Director of Development, Alpha - $400,000/year USD

What You Will Be Doing

• Shape the cultural fabric of the school community—its tone, rituals, and implicit standards that create belonging—so Alpha becomes a place families take pride in, not merely a school they selected
• Manage the full parent relationship lifecycle—from initial inquiry through enrollment, ongoing retention, and sustained advocacy—ensuring faculty remain student-focused while families maintain a trusted contact
• Detect early signs of concern and address them with the discretion and judgment that preserves trust—including the more difficult assessment of when a family may not align
• Maintain visibility where families gather: morning arrival, afternoon departure, evening gatherings, and the spontaneous exchanges that carry the most weight
• Develop a community that both domestic and international families defend—and where referrals occur because the experience justifies them
• Communicate Alpha's narrative persuasively—in individual discussions, at events, and within the discerning, globally oriented circles where the school's reputation is truly established

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Operating from behind a desk—your community presence defines the role
• Adhering to standard 9–5 schedules—early mornings, late afternoons, and evening commitments are integral, not occasional
• Escalating challenging parent discussions to faculty or administrators—you retain full ownership
• Depending on administrative infrastructure, formalized procedures, or complete staffing—you function with substantial autonomy and create what's necessary
• Approaching family relationships as transactional accounts—this role rewards authentic connection, not procedural adherence

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary trusted relationship anchoring every family's experience at Alpha's Miami campus, and the architect of its community culture
• Maintain their confidence during challenging moments, establish the traditions and tone that make belonging meaningful, and foster the environment where satisfied families become active advocates within the networks that influence Miami's private education landscape

Basic Requirements

• 5+ years establishing and maintaining trust with high-net-worth or ultra-high-net-worth families in a high-touch, relationship-centered capacity
• Demonstrated success guiding sophisticated clients through consequential decisions—with measurable outcomes you can reference: conversions, retention rates, referral generation
• The discretion and poise to navigate sensitive, confidential matters without visible impact
• Proven experience managing and developing personnel—coaching, maintaining high standards, and executing difficult staffing decisions—beyond relationship or account management
• Innate cross-cultural fluency spanning globally mobile and established Miami family populations
• AI-native orientation—you employ AI tools with proficiency, understand their potential and limitations, and actively introduce superior solutions, even without building them directly
• Miami-based, available for full-time on-site presence, and adaptable to variable hours
• Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background as a head of school, principal, superintendent, or equivalent educational leadership position
• Professional proficiency 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 networked families
• A personal network extending through 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

Crossover

• 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 $200 USD/hour, which equates to $400,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year
• The payment period is weekly
• Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic