Student Recruitment Manager, Founders School - $150,000/year USD

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver high-impact community experiences, including information sessions, parent dinners, campus tours, school fairs, events for accepted families, and partner gatherings.
• Cultivate meaningful connections with prospective families, supporting them from first inquiry through application and sustaining consistent, personalized communication.
• Take ownership of high school enrollment yield by designing experiences and outreach strategies that turn accepted families into enrolled families.
• Develop and energize a dynamic community of current parents, prospective families, and ambassadors who enhance Alpha's standing and referral ecosystem.
• Keep CRM records precise and work closely with the Admissions Associate and school leadership to deliver a seamless experience for every family.

Basic Requirements

• Verified experience establishing and expanding an in-person community from inception.
• Documented success organizing and executing events from planning through follow-up.
• Experience influencing or selling to deliberate, high-consideration decision-makers through relationship cultivation rather than transactional methods.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication abilities with capacity to engage authentically with discerning families.
• Robust organizational capabilities with disciplined CRM management and reliable follow-through.
• Self-motivated, inventive, and capable of establishing structure in unstructured environments.
• Commitment to Alpha's mission and conviction that AI is reshaping education's future.
• Located in New York City or prepared to relocate.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background in private school admissions, alumni relations, nonprofit fundraising, hospitality, or experiential events.
• Existing network within the NYC education or parent community.
• Active social media or content presence that has generated tangible community-building results.

About Founders School

Founders School is a four-year high school built for ambitious students who want to create, build, and solve meaningful problems. The program combines Alpha School's elite academics, real-world experience, and mentorship from world-class entrepreneurs around three commitments to every student: Build a million-dollar business. Identify problems in the world worth solving. Master AI before adults do. This is a place for people who'd rather build the thing than manage the thing. We're hiring the founding team that builds the dream high school for the most entrepreneurial and ambitious students in the country. Launching in NYC Fall 2026.