Emmanuel Mensah

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Founder & CEO, Magnet Learning - HR tech · sales · payroll

Magnet Learning
Accra, Ghana · GMT (UTC+0)
9+ years experience
Covenant University
English, Twi
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Overview

Founder of Magnet Learning (HR software). 13 years of building before that. Signed 234 paying customers, 11 of them enterprises. Before that: Meta and McKinsey & Company. Outside work: long runs and longer podcasts.

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salesSaaSenterprise salespayrollHR tech
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Looking for account executives to join Magnet Learning early - HR software

Role
Account executive
Level
Senior
Type
Full-time
Work mode
Hybrid
Compensation
$177k-$208k
Team
Founding team, 5 people
Start
Within two months
Must have
A record of closing B2B deals Experience selling to the buyers we sell to Ownership of something end to end
Process
Two interviews and a paid trial day

Comp $140k-$234k. Three interviews over a week. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

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Experience

  1. Founder & CEO
    Nov 2024 - Present
    Magnet Learning · 1 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Accra, Ghana
    • Previously built and sold a small HR software company.
    • Raised $35 million across 2 rounds.
  2. Director of Product
    Jul 2022 - Sep 2024
    Meta · 2 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Accra, Ghana
    • Grew AI products revenue from $4 million to $16 million ARR.
    • Ran 69 customer interviews before writing the first spec.
  3. Associate Product Manager
    Apr 2021 - Jul 2022
    McKinsey & Company · 1 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Accra, Ghana
    • Launched the care product in 14 markets.
    • Killed 3 features nobody used and shipped the 4 that customers asked for.
  4. Principal Product Manager
    Jul 2019 - Mar 2021
    FirstRand · 1 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Accra, Ghana
    • Sit on 6 boards.
    • Previously an operator for 8 years before investing.
  5. Associate Product Manager
    Mar 2018 - Jul 2019
    Absa · 1 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Accra, Ghana
    • Grew payments revenue from $9 million to $29 million ARR.

Projects

Conference talk: lessons from company
2025

What went wrong and what worked while scaling HR software.

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Education

  1. Covenant University
    BEng, Business Administration
    2008 - 2012

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