Director of Learning & Development, Alpha - $200,000/year USD

About the role

The Director of Learning & Development at Alpha is responsible for ensuring that every child in their student cohort develops a love for school, learns at twice the standard pace, and acquires practical life skills. This role involves facilitating one-hour live life skills and SEL sessions, conducting daily motivational sessions, developing Guides, analyzing data, and directly mentoring student cohorts.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating one-hour live life skills and SEL sessions with students in grades K-8 on subjects such as public speaking and concentration, adhering to Alpha's established framework.
• Conducting daily motivational sessions designed to propel 100% of students toward their weekly application-based goals through age-appropriate incentive systems including school currency and performance leaderboards.
• Developing Guides via direct observation, precise feedback, and practical skill-building to ensure they facilitate sessions with equivalent energy and execution quality.
• Analyzing Coachbot data and individual student records to pinpoint students requiring additional support, then providing direct intervention.
• Directly mentoring your designated student cohort, demonstrating the coaching and motivational techniques you require from all Guides.

Requirements

• Currently residing in or prepared 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 assistance provided).
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related discipline (Master's degree preferred; traditional teaching certifications are not required).
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in education, learning and development, coaching, or comparable field.
• Demonstrated experience designing and executing educational programs, curricula, or training initiatives.
• Proven history of managing a team of 5 or more individuals, including responsibility for recruitment and performance-based termination decisions.
• Competency in leveraging data and performance metrics to inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement.
• Professional experience working with children ages 5–14 in educational or developmental contexts.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Master's degree in Education, Psychology, or Business.
• Experience as an athletic coach, camp director, or youth program coordinator where you directly motivated children to achieve quantifiable objectives.
• History of coaching adults in positions where performance was systematically tracked and evaluated.
• Confidence engaging and performing before large groups of children.