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

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Covering traditional lectures or following a standardized curriculum
• Evaluating large volumes of homework or emphasizing theoretical concepts
• Accommodating disengaged students or compromising standards for comfort
• Working within a slow-moving, bureaucratic educational system

Key Responsibilities

Produce quantifiable improvements in students' confidence, communication skills, and practical capability by mentoring them to execute consistently at an elevated standard.

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

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 $50 USD/hour, which equates to $100,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year
• The payment period is weekly