Program Director

$150,000 USD/year ^{Pay is set based on global value, not the local market. Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks}  ($75 USD/hour)

• Facilitating one-hour live workshops focused on life competencies (public speaking, concentration, feedback exchange) for K-8 cohorts, executing Alpha's established playbook without improvisation
• Conducting motivation sessions leveraging student performance data and Alpha's incentive architecture (school currency, leaderboards) to achieve 100% student goal attainment
• Developing Guides in program adherence and standards enforcement, ensuring each coaching interaction yields concrete improvement steps
• Overseeing your own student cohort while simultaneously developing other Guides
• Monitoring student satisfaction metrics, goal completion percentages, and Guide performance indicators weekly to identify underperformance before it escalates

• Delivering lectures or providing academic tutoring. Students master content through self-directed applications without direct adult instruction.
• Creating original curriculum or developing lesson plans independently. The playbook is established; success is measured by execution fidelity, not creative innovation.
• Training Guides on instructional pedagogy. Since Guides don't teach traditional content, your coaching centers on energy management, motivation, and accountability systems.
• Accepting 99% performance when the standard is 100%. Maintaining this boundary demonstrates your belief in their capability to reach the full standard.
• Serving as the default source of unconditional emotional support. Students receive genuine connection alongside honest feedback and meaningful consequences.

Execute Alpha's three core commitments for every student in your cohort: they develop genuine enthusiasm for school, progress at twice the rate of traditional classroom environments, and build authentic life competencies.

• Available to work on-campus in Atlanta, GA; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Austin, TX; Keller (Fort Worth), TX; The Woodlands (Houston), TX; Park City (Salt Lake City), UT; or Toronto, Canada (relocation assistance available)
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related discipline
• 5+ years of professional experience in education, learning and development, coaching, youth leadership, or comparable domain
• Demonstrated history of managing a team of 5 or more adults, including responsibility for hiring and performance-based termination decisions
• Hands-on experience working with children aged 5-14 in educational or developmental contexts
• Established, launched, or substantially scaled a program, team, business, school, or initiative from inception
• Documented use of data and metrics to establish weekly objectives and inform decisions, beyond simple reporting
• Legal authorization to work in the United States or Canada

• Master's degree in Education, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, or related discipline
• Experience coaching athletics, leading wilderness or experiential programs, directing camps, or managing youth ministry at sufficient scale to require cohort management and outcome measurement
• Transitioned from classroom teaching to program development or operations: EdTech, tutoring enterprises, youth nonprofits, or school intervention initiatives
• Early-career record of exceptional individual performance — academic, athletic, or professional — prior to entering leadership roles
• Conviction that the existing education system requires fundamental restructuring and personal commitment to that transformation