Dean of Admissions, Alpha - $400,000/year USD

The Role

Families who enroll at Alpha Miami rely on trusted advisors in nearly every aspect of their lives. You will become the one they didn't know they needed. You will be the person they reach out to in moments of doubt, when instincts tell them something isn't right, or when they need to share an experience only you can fully appreciate.

About the Role

The private school landscape in Miami is tightly knit, highly visible, and intolerant of mistakes. What happens at Alpha does not remain contained—it circulates through the networks that define influence: residential communities, social clubs, yachts, charitable events, and the WhatsApp threads that determine where the next family will apply.

Responsibilities

• Shape the cultural identity of the school community—its tone, rituals, and implicit expectations—so that Alpha becomes a place families take pride in belonging to, not merely a school they selected.
• Manage the full lifecycle of parent relationships—from initial inquiry through enrollment, ongoing retention, and sustained advocacy—ensuring faculty remain focused on students while families always have a trusted point of contact.
• Detect early signals when something is misaligned, and address it with the discretion and judgment that preserves trust—including the more difficult judgment of recognizing when a family is not the right match.
• Maintain a visible presence in the spaces families occupy: morning drop-off, afternoon pick-up, evening gatherings, and the unplanned moments that often carry the most weight.
• Foster a community that both domestic and international families feel invested in protecting—and where referrals emerge organically because the experience warrants them.
• Communicate Alpha's narrative persuasively—in individual conversations, at events, and in the settings where discerning, globally connected families form their impressions and shape the school's standing.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Operating from behind a desk—your physical presence within the community defines the role.
• Adhering to fixed 9–5 schedules—early starts, late afternoons, and evening commitments are integral to the position, not occasional demands.
• Escalating challenging parent conversations to faculty or other administrators—you own these interactions completely.
• Relying on administrative infrastructure, established protocols, or a full support team—you will function with significant autonomy and create what is required.
• Approaching family relationships as transactional accounts—this role requires authentic connection, not procedural execution.

Basic Requirements

• 5+ years building and sustaining trust with high-net-worth or ultra-high-net-worth families in a high-touch, relationship-centered capacity.
• Demonstrated success guiding discerning clients through consequential decisions—with measurable outcomes you can articulate: conversion rates, retention figures, referral generation.
• The discretion and poise to navigate sensitive, confidential matters without compromising trust or leaving visible impact.
• Proven experience managing and developing personnel—providing coaching, upholding rigorous standards, and executing difficult staffing decisions—not merely managing client relationships or accounts.
• Innate cross-cultural fluency with both globally mobile and established Miami family populations.
• AI-native orientation—you engage with AI tools fluently, understand their strengths and limitations, and actively introduce improved solutions, even if you are not building them yourself.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background as a head of school, principal, superintendent, or equivalent school leadership position.
• Professional-level fluency in Spanish or Portuguese.
• Personal or professional exposure to independent or alternative education models.
• Established connections within Miami's private school parent communities.
• Experience working with internationally mobile, Latin American, or globally oriented families.
• A personal network that extends across the neighborhoods, clubs, and institutions where Alpha's families reside and make decisions.

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. Alpha is where you can do the most meaningful work of your career. There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited.