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 Senior HR Business Partner, you will take operational and strategic ownership of all human resources, employee relations, and talent acquisition activities across our commercial and sales divisions.
In this role, you will lead a small, high-impact people pod consisting of a Recruiter and HRBP. You will translate business targets into high-velocity recruitment pipelines and robust HR operations. You will oversee the screening and hiring of high-caliber sales talent (incorporating tools like TestGorilla, Google Suite practical tests, and sales roleplays) while maintaining operational performance on the floor through structured metric tracking, contract lifecycle management, PIPs, disciplinary hearings, and CCMA readiness].
We are seeking a seasoned practitioner who combines high-level business partnering with hands-on team leadership—someone who drives daily team execution, sets rigorous quality bars, enforces policy over popularity, and thrives in an autonomous, decentralized environment.
Please note that this role is hybrid in Cape Town.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Leadership & People Management
Team Leadership: Directly manage, mentor, and set daily and weekly priorities for your Recruiter and HRBP, auditing the accuracy and quality of their deliverables.
Operational Rhythms & 1-on-1s: Run structured daily roll calls, weekly sprint reviews, and monthly 1-on-1 performance check-ins to monitor pod productivity, SLA compliance, and pipeline velocity
Accountability & Capacity Management: Distribute departmental workloads effectively across recruitment sprints and operational HR cases, stepping in to unblock bottlenecks and maintain operational continuity.
Talent Acquisition & Recruitment Oversight
Recruitment Strategy & Execution: Oversee full-cycle talent acquisition for commercial, admissions, and call center roles, ensuring hiring pipelines meet headcount quotas on schedule
Screening & Assessment Integrity: Drive and audit our multi-stage evaluation pipeline—leveraging TestGorilla AI video screening, custom Google Workspace/CRM practical assessments, and Google Suite take-home tasks.
Specialised & Leadership Hiring: Personally lead end-to-end recruitment for senior sales roles, supervisors, QA specialists, and operational managers
Hiring Manager Partnering: Work with commercial department heads to design hiring toolkits, refine candidate scorecards,…