Education Program Manager, Alpha - $200,000/year USD

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitating one-hour live workshops in life skills and social-emotional learning (SEL) with students in grades K-8 on subjects such as public speaking and concentration, using Alpha's established framework
• Conducting daily motivational sessions that ensure 100% of students reach their weekly application goals through age-appropriate tools like school currency systems and leaderboards
• Developing Guides via observation, precise feedback, and direct training so they execute workshops with equivalent energy and accuracy
• Analyzing Coachbot data and student records to pinpoint students requiring support, then providing that support directly
• Personally mentoring your designated student cohort, demonstrating the coaching and motivational techniques you require from all Guides

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Creating lesson plans or developing curriculum. Students advance through adaptive applications; your responsibility is making the people supporting them exceptional.
• Delivering traditional classroom lectures. You're 80% performer, 20% content expert; if standing at a whiteboard appeals to you, look elsewhere.
• Compromising standards due to pressure from parents or administration. When a student achieves 99%, the response is "not yet" — and you'll receive full support to maintain that boundary.
• Spending time in an office processing documents. The majority of your day involves direct interaction with students and Guides.
• Waiting weeks for performance reviews. Outcomes are visible in real-time through Coachbot and adjustments occur immediately.

Key Responsibilities

• Fulfill Alpha's 3 Promises for both your student cohort and the Guides under your direction: every student loves learning, progresses at 2x speed, and develops genuine life competencies.

Basic 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 available)
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related discipline (Master's preferred; traditional teaching certifications are not required)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, or a comparable field
• Demonstrated experience creating and executing educational programs, curricula, or training initiatives
• Proven history of managing a team of 5 or more individuals, including recruitment and performance-based separation decisions
• Background in coaching, mentoring, or delivering constructive feedback to enhance engagement and outcomes
• Experience working directly with children ages 5–14 in educational or developmental contexts
• Capability in leveraging data and analytics to inform decisions and support ongoing improvement

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 inspired children to achieve quantifiable goals
• History of coaching adults in positions where performance was measured and evaluated
• Able to perform confidently before large groups of children. The type of presence that commands attention from a room full of 8-year-olds.

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.

Working with us

• 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.