Director of Learning & Development, Alpha

In-person locations:
Beverly Hills, CA;
Piedmont, CA;
Greenwich, CT;
Boca Raton, FL;
Miami, FL;
Boston, MA;
Raleigh, NC;
New York City, NY;
Seattle, WA (we provide relocation support)

Salary: $200,000 annually, paid weekly. Health, dental, and vision coverage from day one.

Students at Alpha don't passively attend lectures. They move through adaptive learning apps at double the speed of conventional classrooms while simultaneously developing practical life skills. Your role is to ensure core commitments are met for every student in your cohort: they love learning, they accelerate at twice the normal pace, and they acquire real‑world competencies.

• Facilitating one‑hour interactive life skills and social‑emotional learning (SEL) sessions with K‑8 students covering topics such as public speaking and focus, adhering to Alpha's established playbook.
• Conducting daily motivation sessions that ensure 100% of students reach their weekly app‑based goals through age‑appropriate incentives including school currency and leaderboards.
• Developing Guides through observation, precise feedback, and direct mentorship so they execute workshops with equivalent energy and consistency to your own.
• Analyzing Coachbot data and student records to pinpoint who requires intervention, then delivering that intervention yourself.
• Personally mentoring your designated student cohort, exemplifying the coaching and motivational techniques you expect every Guide to employ.

• Creating lesson plans or developing curriculum. Students engage with adaptive apps; your responsibility is making the people who support them exceptional.
• Delivering traditional classroom lectures. You're 80% performer, 20% content expert; if you prefer standing at a whiteboard, this role isn't the right fit.
• Compromising standards due to pressure from parents or administrators. When a student achieves 99%, the response is "not yet" — and you'll be empowered to maintain that standard.
• Spending time in an office managing paperwork. The majority of your day involves direct interaction with students and Guides.
• Waiting weeks for performance evaluations. Outcomes are visible in real time via Coachbot, and adjustments occur immediately.

Fulfill Alpha's 3 Promises for your cohort and the Guides under your leadership: every student loves school, learns at 2x the standard pace, and develops genuine life skills.

• Currently located in or willing to relocate to Beverly Hills, CA;
  Piedmont, CA;
  Greenwich, CT;
  Boca Raton, FL;
  Miami, FL;
  Boston, MA;
  Raleigh, NC;
  New York City, NY;
  Seattle, WA (relocation support is provided).
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related discipline (Master's degree preferred; traditional teaching certifications are not sought).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, or a comparable field.
• Proven experience designing and executing educational programs, curricula, or training initiatives.
• Demonstrated history of managing a team of 5 or more individuals, including hiring and making performance‑driven termination decisions.
• Proven ability coaching, mentoring, or delivering constructive feedback to enhance engagement and performance.
• Experience engaging with youth ages 5–14 in educational or developmental contexts.
• Strong capability using data and metrics to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States.

• Master's degree in Education, Psychology, or Business.
• Experience as an athletic coach, camp director, or youth program leader where you directly motivated children to achieve quantifiable objectives.
• Background coaching adults in positions where their performance was measured and evaluated.
• Confidence performing before large groups of children. The type of presence that commands attention in a room full of 8‑year‑olds.

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real‑world skills. Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members. Alpha offers six‑figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience. The culture built for builders is fast‑moving, ambitious, and student focused.

This is a full‑time (40 hours per week), long‑term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $100 USD/hour, which equates to $200,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly.