School Leader

$200,000 USD/year ^{Pay is set based on global value, not the local market. Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks}  ($100 USD/hour)

• Launch our Springfield, MA location: Ensure Alpha's three promises are delivered to 100+ students from day one through operational excellence across every function.
• Run live workshops with K-8 students focused on life skills: Conduct engaging one-hour sessions covering public speaking, growth mindset, and feedback skills. Execute Alpha's playbook to help students master competencies traditional schools overlook while keeping learning enjoyable.
• Drive every student to achieve 100% of their goals: Develop personalized motivational strategies for each learner. Apply data-driven methods to address resistance and maintain engagement with the Alpha platform. Success is defined by every student meeting their objectives.
• Coach Guides toward excellence and maintain Alpha's quality standards: Leverage data to pinpoint performance issues, provide concrete feedback, and monitor progress. Make difficult decisions when performance does not meet expectations and model the standard for your campus.
• Make data-informed campus leadership decisions: Review performance across staff, operations, parent engagement, and culture. Identify challenges, perform root cause analysis, consult relevant parties, implement measurable solutions. Monitor every decision and iterate based on outcomes.

• Teaching or tutoring students. Students engage with Alpha's self-guided EdTech platform, not traditional lectures from adults.
• Designing lesson plans or curriculum. Alpha's playbook already exists. Your responsibility is execution and leadership, not curriculum development.
• Managing budgets or hiring staff. Central teams manage finance and recruitment. You concentrate exclusively on campus performance and culture.
• Being the subject-matter expert. This position is 80% leader and entertainer, 20% educator. You motivate, the platform teaches.

Deliver Alpha's three promises: every student loves school, learns twice as fast, and masters life skills — at a new Springfield campus from the first day of operation.

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related field. Master's preferred.
• At least 7 years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, business, or related field.
• Direct experience building and managing teams of at least 15 people with full hiring and firing authority.
• Deep knowledge of the Springfield, MA education landscape. 
• Experience working with youth ages 5 - 14.
• Strong data analysis skills and experience using metrics to drive decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Passion for transforming education. Belief that the traditional system is fundamentally broken.
• Startup mindset: thrives under pressure, adaptable in new situations, comfortable building systems from scratch.
• Compelling and energetic speaker who commands attention from rooms full of students or staff.
• Able to relate to K-8 students, understand their interests and culture, and serve as a positive role model.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.