Vice President of Strategic Partnerships $400,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Description
You entered private school leadership to define how children are educated, not to manage capital campaigns or mediate parent committees. A version of this role exists where the academic framework is safeguarded for you, operations are managed centrally, and your time is spent on your core strength: securing the families who matter most, converting them into advocates, and serving as the authoritative voice when discussions become challenging.
You will oversee the parent dimension of Alpha in one metropolitan area — Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Miami. Your success is measured by enrollment and advocacy: prospective ultra-high-net-worth families who commit, current UHNW families who re-enroll, refer others, and publicly endorse 2 Hour Learning, and a local environment where Alpha remains prominent. Approximately half your time is external — community alliances, information sessions, and one-on-one discussions with discerning parents who have reviewed every AI critique and need to understand why the model truly delivers.
The remainder of your role is the escalation channel. When an Associate Dean of Parents encounters the limit of what they can address — a board-connected family threatening withdrawal, a campus quietly diluting the model to appease a persistent parent — it escalates to you. You retain the family and you preserve the model. Both. Then you record the resolution so the Associate Dean network can manage it independently next time.
If you have led a private or independent K-12 institution, or you have built a career earning the confidence of UHNW families in another sector, and you have been seeking the role where judgment and persuasion are the core outputs, this is that opportunity.
What you will be doing
- Developing local visibility through alliances with family offices, private clubs, and independent advisors, along with workshops and community gatherings that drive inbound inquiries
- Managing admissions for affluent families from start to finish: information sessions, one-on-one CRM follow-up, and the enrollment decision, including informing a family when this school is not suitable for their child
- Converting enrolled parents into vocal supporters of 2 Hour Learning through advocacy workshops and parent-to-parent networks, making enrolled families your most powerful source of new leads
- Handling the escalations others cannot: determining whether the issue stems from the model, campus implementation, or family alignment, engaging the family directly, then documenting the resolution for the broader network
- Maintaining regular connection with current families through consistent touchpoints, and communicating the trends you observe back to leadership
What you will NOT be doing
- Leading capital campaigns, donor cultivation, major gifts, or any other fundraising activities
- Organizing PTAs, School Improvement Councils, parent committees, or focus groups that influence school policy
- Overseeing facilities, finance, legal, vendors, technology, marketing, or community logistics — centralized teams handle all of this, so your time remains focused on relationships, not operations
- Creating curriculum or advising instructional staff on pedagogy; the academic model is owned and safeguarded centrally
- Granting exceptions or modifications to the educational model to accommodate a parent request, regardless of the parent's influence
- Merely logging and replying to complaints, or drafting newsletters and routine parent communications
- Resolving conflict by sidestepping it — diplomacy in this role means conveying difficult messages, not relaxing standards
- Operating behind the scenes; this is an on-site, full-time, public-facing school leadership position that includes evening and weekend community events
Key responsibilities
Create a metro region where Alpha families are 2 Hour Learning's most vocal advocates — and where no parent escalation is resolved by weakening the model.
Candidate requirements
- 7+ years in a position centered on high-stakes relationships: head of school, fundraising, enterprise sales, private wealth management, or client success
- Direct, sustained engagement with ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) families, such as households with $1M+ annual income or families paying full tuition at an elite private school
- Experience in a parent-facing or client-facing capacity at an independent or private K-12 school, or in UHNW client services
- At least one instance of personally guiding a sensitive situation to resolution: a parent crisis, a staff investigation, a press inquiry, or a regulator interaction
- A demonstrated history of upholding a standard when influential individuals challenge it
- Residing in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Miami metro area, and able to work on-site full-time, including evening and weekend events
- Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
Nice to have
- Current or recent Head of School — or the Head's second-in-command — at a top-tier independent K-12 (NAIS-member or equivalent tier)
- Multi-campus or multi-site school leadership experience (regional director, network superintendent, COO of a school network)
- A UHNW client-services background adapted to school leadership: private wealth management, single-family office, or major-gifts development at an elite prep or Ivy
- An established network among UHNW families or influential local organizations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Miami
- Crisis communication experience involving press, regulators, or board-level stakeholders
- Practical AI building experience — custom GPTs, agents, or vibe-coded internal tools applied in a real operating context
- An advanced degree (M.Ed., MBA, or doctorate) — common in this profile, but not required; no formal education is required for this role
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