General Manager, LATAM

The General Manager for Latin America (excluding Brazil) is responsible for scaling Kira's presence across Spanish-speaking Latin America. Building on the foundation of Kira's existing national deployments, this role will expand into new markets, develop government and institutional relationships, and establish Kira as the AI education standard across the region.

This is a regional expansion role. The GM LatAm must identify the highest-potential markets, replicate and adapt what's working in existing LatAm markets, and build a scalable go-to-market motion across diverse countries with different education systems and decision-making structures, spanning K-12, higher education, and workforce development.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Regional Strategy & Market Prioritization

- Develop Kira's Latin America strategy, prioritizing markets based on opportunity size, readiness, and strategic fit.

- Understand the education landscape across key markets: Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Central America, and Caribbean, including K-12, higher education, and workforce training sectors.

- Identify patterns and differences across markets to build efficient regional approaches.

- Balance opportunistic wins with systematic market development.

Existing Market Expansion & Reference Building

- Ensure existing deployments succeed and become the definitive proof point for AI-native education at national scale.

- Document and package this model for replication in other markets.

- Leverage existing relationships and success to open doors across the region.

- Build case studies and evidence base that accelerate sales cycles elsewhere.

Government & Ministry Relationships

- Build relationships with education ministries, presidential offices, and key decision-makers across target markets.

- Understand how education decisions and funding work in each priority country.

- Position Kira for national and regional programs, including multilateral funding (IDB, World...