ABOUT US
HyperionDev is one of the largest providers of accelerated online 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, University of Chicago, UCT and Stellenbosch University to deliver structured technical and digital courses and bootcamps that accelerate people into fulfilling careers. We have been recognised as one of the top education technology scaleups in the world and have 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 digital skills gap by integrating online education with human mentorship and expert code review, powered by a workforce in Southern Africa, to lower the cost of accessible technology education. This model has been successful, allowing us to reach millions of learners a year from over 60 countries.
Our ecosystem also includes HyperDev, a developer-focused spin-out building AI tools that help people turn ideas into working software while retaining control over their code. HyperDev extends our mission beyond education, supporting how developers build, learn and grow throughout their careers.
We're backed by nearly 2000 investors and have raised the largest crowdfunding round 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
We’re looking for a Product Manager with strong customer research, stakeholder management and project delivery skills to support how HyperionDev’s courses are positioned and brought to market.
You’ll develop a detailed understanding of our courses, prospective students and competitors, translating that knowledge into clear product information, positioning and actionable briefs. You’ll coordinate the people, processes and approvals needed to deliver course launches, marketing projects and updates accurately and on time.
Working closely with marketing, creative, admissions and university partners, you’ll bring structure to competing priorities and ensure everyone has the information they need to deliver. Your focus will be on customer insight, planning, coordination and quality, working with creative specialists who produce the copy and design.
This role sits within our marketing function and focuses on our course portfolio and go-to-market delivery.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Customer & Market Research: Build audience personas and gather qualitative customer insights, market research and competitor intelligence to inform positioning and marketing activity.
Product Positioning: Develop clear course propositions, USPs and differentiators that reflect prospective students’ needs and support sales and marketing teams.
Project Planning & Delivery: Coordinate course launches and marketing projects, maintaining clear briefs, timelines, responsibilities and dependencies from planning through completion.
Stakeholder & Partner Management: Align internal teams and university partners on requirements, deliverables and approvals, resolving blockers and keeping stakeholders informed.
Product Information & Documentation: Maintain accurate course information, positioning documents and partner requirements so teams work from consistent, up-to-date guidance.
Marketing Operations & Approvals: Coordinate workflows and internal and external approvals to keep marketing activity moving efficiently and in line with brand and partner requirements.
Quality Assurance: Review marketing materials for factual accuracy, consistency and adherence to agreed product messaging before publication.
Performance & Continuous Improvement: Bring together customer feedback and marketing results to identify improvements to messaging, processes and project delivery.
Requirements
Minimum
At least 3 years’ experience in…