Robotics Coach, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

What You Will Be Doing

• Create and lead practical workshops (40% of your time) covering subjects including entrepreneurship, financial literacy, personal branding, and other applied domains; leveraging your own career experience
• Provide 1:1 coaching (60% of your time) as students work through actual projects in targeted areas—businesses, marketing initiatives, coding products—using strategic questioning to identify obstacles and drive tangible advancement
• Maintain rigorous standards for confidence, communication, and capability; stepping in when performance declines and establishing clear commitments during every session
• Train students on leveraging AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude) for content generation, refinement, and efficiency
• Maintain transparent communication with students and parents regarding progress, deficiencies, and action items

Basic Requirements

• Verified record of significant personal accomplishment in at least one practical domain: launching a company, building an audience, generating revenue, publishing research, competing at an elite level, or equivalent
• Established ability to guide teenagers through resistance or evasion
• 3+ years mentoring/coaching teenagers
• Direct, unambiguous communication approach: confident presenting to audiences and providing candid feedback to teenagers and parents
• Proficiency with AI/technology tools (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.)
• Available to work on-site in Austin, TX. Relocation support is provided
• Authorized to work in the US without requiring visa sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Specialized expertise in at least one applied field (entrepreneurship, medicine, sales, technology, creative sectors, finance, athletics) that you can incorporate into coaching sessions and workshops with precision
• Background working in a startup or fast-growth organization at any capacity

About Alpha

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.

Culture

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.

Crossover Job Code

LJ-4909-US-RoundRoc-RoboticsCoach.002