Youth Development Manager, Alpha - $200,000​/year USD

The most effective leaders define success not by personal accomplishment but by the achievements of those they develop.

If you have a proven record of building high-performing teams, elevating people beyond their own expectations, and flourishing in cultures that demand excellence, this opportunity allows you to deploy those capabilities in service of the next generation.

At Alpha, students do not sit through traditional lectures. Academic mastery occurs through adaptive technology, freeing Guides to concentrate on coaching, accountability, motivation, and essential life skills. As a Lead Guide, your mission is to assemble and develop the team that executes this model—mentoring Guides, cultivating emerging leaders, and establishing an environment in which students routinely surpass expectations.

This position does not involve instructional coaching or classroom teaching. You will not review lesson plans or observe lectures, because they do not exist. Your work centers on building a culture of excellence: coaching Guides, facilitating dynamic life skills workshops, and inspiring students toward ambitious objectives. Success is defined by the caliber of student experiences, team performance, and your capacity to uphold rigorous standards while motivating others to embrace them.

Alpha is creating the world's premier K-12 experience. That demands leaders who have demonstrated the ability to elevate others' performance, make objective, data-informed decisions, and champion bold innovation over entrenched convention. If that reflects your track record, we welcome the opportunity to connect.

This position is currently available at select Alpha campuses:
Greenwich, CT;
Boca Raton, FL;
Miami, FL;
Miami Beach, FL;
Boston, MA;
Raleigh, NC;
New York City, NY;
Orange County, CA; and Santa Barbara, CA.

• Coaching Guides to reliably provide exceptional student experiences while upholding Alpha's rigorous standards.
• Facilitating dynamic life skills workshops that cultivate communication, leadership, focus, and other essential real-world competencies for K-12 students.
• Inspiring students to pursue ambitious learning objectives and optimize their progress within self-directed academic programs.
• Leveraging data, direct observation, and coaching dialogue to enhance Guide effectiveness and student results.
• Supporting the launch and establishment of new Alpha campuses by fostering a culture grounded in excellence, accountability, and relentless improvement.

• Teaching conventional academic classes or delivering subject-specific lectures.
• Developing lesson plans or designing curriculum materials.
• Reducing standards to create a superficial sense of success rather than guiding students to genuine mastery.
• Leading a team remotely from an office without consistent, hands‑on coaching of both students and Guides.
• Defending outdated methods simply because "that's the way it's always been done."

Guarantee that every student consistently receives Alpha's three promises by developing high-performing Guides, facilitating compelling life skills experiences, and sustaining uncompromising standards for student achievement.

• Willingness to work on‑site at an Alpha campus (relocation support available):
  Greenwich, CT;
  Boca Raton, FL;
  Miami, FL;
  Miami Beach, FL;
  Boston, MA;
  Raleigh, NC;
  New York City, NY;
  Orange County, CA;
  Santa Barbara, CA
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or a related field;
  Master's degree preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience in education, coaching, learning and development, or a related leadership role.
• Experience leading and developing teams of five or more people.
• Demonstrated success using data to drive performance improvements.
• Experience working with children ages 5-14 in an educational, coaching, or developmental setting.
• Experience building or launching a new team, program, business, school, or initiative.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States.

• Experience coaching youth through athletics, debate, camps, or extracurricular programs.
• Exceptional public speaking…