Founder Coach, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

Your Role

Your role centers on high school students who are launching genuine businesses with $1M upside—not mock ventures or classroom exercises.

What You Will Be Doing

• Conducting one-on-one coaching sessions with student founders on strategy, execution, and scaling—approximately two-thirds of your workweek
• Leveraging student dashboards, venture updates, and academic metrics to assess progress and prescribe actionable next steps
• Tracking academic performance and stepping in early when attention or time management begins to deteriorate
• Designing and running workshops that deliver tangible, applied-learning outcomes
• Facilitating stand-ups, debriefs, and group conversations that reinforce student accountability to their commitments

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Teaching lectures or adhering to a fixed curriculum (you enable applied learning, not conventional classroom teaching)
• Offering broad mentorship or motivational speeches without ensuring action item completion
• Handling student operations—scheduling, documentation, or enrollment tasks
• Attending routine faculty meetings or working through institutional bureaucracy (your focus remains on student outcomes)

Basic Requirements

• Able to work on-site at Alpha High School in Austin, TX (relocation support is available)
• Minimum 2 years of experience coaching or developing others (direct reports, colleagues, or clients), with a concrete example of a coaching engagement and its measurable results
• Professional track record of owning critical outcomes or performance metrics, including at least one example showing $500,000+ in annual revenue impact
• At least 1 year of experience working with young people (students, junior professionals, or youth program participants) on initiatives, skill development, or entrepreneurial projects
• Legal authorization to work in the United States

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Personal experience founding, co-founding, or running a startup or early-stage venture
• Background as a Chief of Staff, program director, or top-tier individual contributor with full ownership of end-to-end results
• Proficiency with AI-powered tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot) to enhance coaching preparation, data analysis, or stakeholder communication
• Experience in K-12 education, EdTech, or programs that integrate academics with practical application (such as accelerators, project-based curricula, or entrepreneurship initiatives)