Senior Manager (Education)
- Part-time
About the role
Join us as a Senior Manager focused on the education sector to oversee a critical portfolio of projects, acting as the primary senior point of contact for education sector clients and internal Faculty teams. You will drive successful delivery, manage project commercial viability, and nurture strong customer relationships.
This is an entrepreneurial role where you will identify new business opportunities, develop proposals, and contribute to the growth of the business unit. You will lead and mentor cross-functional teams while acting as a strategic consultant, applying structured thinking to solve complex, real-world problems with Applied AI.
What you'll be doing:
Overseeing delivery of an end-to-end project portfolio focused on the education sector, ensuring high quality, timely completion, and managing commercial margins
Forming and maintaining strong, trusted relationships with customers, proactively managing expectations and carefully controlling project scope
Leading effective project meetings and ensuring clear, consistent communication of purpose and direction to both internal teams and clients
Identifying risks early, and leading teams to implement effective mitigating actions to ensure project success
Developing compelling proposals and sales pitches to generate new leads and identify opportunities for additional account growth
Mentoring and developing project team members’ skills, aligning their responsibilities with their professional growth
Advising clients on AI strategy and solutions, while articulating the value of AI in diverse business contexts
Who we're looking for:
You’ve demonstrable success delivering complex technology projects from software engineering to AI products, preferably within the setting of consulting technology, or data-driven organisations.
You are adept at building and maintaining customer trust and translating between technical detail and core business challenges
You possess strong professional experience in the education sector. You have a high level of understanding of education policy and education technology, in the UK and internationally, with particular areas of specialism. You have an existing network within the education sector
You can provide a structured, analytical, and technical breakdown of problems, defining solutions that enhance customer workflows
You have demonstrated experience in the smooth delivery of excellent outcomes, using methodologies like Agile, Scrum, or Kanban
You are comfortable working in an ambiguous setting and have a clear understanding of how to structure commercials and pricing
You can identify and implement new business opportunities, including finding growth within accounts and visible support on external business development
The Interview Process
Talent Team Screen (30 minutes)
Introduction to the team (60 minutes)
Case Study Interview (60 minutes)
Culture and Leadership Interview (60 minutes)
Our Recruitment Ethos
We aim to grow the best team - not the most similar one. We know that diversity of individuals fosters diversity of thought, and that strengthens our principle of seeking truth. And we know from experience that diverse teams deliver better work, relevant to the world in which we live. We’re united by a deep intellectual curiosity and desire to use our abilities for measurable positive impact. We strongly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, religions and sexual orientations.
If you don’t feel you meet all the requirements, but are excited by the role and know you bring some key strengths, please don't hesitate in applying as you might be right for this role, or other roles. We are open to conversations about part-time hours.
A note on AI: we're happy for you to use it for research and interview prep, but please don't use it to generate answers during live interviews. We also use an AI note-taker (Metaview) in interviews so interviewers can stay present (which you can opt out of just let us know,) and every application is reviewed by a human, never decided by AI.