Managing Director

Overview

• Mandatory Requirement: This role is strictly limited to candidates from EdTech backgrounds with proven AI application experience in learning or education platforms
• Antal is partnering with a multinational conglomerate operating across Central America and other regions to establish a
• national EdTech transformation division in Qatar
• .
• This initiative is a
• large-scale, AI-enabled education modernization program
• designed to support the evolution of Qatar’s education ecosystem through integrated curriculum transformation, certification alignment, teacher enablement, and a unified AI-powered learning platform.
• The program is being developed in close collaboration with:
• Ministry-level stakeholders
• Global curriculum and certification partners
• A founding advisory group of education and technology experts
• Job Title - Founding Managing Director / Program COO
• Compensation - $12,000 to $15,000 + Benefits + Bonus

Role Overview

Founding Managing Director And Program Coo

Mandate

• Chief AI And Systems Architect

• Curriculum and certification partners
• Technology and platform vendors
• Teacher enablement teams
• Government / Ministry and institutional stakeholders
• Pilot schools and deployment teams

Ideal Candidate Profile

• The ideal candidate is a
• technology-driven education transformation leader
• with strong execution depth.
• Must-have experience:
• Top-tier academic background (IIT / IIM / IISc / NIT or equivalent) preferred
• 12–20+ years in:
• EdTech / digital learning platforms
• AI-enabled education systems
• Enterprise learning / corporate academies
• Large-scale digital transformation programs
• 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

Leadership Traits

• Highly structured and execution-oriented
• Strong systems thinker
• Calm under pressure
• Strong communicator across technical and non-technical audiences
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Comfortable building while operating
• Long-term potential to evolve into Group COO

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

• The candidate should be capable of delivering:
• 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