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Form of workAbout Grok
Grok Academy is an Australian education not-for-profit enabling everyone to learn the transformative computing skills they need to achieve their goals and create a better future.
Grok’s award-winning online learning environment offers intelligent, automated feedback and interactive content covering coding, web development, data science, UI/UX, and cyber security. Since 2013, it has been used by over 1 million learners.
Grok’s curriculum experts provide professional learning, resources, and advice to teachers and education systems. Grok collaborates with industry and government to deliver free, authentic, curriculum-aligned learning experiences that teach the skills industry needs and inspires diverse learners.
About the role
At Grok Academy, our customers (learners and educators) are at the centre of everything we do. We have an audacious strategy to provide tailored learning experiences and partner with teachers to bring digital technologies education to every classroom in Australia and beyond.
Our Strategy function works across Grok Academy to take our strategy from a page into action. This is not an ivory tower strategy role. You’ll be expected to understand Grok’s key capabilities and products and work. Increasing focus, alignment and innovation and accelerating strategy execution to maximise Grok’s impact on the education ecosystem first and foremost in Australia, but also explore ways we can have global reach.
We’re a fast-growing organisation with ambitious goals, and there’s a real opportunity for you to take ownership of the ongoing development and future direction of our organisational strategy.
What you’ll do
- Work with Grok’s Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) to take charge of the Grok’s Strategy Acceleration roadmap (3 years), ensuring it aligns with our organisational goals and drive successful implementation of and acceleration of key initiatives.
- Work with Grok’s CSO and leaders across the organisation to maintain awareness of Grok’s strategic priorities, and surface challenges, disconnects, and opportunities quickly with regard to delivering on our strategy.
- Work closely with CEO and CSO to manage the entire life cycle of Grok’s (3 years) strategy initiatives, from ideation through implementation and future enhancements, using insights from other portfolios for continuous improvement.
- Partner with leadership to effectively deliver the annual plan and govern planning processes (Ways of working group initiative, etc)
- Lead change management capability to support the organisation to deliver complex, transformation programs
- Work with CSO and Analytics Leads to build and continuously improve Grok’s analytic insights and modelling capability
- Work closely with CSO and Chief Product Officer (CPO) to ensure product roadmaps align with Groks organisational strategy
What we’re looking for
The ideal candidate for this role is passionate about education and technology and finds themselves drawn to and aligned with Grok Academy's mission, keen to make meaningful impact in the space.
In this role you will support Grok’s Chief Strategy Officer to bring Grok Academy’s strategy to life, collaborating across the organisation to maximise our focus and alignment. You must be uncomfortable with status-quo, curious about and committed to delivering value to Grok’s customers (learners and educators), partners, and employees. You need to have a bias for action, make informed decisions, and work with minimal direction. You must be comfortable taking risks and raising the bar for new ways of doing things.
Imagine leading a team of exceptional individuals (both direct and soft line reports), inspiring them to achieve extraordinary outcomes while fostering an environment of collaboration and innovation. As a master communicator, you effortlessly bridge the gap between engineering, data, design, and operations, orchestrating cross-functional collaborations to achieve big wins. Your ability to generate insights from vision, data, and user feedback guides your team towards delivering exceptional customer value and amazing experiences.
You're not just a leader; you're a proactive force, driving and owning initiatives from conception to execution with unparalleled determination. With your strategic acumen and persuasive communication skills, you navigate change with finesse, turning challenges into opportunities for growth. You embrace self-driven learning opportunities to elevate your impact and deliver outstanding results independently.
What’s in it for you:
What makes Grok a great place to work? When you join the Grok team, you’re supported by incredible people. We’re passionate about creating space for Grokkers to bring their whole selves to work. At Grok we are inspired by our purpose - we learn about education and technology every day and share our learning with our community.
All employees are covered under the Grok Academy Group Enterprise Agreement, which offers generous salary and conditions including:
- A 35-hour working week
- Flexible working arrangements to enable our team to do their best work
- Generous salary and leave entitlements, including annual shutdown and up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave
- Employer funded flu vaccinations (optional)
- Quarterly retreats for all Grokkers to come together and connect (with flights, accommodation, and meals)
Location
The incumbent of this position can be based anywhere in Australia
Travel: Because this may be a remote role, the applicant would need to be prepared to travel. The time spent on travel is estimated to be 30%.
How to apply
Apply via this ad and include a current resume in your application:
Please contact *******@grokacademy.org with any questions.
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