Jobs at HyperionDev

ABOUT THE ROLE 

• We are looking for an experienced and knowledgeable Financial Manager to drive the financial operations of the company. 
• In this role you will work under and directly report to the Head of Finance in financial reporting and analysis of the business, preparation of financials for management or audit, budgeting and forecast modelling, supporting compliance, revenue and cost analysis and tax planning. 
• You will be part of a passionate and dedicated Finance team, supported by an external accounting firm/specialist where needed. 
• This is a unique opportunity to join one of the largest education technology startups in Africa and directly support our management team in key decision-making. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Modelling, Budgeting and Forecasting

• Modelling expenses and revenues to help forecast the company P&L and cash-in-bank on a monthly and annual basis.
• Analysing business data to provide feedback on operational performance, optimising costs and planning revenue growth.
• Identifying areas of improvement to make financial reporting more useful and actionable for strategy-setting.

Financial Operations

• Preparing regular operational cash flow forecasts
• Drafting the financial information for R&D tax credit submissions
• Analyse and review data submissions to local and national authorities
• Monitoring KPIs to identify trends and provide recommendations for improvements
• Establish benchmarks for financial processes
• Analyse processes to identify gaps that can improve profit margins

Compliance

• Support in preparing for and meeting statutory, regulatory and investor reporting requirements.
• Supporting the annual financial audit and preparing the annual accounts
• Submitting annual returns for UK and SA companies
• Preparing Company tax computations
• Conducting internal audit reviews and risk analyses

Strategic

• Researching finance and statutory requirements in new markets
• Studying industry-specific business trends and research data
• Assisting with due diligence for investment and/or M&A activities
• Explore investment opportunities 

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum:

• CA/ACCA qualification
• At least 4 years of financial reporting experience
• Experience and understanding of UK tax requirements
• Experience and understanding of applicable financial standards, regulations and compliance requirements
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High level of planning and organisation skills
• Ability to handle sensitive, confidential information
• Extensive experience creating and maintaining financial models
• Proven knowledge of financial forecasting and diagnosis, corporate finance, and information analysis.

Preferred: 

• Experience using Xero or an equivalent accounting system
• Exposure to US accounting and tax practices
• Experience in carrying out due diligence and M&A activities
• At least 2 years of experience managing a team
• Prior experience in the tech or education industries.

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ABOUT THE ROLE

• The Product Marketing Lead is a strategic leadership role responsible for guiding the Product Marketing function across HyperionDev’s education technology offerings.
• You will help lead and define the product positioning strategy, ensuring structured A/B testing and thorough content performance analysis, and fostering an increasingly agile PMM function.
• As the Product Marketing Lead, you will oversee the team's execution of go-to-market strategies, product launches, and lifecycle marketing initiatives to ensure product success and market adoption.
• You will help develop the strategic direction to drive HyperionDev’s overall Cost Per Lead & Registration down across all brands, while growing Conversions to Trial & Sale through quality, on-brand marketing that creates brand equity and establishes thought leadership in our category.
• Finally, you will help define the strategic and tactical direction for all Marketing collateral produced by the creative studio in alignment with partner co-marketing expectations and in alignment with the HyperionDev or CoGrammar brands.

Please note this role is based in South Africa. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and grow the Product Marketing function by hiring, mentoring, and providing direct line management to Product Marketing Specialists.
• Ensure Product Marketing Specialists are equipped with deep customer insights to create effective positioning strategies and develop compelling messaging for all product launches.
• Establish Detailed Documentation: Manage the visual style guides, the copy guidelines and restrictions, and serve as the primary resource for the team to ensure adherence to these standards. 

Strategic Initiative Development

• Strategic Marketing Development: Along with the Head of Brand & Product Marketing, help define the core marketing strategy and oversee its execution to improve the positioning of HyperionDev and/or partner products in local and international markets, partnering with Performance Marketing & University Partnerships to achieve product-market fit.
• Campaign Management: Manage the end-to-end development and execution of cross-channel campaigns for product and partner launches, spanning both HyperionDev bootcamps and University Partner programs.
• Go-to-Market Strategy: Help lead the development and execution of go-to-market plans for new product launches and feature releases, ensuring all internal and external stakeholders are aligned.
• Lifecycle Marketing: Define and implement lifecycle marketing strategies to engage customers at different stages of their journey and maximise customer retention and loyalty.
• Competitive Analysis: Conduct regular analysis of competitor products and strategies to inform product development and marketing decisions, ensuring findings are disseminated to the team.

Product & Execution

• Product Champion: Inform the overall marketing strategy with valuable product marketing intelligence. Act as the primary evangelist, internally and externally, for our full solutions set and monitor the performance of solutions to educate key stakeholders.
• Cross-Functional Campaign Execution: Partner closely with internal creative and studio teams to bring campaigns from concept through execution across all relevant channels (e.g., website, CRM, social media).
• Customer & Market Research: Oversee the team's creation of detailed personas by brand or product and ensure a deep understanding of the markets we serve to inform sales and marketing activity.
• Product Positioning and Messaging: Drive the development of product positioning and messaging - including USPs, differentiators, and possible use cases - leveraging performance data, customer research, and competitor intelligence.
• Stakeholder Management: Work collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including higher education institutions' marketing teams, to ensure cohesive product messaging and campaign delivery.
• Marketing Operations: Efficiently support Production/Operations within Marketing as it relates to QC or QA of branded collateral, ensuring approvals happen internally or externally, depending on the nature of the brand.
• Sales Enablement: Provide the sales team with the necessary product knowledge, sales tools, and training to effectively sell our products.
• Performance Metrics: Support the team by providing timely updates on performance data related to user engagement, content performance, and campaign effectiveness.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum

• A Diploma in Business, Marketing or Communications field.
• 4+ years of progressive marketing experience in a high-growth, digital consumer-marketing space.
• 1+ years of direct line management, mentorship, or team leadership experience.
• 2+ years of project management experience, managing projects relating to large-scale consumer marketing, preferred with at least a national scope.
• Deep understanding of digital marketing and marketing funnels.
• Experience working in a marketing team with diverse skill sets.
• Experience working with clients and partners towards creative alignment.
• Experience with the management of suppliers and 3rd party agencies.
• A self‐starter who thrives in a fast‐paced environment.
• Thorough understanding of various online and offline marketing funnels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Detailed understanding of Social Media marketing, Comms, and PR.

Preferred

• Degree in Marketing or Communications.
• 2+ years of experience marketing education-related products.
• 6+ years of progressive marketing experience in a high-growth consumer-marketing space.
• 3+ years of direct line management or P&L/Strategic Initiative ownership.
• 3+ years of project management experience, managing projects relating to large-scale consumer marketing at an international level.
• 3+ years of experience marketing education-related products.
• An understanding of the software development space.
• Experience with content calendars and scheduling tools.
• Experience with project management tools like Asana, Basecamp or Trello.
• Experience in leading or managing sprints involving marketers and developers.
• Management of external suppliers and freelancers.
• Detailed knowledge of Website/Data Analysis.
• Detailed reporting on key website and social media metrics, including Google Ads, Meta Ads and the like.
• Experience in developing and executing go-to-market strategies.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and make informed decisions.
• Ability to create compelling sales enablement materials and product content.

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ABOUT THE ROLE

• The Product Marketing Lead is a strategic leadership role responsible for guiding the Product Marketing function across HyperionDev’s education technology offerings.
• You will help lead and define the product positioning strategy, ensuring structured A/B testing and thorough content performance analysis, and fostering an increasingly agile PMM function.
• As the Product Marketing Lead, you will oversee the team's execution of go-to-market strategies, product launches, and lifecycle marketing initiatives to ensure product success and market adoption.
• You will help develop the strategic direction to drive HyperionDev’s overall Cost Per Lead & Registration down across all brands, while growing Conversions to Trial & Sale through quality, on-brand marketing that creates brand equity and establishes thought leadership in our category.
• Finally, you will help define the strategic and tactical direction for all Marketing collateral produced by the creative studio in alignment with partner co-marketing expectations and in alignment with the HyperionDev or CoGrammar brands.

Please note this role is based in South Africa. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and grow the Product Marketing function by hiring, mentoring, and providing direct line management to Product Marketing Specialists.
• Ensure Product Marketing Specialists are equipped with deep customer insights to create effective positioning strategies and develop compelling messaging for all product launches.
• Establish Detailed Documentation: Manage the visual style guides, the copy guidelines and restrictions, and serve as the primary resource for the team to ensure adherence to these standards. 

Strategic Initiative Development

• Strategic Marketing Development: Along with the Head of Brand & Product Marketing, help define the core marketing strategy and oversee its execution to improve the positioning of HyperionDev and/or partner products in local and international markets, partnering with Performance Marketing & University Partnerships to achieve product-market fit.
• Campaign Management: Manage the end-to-end development and execution of cross-channel campaigns for product and partner launches, spanning both HyperionDev bootcamps and University Partner programs.
• Go-to-Market Strategy: Help lead the development and execution of go-to-market plans for new product launches and feature releases, ensuring all internal and external stakeholders are aligned.
• Lifecycle Marketing: Define and implement lifecycle marketing strategies to engage customers at different stages of their journey and maximise customer retention and loyalty.
• Competitive Analysis: Conduct regular analysis of competitor products and strategies to inform product development and marketing decisions, ensuring findings are disseminated to the team.

Product & Execution

• Product Champion: Inform the overall marketing strategy with valuable product marketing intelligence. Act as the primary evangelist, internally and externally, for our full solutions set and monitor the performance of solutions to educate key stakeholders.
• Cross-Functional Campaign Execution: Partner closely with internal creative and studio teams to bring campaigns from concept through execution across all relevant channels (e.g., website, CRM, social media).
• Customer & Market Research: Oversee the team's creation of detailed personas by brand or product and ensure a deep understanding of the markets we serve to inform sales and marketing activity.
• Product Positioning and Messaging: Drive the development of product positioning and messaging - including USPs, differentiators, and possible use cases - leveraging performance data, customer research, and competitor intelligence.
• Stakeholder Management: Work collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including higher education institutions' marketing teams, to ensure cohesive product messaging and campaign delivery.
• Marketing Operations: Efficiently support Production/Operations within Marketing as it relates to QC or QA of branded collateral, ensuring approvals happen internally or externally, depending on the nature of the brand.
• Sales Enablement: Provide the sales team with the necessary product knowledge, sales tools, and training to effectively sell our products.
• Performance Metrics: Support the team by providing timely updates on performance data related to user engagement, content performance, and campaign effectiveness.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum

• A Diploma in Business, Marketing or Communications field.
• 4+ years of progressive marketing experience in a high-growth, digital consumer-marketing space.
• 1+ years of direct line management, mentorship, or team leadership experience.
• 2+ years of project management experience, managing projects relating to large-scale consumer marketing, preferred with at least a national scope.
• Deep understanding of digital marketing and marketing funnels.
• Experience working in a marketing team with diverse skill sets.
• Experience working with clients and partners towards creative alignment.
• Experience with the management of suppliers and 3rd party agencies.
• A self‐starter who thrives in a fast‐paced environment.
• Thorough understanding of various online and offline marketing funnels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Detailed understanding of Social Media marketing, Comms, and PR.

Preferred

• Degree in Marketing or Communications.
• 2+ years of experience marketing education-related products.
• 6+ years of progressive marketing experience in a high-growth consumer-marketing space.
• 3+ years of direct line management or P&L/Strategic Initiative ownership.
• 3+ years of project management experience, managing projects relating to large-scale consumer marketing at an international level.
• 3+ years of experience marketing education-related products.
• An understanding of the software development space.
• Experience with content calendars and scheduling tools.
• Experience with project management tools like Asana, Basecamp or Trello.
• Experience in leading or managing sprints involving marketers and developers.
• Management of external suppliers and freelancers.
• Detailed knowledge of Website/Data Analysis.
• Detailed reporting on key website and social media metrics, including Google Ads, Meta Ads and the like.
• Experience in developing and executing go-to-market strategies.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and make informed decisions.
• Ability to create compelling sales enablement materials and product content.

go to method of application »

ABOUT THE ROLE

• The Product Marketing Lead is a strategic leadership role responsible for guiding the Product Marketing function across HyperionDev’s education technology offerings.
• You will help lead and define the product positioning strategy, ensuring structured A/B testing and thorough content performance analysis, and fostering an increasingly agile PMM function.
• As the Product Marketing Lead, you will oversee the team's execution of go-to-market strategies, product launches, and lifecycle marketing initiatives to ensure product success and market adoption.
• You will help develop the strategic direction to drive HyperionDev’s overall Cost Per Lead & Registration down across all brands, while growing Conversions to Trial & Sale through quality, on-brand marketing that creates brand equity and establishes thought leadership in our category.
• Finally, you will help define the strategic and tactical direction for all Marketing collateral produced by the creative studio in alignment with partner co-marketing expectations and in alignment with the HyperionDev or CoGrammar brands.

Please note this role is based in South Africa. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and grow the Product Marketing function by hiring, mentoring, and providing direct line management to Product Marketing Specialists.
• Ensure Product Marketing Specialists are equipped with deep customer insights to create effective positioning strategies and develop compelling messaging for all product launches.
• Establish Detailed Documentation: Manage the visual style guides, the copy guidelines and restrictions, and serve as the primary resource for the team to ensure adherence to these standards. 

Strategic Initiative Development

• Strategic Marketing Development: Along with the Head of Brand & Product Marketing, help define the core marketing strategy and oversee its execution to improve the positioning of HyperionDev and/or partner products in local and international markets, partnering with Performance Marketing & University Partnerships to achieve product-market fit.
• Campaign Management: Manage the end-to-end development and execution of cross-channel campaigns for product and partner launches, spanning both HyperionDev bootcamps and University Partner programs.
• Go-to-Market Strategy: Help lead the development and execution of go-to-market plans for new product launches and feature releases, ensuring all internal and external stakeholders are aligned.
• Lifecycle Marketing: Define and implement lifecycle marketing strategies to engage customers at different stages of their journey and maximise customer retention and loyalty.
• Competitive Analysis: Conduct regular analysis of competitor products and strategies to inform product development and marketing decisions, ensuring findings are disseminated to the team.

Product & Execution

• Product Champion: Inform the overall marketing strategy with valuable product marketing intelligence. Act as the primary evangelist, internally and externally, for our full solutions set and monitor the performance of solutions to educate key stakeholders.
• Cross-Functional Campaign Execution: Partner closely with internal creative and studio teams to bring campaigns from concept through execution across all relevant channels (e.g., website, CRM, social media).
• Customer & Market Research: Oversee the team's creation of detailed personas by brand or product and ensure a deep understanding of the markets we serve to inform sales and marketing activity.
• Product Positioning and Messaging: Drive the development of product positioning and messaging - including USPs, differentiators, and possible use cases - leveraging performance data, customer research, and competitor intelligence.
• Stakeholder Management: Work collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including higher education institutions' marketing teams, to ensure cohesive product messaging and campaign delivery.
• Marketing Operations: Efficiently support Production/Operations within Marketing as it relates to QC or QA of branded collateral, ensuring approvals happen internally or externally, depending on the nature of the brand.
• Sales Enablement: Provide the sales team with the necessary product knowledge, sales tools, and training to effectively sell our products.
• Performance Metrics: Support the team by providing timely updates on performance data related to user engagement, content performance, and campaign effectiveness.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum

• A Diploma in Business, Marketing or Communications field.
• 4+ years of progressive marketing experience in a high-growth, digital consumer-marketing space.
• 1+ years of direct line management, mentorship, or team leadership experience.
• 2+ years of project management experience, managing projects relating to large-scale consumer marketing, preferred with at least a national scope.
• Deep understanding of digital marketing and marketing funnels.
• Experience working in a marketing team with diverse skill sets.
• Experience working with clients and partners towards creative alignment.
• Experience with the management of suppliers and 3rd party agencies.
• A self‐starter who thrives in a fast‐paced environment.
• Thorough understanding of various online and offline marketing funnels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Detailed understanding of Social Media marketing, Comms, and PR.

Preferred

• Degree in Marketing or Communications.
• 2+ years of experience marketing education-related products.
• 6+ years of progressive marketing experience in a high-growth consumer-marketing space.
• 3+ years of direct line management or P&L/Strategic Initiative ownership.
• 3+ years of project management experience, managing projects relating to large-scale consumer marketing at an international level.
• 3+ years of experience marketing education-related products.
• An understanding of the software development space.
• Experience with content calendars and scheduling tools.
• Experience with project management tools like Asana, Basecamp or Trello.
• Experience in leading or managing sprints involving marketers and developers.
• Management of external suppliers and freelancers.
• Detailed knowledge of Website/Data Analysis.
• Detailed reporting on key website and social media metrics, including Google Ads, Meta Ads and the like.
• Experience in developing and executing go-to-market strategies.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and make informed decisions.
• Ability to create compelling sales enablement materials and product content.