President, Dragons Academy

TITLE: President, Dragons Academy 

ABOUT US  

Dragons Academy: 

Traditional public and private schools are leaving families frustrated, while homeschooling, though the fastest-growing alternative puts tremendous strain on parents. The system isn’t working, and families are stuck choosing between rigid institutions or overwhelming do-it-yourself solutions. 

That’s why we launched Dragon Academy. Founded by Black Dragon Capital, Dragons Academy was founded by successful technology entrepreneurs, engaged educators and pioneers in education-based programs to create a next generation fully accredited 1 to 1 learning school for grades K to 12, where personalized education unlocks the full potential of students while providing unprecedented flexibility and oversight by parents and families. Through at-home, virtual, and in-person personalized instruction, we empower students to thrive while giving families the freedom and support they need with an emphasis on technology and leadership development. 

Black Dragon Capital: 

Black Dragon Capital LLC (BDC) is a unique growth-oriented private equity firm focused on investing in areas where information technology is enabling the disruption of industries by allowing a faster, better and more economically compelling way to solve industry issues.  We seek to benefit from a diverse perspective combined with high performance operating and investment executives. We hire and promote based on merit, without bias, and make a genuine effort to ensure we have a diversified team that aligns with the diversity of our portfolio companies and their clients. We intend to maintain over 65% of our team members as culturally or gender diverse, and we work hard to foster a supportive and welcoming workplace. Bringing a leadership and advisory group of successful entrepreneurs, former operators and deal making experience, Black Dragon’s team has a track record of building market leading companies, driving above market returns and accelerating growth and profitability through its distribution connections, strategic advice, and active participation within our investments, primarily in financial technologies, eCommerce, and sports and media technology markets. 

Who we are looking for: 

Dragons Academy is looking for an entrepreneurial, highly motivated, technology professional to join our growing team as President of Dragon Academy. The ideal candidate will possess the experience of a technology executive with the agility, urgency and intensity to drive success, and also a familiarity with the educational and academic market to manage the delivery and execution of a new leading-edge k-12 private school, with an emphasis on technology and leadership. As a key executive, this individual will be an integral member of a growing team of hard-working and experienced professionals. The candidate will work closely with the Founder and CEO and other key leaders. The ideal candidate will have been a former senior executive in the technology innovation Education industry, with a strong sales and marketing and revenue background. You will need to be able to look at the big picture with an entrepreneurial mindset, as well as have high energy and high-performance track record.

What you will be working on: 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement long-term strategies for growth, market expansion, and product innovation to maintain a competitive edge in fast-evolving EdTech landscape. 

• Operational Leadership: Manage overall company operations, including budgeting, financial management, and performance metrics, with a strong bias towards execution, accountability and results. 

• Financial Oversight: Directing budgets, approving expenditures, and ensuring financial stability while making timely, date-driven decisions. 

• Product and Market Development: Oversee the development of educational technology tools, aligning them with user needs, market trends and emerging technologies. 

• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary face of the organization to investors, partners, and customers, cultivating a customer-centric culture. 

• Team Leadership: Build and guide high-performing teams, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration, ownership and continuous improvement. 

• Urgency and Intensity: Lead with a strong sense of urgency and intensity, driving rapid decision-marking, prioritization, and execution to meet ambitious goals and timelines in a high-growth environment. 

• Flexibility and Adaptability: Demonstrate agility and adaptability in responding to changing market conditions, evolving learner needs, and organizational priorities, while effectively managing ambiguity and change.

Key Performance Areas: 

• Revenue Generation: Driving sales and ensuring a sustainable business model. 

• Educational Impact: Ensuring products improve learning outcomes and meet educational standards. 

• Brand Awareness: Increasing the company’s visibility and impact within the EdTech industry.  

About You: 

We are looking for an individual with a strong operational operating background who has experience dealing with venture capital and/or private equity and its expectations.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance or technology required. 

• Experience with the educational or academic market ideally with an intersection of technology preferred..MBA preferred. 

• Prior experience in sales and/or leadership efforts in a startup company managing a high growth environment with strong financial discipline.

• Experience as a senior leader in a role such as CEO, CRO, COO, preferably within the EdTech or e-learning sector. 

• Excellent leadership, negotiation, management, problem solving and interpersonal skills. 

• Ability to work strategically, but also hands-on problem solving. 

• Experience working with venture capital or private equity. 

• Track record of building innovative, creative, and collaborative teams.

• Strong desire to lead from a strategic and tactical perspective in all aspects of day-to-day company operations.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES 

• Hardworking 

• Hands On 

• Motivated 

• Inspirational 

• Driven 

• Open minded 

• Collaborative 

• Well educated