Executive Leadership
/Founding leadership
CEO
Overall vision & execution control
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Engagement
Full-Time
Permanent role. Full-time commitment. Primarily on-site, with limited remote flexibility.
Scope of role
Build the function from zero. Set the strategy. Own the outcome.
01 — The role
Why this role exists at EduRankAI
Own the overall vision, strategy, and execution of EduRankAI. The CEO sets the direction for everything the company does, builds the team, and is ultimately responsible for outcomes.
02 — The work
What you will own
- 01 Set and communicate EduRankAI's mission, vision, and long-term strategy
- 02 Build and lead the executive leadership team
- 03 Own fundraising, investor relations, and board management
- 04 Make high-stakes decisions on product, people, and partnerships
- 05 Represent EduRankAI externally to media, partners, and the public
- 06 Foster a culture of excellence, integrity, and purpose
03 — The expertise
What we look for
04 — The bar
Who thrives here
- → Proven entrepreneurial or executive leadership experience
- → Deep understanding of AI, EdTech, or technology sectors
- → Track record of building and scaling teams and organisations
- → Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
05 — Hiring process
What to expect after you apply
- 01
Application review
Every application is read personally within five business days. We respond either way.
- 02
Take-home or live exercise
Role-specific. Time-boxed. Real problems we are actually working on, not invented puzzles.
- 03
Conversations
Deep technical and values conversations with the team you would join. No trick questions. No panel ambushes.
- 04
Offer or honest no
If yes: digital offer letter, signed in-portal, transparent terms. If no: written feedback if you want it.
Before you start
What we will collect. What it costs. What we will not do with it.
We will collect
- Name, email, phone — Account + application updates. No marketing.
- Resume / portfolio link — Human review of your work.
- Date + place of birth — Identity verification only.
- Your written responses — Selection rubric. Read by humans.
- Government ID (later) — Anti-fraud at offer / interview stage. Not at signup.
We will never
- Sell your data
- Share with third-party recruiters
- Use for advertising
- Train models on it
- Send marketing email
Our situation
EduRankAI is a small, independent organization building long-term capabilities in educational intelligence, advanced AI systems, and research infrastructure. We take no advertiser money, no donations with strings attached, and no investor pressure on hiring decisions. The small per-application fee covers the real cost of processing your application — human review, identity verification, infrastructure, reviewer time. It buys us the right to be honest. Genuine financial hardship? Request a fee waiver inside the application — reviewed individually within 5 business days, with no record in your file and no second-class treatment of waiver-granted applications.
Ready to apply?
We read every application personally. If you are the right person for this role — regardless of pedigree, background, or where you are based — you will hear back from us within five business days.
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