Head of Admissions, Alpha - $250,000/year USD

Mandate

The role involves leading the entire admissions process for a campus, from initial inquiry to final enrollment. The objective is to enroll families who genuinely align with the Alpha model, rather than maximizing enrollment numbers.

What You Will Be Doing

• Leading the complete admissions experience for prospective families, beginning with initial inquiry and concluding with onboarding.
• Facilitating exploratory discussions to evaluate alignment before proposing pathways or advising on next actions.
• Overseeing 20+ concurrent family engagements across various enrollment phases, maintaining transparent tracking and timely outreach.
• Delivering campus visits, observation days, and enrollment dialogues that articulate results, requirements, and the intended student profile.
• Safeguarding precise CRM and student information system records (HubSpot and SIS) to enable forecasting, task prioritization, and service excellence.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Employing transactional or coercive enrollment strategies.
• Accepting families with poor alignment to satisfy quotas.
• Navigating complex organizational hierarchies or overseeing staff teams.
• Distributing responsibility for the family journey across multiple positions.
• Operating remotely. This position is on-campus by necessity.

Key Responsibilities

Design and deliver a relationship-centered, standards-driven enrollment process that secures well-matched families while safeguarding the credibility and effectiveness of the Alpha model.

Basic Requirements

• 3+ years providing premium, tailored service in settings where quality of experience directly shapes brand perception (education, high-end hospitality, executive services, selective membership, or independently managed client operations).
• Proven ownership of a complete client, admissions, or enrollment cycle from initial engagement through final onboarding.
• Experience concurrently stewarding 20+ client, guest, or family accounts across varied stages, supported by structured tracking and priority management.
• Ability to present specific instances of advisory judgment, including occasions when you recommended against engagement due to misalignment.
• Professional correspondence experience with C-suite executives, high-net-worth clients, or discerning stakeholders.
• Willingness to reside in or relocate within 60 days to Marin County, CA, or Palo Alto, CA.
• Authorized to work in the United States without requirement for visa sponsorship.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background in selective independent school admissions or competitive enrollment programs.
• Professional experience in luxury hospitality, high-touch guest relations, or executive support capacities.
• History of designing or enhancing admissions workflows, standard operating procedures, or service protocols.
• Proficiency leveraging CRM analytics to elevate enrollment fit and sustainability, beyond speed alone.

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 $125 USD/hour, which equates to $250,000 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.