, or computer science education
1 year experience related to diversity in talent acquisition in the UK / Europe / Australia
1 year of experience working with university career services teams to market graduates, run career expos, engage with employers or other relevant work
BENEFITS
Flexible & remote working: We are a remote-friendly organisation and offer flexible work options.
Annual leave and medical benefits: We provide 25 annual leave days as part of our leave policy.
Learn new tech skills: You can do 1 free bootcamp per employee per year with a 50% family discount.
Join the heart of tech in Africa, the US, and Europe: You'll work with the best of the best in edtech and developer education. Join one of the most ambitious and highest-performing tech companies in the space, with a founding team that draws their former experience from companies such as Google, Amazon, GetSmarter/2U, and Yoco.
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.
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