Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director - SeaLearn

Union Maritime
London

Location: London-based, with significant time in Nigeria and across global maritime hubs.

Reporting to: Group Managing Director

SeaLearn is the launch vertical of a new vocational training group backed by Union Maritime Limited. We are building a world-class maritime training business that will educate the next generation of officers at scale — starting in Nigeria, where we are creating the first generation of Nigerian seafarers crewing the world’s ships. The mission is generational: 10,000 officers trained by 2050, in partnership with the Tetra Foundation.

We are looking for a founder-operator: someone who has built or led a high-growth training, shipping, or services business before, and who is ready to turn SeaLearn from a launch venture into a category-defining maritime training platform.

The Position

As CEO / MD of SeaLearn, you will own the maritime training business end to end — strategy, P&L, cadet pipeline, curriculum, commercial partnerships with shipowners, and onboard placement. You will report to the Group MD and operate with the autonomy of a founder and the backing of an established shipping group.

Requirements

Strategic & Commercial Leadership

  • Set the strategy, growth roadmap, and operating model for SeaLearn, with full P&L ownership
  • Build commercial relationships with shipowners, operators, and managers — converting them into sponsors, employers, and long-term partners
  • Deliver against ambitious cadet, revenue, and unit-economic targets

Training Delivery & Operations

  • Build a maritime curriculum that meets international STCW standards and sets a new benchmark for quality
  • Lead delivery across classroom, simulator, and sea-time placement
  • Establish and run training centres in Nigeria and future hubs

People Leadership

  • Attract, develop, and retain a world-class team of maritime instructors, operations staff, and commercial leaders
  • Foster a high-performance culture obsessed with cadet outcomes and commercial impact

Stakeholder & Industry Engagement

  • Partner closely with the Tetra Foundation on cadet sponsorship, outreach, and impact
  • Engage with industry bodies, flag states, and regulators across the jurisdictions where SeaLearn operates
  • Represent SeaLearn at industry forums and to shipping principals globally

Cadet Outcomes & Growth

  • Take personal accountability for cadet progression, qualification, and placement onto vessels
  • Build the SeaLearn brand as the destination of choice for ambitious young seafarers
  • Identify and launch new training programmes and geographies as the business scales

Key Requirements

  • Senior leadership experience in maritime training, ship management, or a related operational shipping business
  • Proven commercial track record — ideally with P&L ownership in a high-growth or PE-backed environment
  • Deep knowledge of STCW, IMO, and the international maritime regulatory landscape
  • Credibility with shipping principals — owners, managers, and charterers
  • Comfort operating in emerging markets, particularly West Africa
  • Founder-operator mindset: ready to build from the ground up

Desirable

  • Direct experience launching or scaling a maritime training academy
  • Existing network across tanker, bulker, and container operators
  • Background bridging commercial shipping and education
Posted 2026-05-27

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