Location: London (Oval), incl. flex, United Kingdom

Type: Full-time Hybrid

Salary: £46,000- £70,000 OTE 

UK schools spend well over £2bn per year on covering short-term absences with supply teachers. The current model is exclusively reliant on agencies that charge a massive commission and are terribly inefficient (everything is paper and phone-call based). We are consolidating this analogue, fragmented, and inefficient marketplace onto a digital platform. Think Uber for supply teachers. In the process, we'll pull hundreds of millions of waste out of the education system and have a huge positive impact on teachers and schools.

We are well-funded by high-profile investors, have had significant early traction, and are led by start-up veterans behind two of London's most prominent tech companies.

We have recently raised our Series B funding of $37mil, the largest round in European EdTech this year. This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference and be part of a high growth start-up that is expanding rapidly in the UK and US markets!

You’ll be joining Zen in a key leadership position. The South East team is a crucial part of how Zen will revolutionize the supply and recruitment experience for schools and generate the savings the education system needs. This is an exceptional opportunity for someone looking to apply themselves and make a difference with great responsibility and autonomy to shape the product for years to come. We’re still young and you’ll play a pivotal role in the growth of the company and team.

Responsibilities  

- Responsible for the commercial success of Zen in supporting secondary schools in London

- Own commercial output, set targets and execute strategies, build relationships with school leaders and upskill wider teams

- Collaborate with team leaders across the business, design and execute effective campaigns. 

- Provide line management to Account Managers 

- Increase efficiency of days booked and build strategic relationships with stakeholders

- Build senior strategic relationships with senior stakeholders within your region - Executive School leaders, Trust CEOs etc.

Success KPIs  

- Prior management experience of at least one year, with direct line management of more than two people. 

- Have a good understanding of the pain points of schools and demonstrate a passion and desire to work for a company that is solving these challenges. 

- Have either commercial leadership or school leadership experience, preferably both, with demonstrated success in either field. 

- A history of rapid career growth and be excited about further growth opportunities. 

- A solution-oriented mindset, be a team player and have an understanding of the importance of collaboration.

- Work that you want to talk about

- Health insurance 

- Life insurance 

- Cycle to work scheme 

- Electric car scheme

- Ownership in the company

- 25+ days of holiday

- Summer hours with shorter days during holidays in August and an early Friday finish

- Convenient Central London office with perks like fresh fruit, bike parking,  showers and an on-site gym and café

- Fun-loving, tight-knit team solving a problem that makes a difference

At Zen, we strive to build a culture of equity and inclusion, where everyone is respected, valued and appreciated for their unique traits, experiences and perspectives. We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive and equitable environment where our team can thrive, regardless of age, ethnicity, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, disability, religion or beliefs. We value our differences and believe that practices of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion help us create a fairer, more compassionate environment for all. 

We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and different experiences and perspectives — just like the staff who teach through Zen and the children at the schools we work with. We believe in hiring the best people from the widest pool and creating an inclusive culture where people’s voices are heard and all our team can look forward to coming to work. 

We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of our community and promoting an equitable and inclusive environment for all. We seek out diverse opinions, beliefs, and experiences because they collectively make us stronger; we’ve had former teachers, pilots, fundraisers, engineers, lawyers, marketers, social media experts and more join our team.