School Director

$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 Alpha's Springfield, MA campus: Ensure delivery of Alpha's three core promises to 100+ students from opening day with consistent operational excellence.
• Facilitate live life-skills workshops for K-8 students: Lead one-hour sessions covering public speaking, growth mindset, and feedback skills. Execute Alpha's established playbook to help students master competencies overlooked by traditional schools in an engaging format.
• Drive every student toward 100% goal achievement: Develop personalized motivational strategies for each student. Apply data-informed methods to address resistance and sustain engagement with the Alpha platform. Success is defined by every student reaching their objectives.
• Develop Guides through coaching and uphold Alpha's performance standards: Leverage data to pinpoint gaps, provide clear feedback, and monitor progress. Make difficult personnel decisions when standards are not met and model the excellence expected across your campus.
• Execute data-informed campus leadership: Review metrics spanning staff performance, operations, parent engagement, and school culture. Identify challenges, perform root cause analysis, engage stakeholders, implement measured interventions, and refine based on outcomes.

• Teaching or tutoring students. Alpha's self-directed EdTech platform drives learning, not traditional lectures from adults.
• Creating lesson plans or curriculum. Alpha provides a ready-made playbook. Your focus is leadership and execution, not instructional design.
• Overseeing budgets or recruiting staff. Finance and hiring are managed centrally. You concentrate exclusively on campus performance and culture.
• Serving as the subject-matter expert. This role is 80% leadership and engagement, 20% education. You inspire; 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 opening day.

• 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.