High-Performance Coach, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

Key Responsibilities

• Conducting one-on-one and small-group coaching using Coachbot analytics and student performance data to pinpoint obstacles, establish high-bar objectives, and ensure accountability for execution
• Facilitating structured life-skills workshops designed for mastery, drawing on credible narratives from your own high-achievement background, and verifying mastery through Alpha's Test2Pass assessment framework
• Establishing the cultural standard each morning via focused kickoff sessions that reinforce excellence expectations campus-wide
• Monitoring student progress continuously and adapting coaching tactics based on evidence, not intuition
• Cultivating trusted mentoring relationships with students and their families through unwavering standards, consistency, and documented motivation strategies

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• At least one documented instance of extraordinary achievement in a highly competitive, globally recognized field (examples: medals in national or international competition, top-tier university with distinction, highly selective firm or fellowship, elite performing arts institution, or founding and scaling a successful venture)
• At least 3 years of experience in student coaching, youth mentoring, athletic coaching, or leadership positions where you measurably improved others' performance
• Willing to work on-site at an Alpha campus in Orange County, CA; Palo Alto, CA; San Francisco, CA; South Bay, CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; Boston, MA; New York City, NY; or Kirkland (Seattle), WA (relocation support provided)
• Legal right to work in the United States

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background in elite competitive athletics (varsity D1, national team, or professional level) with experience coaching or mentoring younger athletes
• Experience in high-accountability environments like management consulting, investment banking, or military leadership
• Track record of youth development through mentoring in non-academic settings (community organizations, after-school programs, sports camps)
• Comfort presenting to and building trust with high-expectation families paying premium private school tuition

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.

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 $75 USD/hour, which equates to $150,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year.
• The payment period is weekly.