Learning and Development Manager, Alpha

Locations and Compensation

On‑site at an Alpha campus:
Atlanta, GA, Oklahoma City, OK, Tulsa, OK, Austin, TX, Keller (Fort Worth), TX, The Woodlands (Houston), TX. Salary $150,000/year (W2), paid weekly. Day‑one health benefits. Relocation support available.

Alpha School delivers self‑directed, AI‑powered learning. The role focuses on facilitating workshops, delivering motivation, and developing Guides.

• Facilitating one‑hour live workshops on life skills (public speaking, focus, giving and receiving feedback) for K‑8 cohorts using Alpha's playbook.
• Conducting motivation sessions with student data and Alpha's incentive framework to achieve 100% student goal attainment.
• Developing Guides on program adherence and standards maintenance, providing each session with concrete improvement steps.
• Managing your own student cohort while simultaneously training other Guides.
• Monitoring student satisfaction metrics, goal completion percentages, and Guide performance indicators weekly to identify underperformance early.

• Delivering lectures or providing academic tutoring.
• Creating original curriculum or lesson plans.
• Training Guides on instructional methods; focus is on their motivation and accountability.
• Granting exceptions when a student reaches 99% rather than 100%.
• Serving as the "empathy champion" common in traditional schools.

• Willing to work on‑campus at one of the listed locations.
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, or a comparable field.
• Track record of leading a team of 5 or more adults, including hiring and performance‑based termination.
• Direct experience with kids aged 5‑14 in an educational or developmental setting.
• Built, launched, or significantly grew a program, team, business, school, or initiative from the ground up.
• Proven use of data and metrics to set weekly goals and drive decisions.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States or Canada.

• Master's degree in Education, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.
• Coached athletics, led wilderness or experiential programs, directed camps, or ran youth ministry at scale.
• Left classroom teaching to build or run programs from a different seat (EdTech, tutoring businesses, youth nonprofits, or school intervention teams).
• Early‑career record of high personal performance—academic, athletic, or professional.
• Belief that the current education system is broken and personal investment in rebuilding it.

This is a full‑time (40 hours per week) position. Compensation is $75 USD/hour, which equates to $150,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. Payment is weekly.