Post by Rebecca Harrison

Building the African champion for Africa’s Business Champions. CEO & Co-Founder at AMI, EdTech scaleup - We’re hiring!

🌟 I’m hiring - and it's probably the most critical recruitment decision we'll make for the next 5 years! 🌟 African Management Institute is looking for an exceptional commercial leader to scale AMI Enterprise — our corporate learning and executive education division - as Managing Director. We’ve trained more than 100,000 people and supported 40,000+ businesses across Africa — from entry-level talent to ambitious business owners to senior executives. We’re proud to have made the FT's list of Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies for the past 2 years, and have been listed by Norsken/100 as one of the world’s leading social impact companies. But we’re just getting started, embedding AI across our products and gearing up for rapid multi-country growth - with AMI Enterprise as a key driver. This is a rare opportunity to shape how Africa’s leading organisations invest in leadership and talent at a pivotal moment of scale. The MD Enterprise will report directly to me and sit on AMI’s Executive Leadership Team alongside rockstars Bronwen McConkey-Nwandu Wangila Rasto Naomi Kirungu Isaac Kinuu Andrea Maitre Warriner Camille Linquier and Jonathan Cook - all leaders in their field and committed to building the African champion for Africa's business champions. The MD Enterprise will drive strategy, commercial growth, product positioning, and P&L for AMI Enterprise — building the leading tech-forward corporate learning and executive education offering for Africa’s professionals across Anglophone and Francophone markets. We're looking for: • A proven scale-up leader with a track record of leading a business through a significant shift in growth trajectory  • Deep commercial experience selling complex solutions to senior decision-makers across Africa • Someone who can translate market insights into clear, executable growth strategy • A leader who knows how to build and coach high-performing, multi-country teams • Strong financial and analytical capability — comfortable owning targets, pricing, forecasting and performance • Low-ego, high collaboration approach to work. It's always Team before Me at AMI • Above all, someone deeply motivated by enabling African businesses and leaders to thrive If this sounds like you — or someone exceptional in your network — I would love to hear from you. Please apply or reach out directly. Tagging a few friends to spread the word: Asha Mweru Mbowa Charlotte Monnoyeur Brenda W. Patrick Obath Jeremy Hajdenberg Peter Wamburu Tom Rostand Maryanne Ochola Endeavor Kenya Joseph Rehmann Matt Williams Katie Hill Kevin Kuria Amolo Ngweno Lilian Mramba Nosa Omusi Alvin Katto Ben Peterson Boris Bulayev Paul Breloff Jesse Z. Ann-Elise Francis Njeri Wagacha Dip Patel Photo: our last leadership retreat. Come join this awesome team!

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