Academic Success Coach, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

Key Responsibilities

• Lead outstanding student motivation, development, and life-skill competency at Alpha's most rigorous campuses.
• Conduct 1-on-1 and small-group coaching using Coachbot analytics and student data to identify barriers, establish ambitious targets, and ensure student accountability for execution.
• Facilitate structured life-skills workshops designed for mastery by drawing on credible examples from your own high-level experience, then validate mastery through Alpha's Test2Pass framework.
• Establish the campus culture each morning via focused opening sessions that communicate high-performance standards.
• Monitor student progress continuously and refine coaching approaches based on evidence, not assumption.
• Cultivate trusted mentor relationships with students and families by maintaining rigorous standards, reliability, and documented motivation frameworks.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• At least one instance of exceptional achievement in a highly selective, globally recognized domain (examples: national or international competition medals, top-tier university with distinction, highly selective firm or fellowship, elite performing arts institution, or founding and scaling a successful venture)
• At least 3 years of experience in student coaching, youth mentoring, athletic coaching, or leadership roles where you measurably raised others' performance
• Willing to work in-person at an Alpha campus in Orange County, CA; Palo Alto, CA; San Francisco, CA; South Bay, CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; Boston, MA; New York City, NY; or Kirkland (Seattle), WA (relocation support provided)

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background in elite competitive athletics (varsity D1, national team, or professional level) with experience coaching or mentoring younger athletes
• Experience in high-accountability environments like management consulting, investment banking, or military leadership
• Track record of youth development through mentoring in non-academic settings (community organizations, after-school programs, sports camps)
• Comfort presenting to and building trust with high-expectation families paying premium private school tuition

About Alpha

Join the team building school around student growth. Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. Roles with real student impact: Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members. Education work that pays like it matters: Alpha offers six-figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience. A culture built for builders: Alpha is fast-moving, ambitious, and student focused. It’s for people who want to improve the system, not maintain it.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Delivering lessons, creating curriculum, or evaluating assignments — Alpha's AI-driven academic platform manages instruction; you manage motivation
• Supervising other personnel or pursuing an administrative career path (this role centers on direct student outcomes, not organizational management)
• Attending faculty meetings or dealing with institutional bureaucracy (your schedule remains student-focused)
• Reducing standards to meet targets (if a student achieved 99%, your role is to identify what prevented 100%)