Program Manager, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

About the role

Alpha is hiring a Program Manager to deliver Alpha's three promises to every K-3 student: they love school, learn twice as fast, and build exceptional life skills and independence.

Responsibilities

• Using performance data, classroom observation, and direct feedback to coach Guides and students, then holding both accountable to measurable goals
• Facilitating one-hour live workshops for K-3 students on life skills such as public speaking, focus, collaboration, resilience, accountability, and giving and receiving feedback
• Running individual and small-group motivation sessions that connect each child's goals and interests to real academic progress
• Building and refining playbooks that turn your best practices into repeatable systems other Guides can execute consistently
• Training Guides on those playbooks and modeling excellence in facilitation so standards hold as the team grows

Requirements

• Willing to work in person at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; relocation support is provided
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or a related field
• At least 5 years working with elementary-aged children (roughly ages 5 to 9)
• Experience leading a team of 5 or more people, including authority to hire and to remove people based on performance outcomes
• Experience building, launching, or significantly growing a program, team, school, or initiative from the ground up, not inheriting an existing one
• Comfortable working in a school that rejects traditional teaching methods
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Master's degree in a related field
• Track record using metrics, dashboards, or analytics to diagnose problems and drive measurable improvement
• Experience coaching or managing other adults toward measurable outcomes, not just doing the work yourself
• Background in youth development, camp leadership, competitive coaching, tutoring, or enrichment where motivation was central
• Comfort and skill facilitating or public speaking in front of rooms full of young children

Qualifications

Willing to work in person at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; relocation support is provided

Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or a related field

At least 5 years working with elementary-aged children (roughly ages 5 to 9)

Experience leading a team of 5 or more people, including authority to hire and to remove people based on performance outcomes

Experience building, launching, or significantly growing a program, team, school, or initiative from the ground up, not inheriting an existing one

Comfortable working in a school that rejects traditional teaching methods

Legally authorized to work in the United States

Master's degree in a related field

Track record using metrics, dashboards, or analytics to diagnose problems and drive measurable improvement

Experience coaching or managing other adults toward measurable outcomes, not just doing the work yourself

Background in youth development, camp leadership, competitive coaching, tutoring, or enrichment where motivation was central

Comfort and skill facilitating or public speaking in front of rooms full of young children