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About the Role
Antal International is partnering with a multinational conglomerate to establish a national EdTech transformation division in Qatar. They seek a Founding Managing Director / Program COO to lead the transformation from concept to pilot to large-scale deployment.
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Responsibilities
- Lead end to end implementation architecture for the national EdTech transformation program
- Orchestrate partners and ecosystem including curriculum partners, technology vendors, and government stakeholders
- Build out the Teacher Intelligence Lab
- Execute pilot deployment across schools
- Coordinate platform and technology integration
- Ensure government and institutional readiness
- Build the operating model and team
- Establish governance and execution discipline
Requirements
- 12 20+ years in EdTech, digital learning platforms, AI enabled education systems, enterprise learning, or large scale digital transformation programs
- Top tier academic background (IIT/IIM/IISc/NIT or equivalent) preferred
- Experience working with major global technology or consulting ecosystems (e.g., Microsoft, Google, IBM, Accenture, TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Samsung or similar)
- Proven ability to lead multi stream, multi stakeholder programs at scale
- Strong exposure to K 12 education systems or teacher enablement platforms
- Strong understanding of AI applications in learning ecosystems
- Ability to translate strategy into execution systems
- Experience building operating models from scratch
- Strong stakeholder management (government, enterprise, institutional)
- High execution discipline (PMP/SAFe or equivalent exposure preferred)
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Role Overview
- We are seeking a Founding Managing Director / Program COO to lead the transformation of a national AI enabled education initiative from concept to pilot and ultimately to large scale deployment.
- This role is responsible for converting a strategic vision into a structured, executable, and scalable operating system spanning curriculum integration, teacher enablement, certification alignment, and AI enabled learning infrastructure.
- This is a true builder operator role, not a traditional program management position.
Core Responsibilities
- End to End Implementation Architecture
- Partner & Ecosystem Orchestration
- Teacher Intelligence Lab Buildout
- Pilot Deployment Execution
- Platform & Technology Coordination
- Government & Institutional Readiness
- Operating Model & Team Buildout
- Governance & Execution Discipline
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Technology driven education transformation leader with strong execution depth.
- Must have experience: 12 20+ years in EdTech, digital learning platforms, AI enabled education systems, enterprise learning, or large scale digital transformation programs.
- Top tier academic background (IIT/IIM/IISc/NIT or equivalent) preferred.
- Experience working with major global technology or consulting ecosystems (e.g., Microsoft, Google, IBM, Accenture, TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Samsung or similar).
- Proven ability to lead multi stream, multi stakeholder programs at scale.
- Strong exposure to K 12 education systems or teacher enablement platforms.
Core Capabilities
- Strong understanding of AI applications in learning ecosystems.
- Ability to translate strategy into execution systems.
- Experience building operating models from scratch.
- Strong stakeholder management (government, enterprise, institutional).
- High execution discipline (PMP/SAFe or equivalent exposure preferred).
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and early stage environments.
- AI fluent in day to day workflows.
Not a Fit If
- Pure academic with no delivery experience.
- Theoretical AI researcher without implementation exposure.
- Traditional school administrator without tech depth.
- Junior program/project manager.
- Consultant focused on documentation over execution.
- Operator of existing systems without prior zero to one builds.
First 90 Day Outcomes
- End to end implementation roadmap.
- Partner dependency and integration matrix.
- Teacher Intelligence Lab operating model.
- Pilot deployment blueprint.
- Initial organization structure and hiring plan.
- Technology and infrastructure coordination plan.
- Ministry ready execution deck.
- Budget and resource plan for pilot phase.
- Governance and reporting framework.
- Risk and mitigation register.
Compensation
- $12,000 to $15,000 per month plus benefits and bonus.
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