Program Director, Alpha

Job Summary

$150,000 annual W2 salary, paid weekly. Health benefits begin on day one. Relocation assistance is provided for eligible candidates.

Locations (on‑site): Atlanta, GA;
Oklahoma City, OK;
Tulsa, OK;
Austin, TX;
Keller (Fort Worth), TX;
The Woodlands (Houston), TX.

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real‑world skills. Students complete their academic work in two hours a day using self‑directed, AI‑driven applications. There are no teachers, no lectures, and no classroom‑based instruction. The role focuses on high‑intensity workshops, data‑driven motivation, and coaching the Guides who support students.

A typical day begins with a one‑on‑one coaching conversation with a Guide, proceeds to a student workshop, and ends with direct motivation work for individual students. You manage your own cohort while coaching other Guides.

• Facilitating one‑hour workshops on public speaking, concentration, and feedback exchange for K‑8 cohorts, delivering Alpha’s established playbook with precision.
• Conducting motivation interventions informed by student data and Alpha’s incentive architecture (campus currency, performance leaderboards) to achieve 100% goal completion across your cohort.
• Coaching Guides on program adherence and standards execution to ensure concrete improvement steps in every coaching interaction.
• Managing your own student cohort while developing other Guides.
• Monitoring student satisfaction metrics, goal attainment rates, and Guide performance indicators weekly to identify declining performance early.

• Teaching or tutoring academic content; students progress through self‑directed applications without direct adult instruction.
• Creating curriculum or developing original lesson materials; success is measured by execution fidelity, not creative reinvention.
• Coaching Guides on instructional pedagogy; your coaching focuses on energy management, motivational techniques, and accountability frameworks.
• Accepting 99% performance when 100% is the standard; maintaining high expectations demonstrates belief in student capability.
• Serving as the campus emotional support figure; students receive genuine connection accompanied by honest feedback and meaningful consequences.

Fulfill Alpha’s three core commitments to every student in your cohort: develop a love for school, accelerate learning at twice the rate of traditional classrooms, and build meaningful life competencies.

• Available to work on‑site at one of the listed locations; relocation assistance is available.
• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of professional experience in education, learning and development, coaching, youth leadership, or a comparable domain.
• Demonstrated history of managing a team of 5 or more adults, including hiring and performance‑based dismissal decisions.
• Hands‑on experience working with children aged 5-14 in educational or developmental contexts.
• Created, launched, or substantially scaled a program, team, business, school, or initiative from inception.
• Documented experience using data and metrics to establish weekly objectives and inform decisions beyond passive reporting.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States or Canada.

• Master’s degree in Education, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.
• Experience coaching sports, directing experiential or outdoor programs, managing camps, or leading youth ministry at a scale requiring cohort management and outcome measurement.
• Transitioned from classroom instruction to program leadership in adjacent sectors such as EdTech ventures, tutoring organizations, youth‑focused nonprofits, or school intervention systems.
• Strong early‑career performance record — academically, athletically, or professionally — prior to entering leadership roles.
• Conviction that conventional education models are fundamentally flawed and a personal commitment to systemic redesign.

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