What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Development, Alpha - $400,000/year USD position at Crossover?
Families who enroll at Alpha Miami rely on trusted advisors in every domain of their lives. Until now, they have lacked one in this space.
You will become the person they reach out to when something doesn't feel right, when uncertainty arises, or when they experience a moment they know you will recognize. You will understand each family deeply enough to sense their needs before they articulate them—and you will possess the judgment and composure to respond with discretion, care, and apparent ease. Over time, you will not simply represent their child's school. You will become woven into how they navigate this phase of their family's journey.
The private school landscape in Miami is intimate, tightly networked, and intolerant of errors. A family's encounter with Alpha does not remain confined—it circulates through the networks that carry influence: the residential building, the club, the yacht, the philanthropic circuit, the WhatsApp threads that determine where the next applicant turns. You will grasp this reality intuitively, because your career has been spent in environments where reputation is the sole asset and a single lapse outlives all prior successes. You will cultivate a community families feel compelled to protect, where inclusion feels natural and referrals emerge because the experience justifies them.
Miami operates as a global city by nature. You will engage with families from Latin America, international executives, finance and technology professionals who have recently relocated to Miami, and transient households whose perspective on education—and on institutions broadly—has been informed by contexts well beyond the American independent school model. Many navigate Miami, São Paulo, Bogotá, Madrid, and New York with the same ease others traverse their own neighborhoods, and they will evaluate Alpha against alternatives anywhere globally. The ideal candidate for this position will be equally adept at managing cross-cultural family expectations—and the demand for seamless, sophisticated relationships—as they are the more recognizable dimensions of Miami's private school environment.
Alpha does not follow a conventional model. Students complete foundational academics in two hours daily through AI-supported applications, then dedicate the remainder of their time to public speaking, critical reasoning, and applied projects. No traditional instruction. No redundant assignments. Performance in the top 1% nationally.
The families who select it have made a deliberate choice—and in a city where educational decisions signal status and everyone holds opinions, they will face ongoing scrutiny. You will ensure they never hesitate with their response. If sustaining that conviction through years of informed, internationally calibrated skepticism sounds taxing, this position is not suitable. If it represents the most compelling dialogue you could engage in, continue reading.
What You Will Be Doing
Serve as the central trusted relationship for every family's experience at Alpha's Miami campus, and act as the steward of the community's culture. Maintain their confidence during difficult moments, establish the traditions and tone that make belonging feel meaningful, and create the environment in which satisfied families evolve into active advocates within the networks that influence Miami's independent school sector.
Basic Requirements
Want to join a learning rebellion that’s transforming the traditional classroom?
Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential.
They don’t play by the old rules.
Alpha is creating a new paradigm where students master core academics in just two hours a day, freeing up time for hands-on, passion-driven learning that truly prepares them for the real world.
Alpha School is rewriting the rules of education.
Sounds too good to be true? It’s not.
There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!
Working with us
This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $200 USD/hour, which equates to $400,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.
Crossover Job Code: LJ-5821-US-PompanoB-DirectorofDeve
You will become the person they reach out to when something doesn't feel right, when uncertainty arises, or when they experience a moment they know you will recognize. You will understand each family deeply enough to sense their needs before they articulate them—and you will possess the judgment and composure to respond with discretion, care, and apparent ease. Over time, you will not simply represent their child's school. You will become woven into how they navigate this phase of their family's journey.
The private school landscape in Miami is intimate, tightly networked, and intolerant of errors. A family's encounter with Alpha does not remain confined—it circulates through the networks that carry influence: the residential building, the club, the yacht, the philanthropic circuit, the WhatsApp threads that determine where the next applicant turns. You will grasp this reality intuitively, because your career has been spent in environments where reputation is the sole asset and a single lapse outlives all prior successes. You will cultivate a community families feel compelled to protect, where inclusion feels natural and referrals emerge because the experience justifies them.
Miami operates as a global city by nature. You will engage with families from Latin America, international executives, finance and technology professionals who have recently relocated to Miami, and transient households whose perspective on education—and on institutions broadly—has been informed by contexts well beyond the American independent school model. Many navigate Miami, São Paulo, Bogotá, Madrid, and New York with the same ease others traverse their own neighborhoods, and they will evaluate Alpha against alternatives anywhere globally. The ideal candidate for this position will be equally adept at managing cross-cultural family expectations—and the demand for seamless, sophisticated relationships—as they are the more recognizable dimensions of Miami's private school environment.
Alpha does not follow a conventional model. Students complete foundational academics in two hours daily through AI-supported applications, then dedicate the remainder of their time to public speaking, critical reasoning, and applied projects. No traditional instruction. No redundant assignments. Performance in the top 1% nationally.
The families who select it have made a deliberate choice—and in a city where educational decisions signal status and everyone holds opinions, they will face ongoing scrutiny. You will ensure they never hesitate with their response. If sustaining that conviction through years of informed, internationally calibrated skepticism sounds taxing, this position is not suitable. If it represents the most compelling dialogue you could engage in, continue reading.
What You Will Be Doing
- Shape the cultural fabric of the school community—the voice, rituals, and implicit standards that give families a sense of belonging—so Alpha is perceived as a place families take pride in, not merely an institution they selected
- Manage the full arc of parent engagement—from initial contact through enrollment, ongoing retention, and sustained advocacy—so teaching staff remain concentrated on students and families consistently have a trusted point of contact
- Detect early when dynamics shift or concerns surface, and address them with the discretion and judgment that preserves trust—including the more difficult assessment of when a family is not aligned with the school
- Maintain visibility where families gather: morning arrival, afternoon departure, evening programming, and the informal exchanges that carry the most weight
- Foster a community that both domestic and international families regard as worth defending—and where word-of-mouth advocacy occurs because the experience warrants it
- Articulate Alpha's narrative with conviction—in individual discussions, at gatherings, and in the circles of discerning, globally oriented families where the school's standing is truly established
- Operating from behind a desk—your visibility within the community defines the role
- Adhering to standard 9–5 schedules—early arrivals, late afternoons, and evening commitments are intrinsic to the position, not occasional
- Redirecting challenging parent discussions to faculty or other administrators—you assume full ownership of these
- Relying on administrative infrastructure, formalized procedures, or a complete team—you function with significant autonomy and construct what is required
- Approaching family relationships as transactional accounts—this role rewards authentic engagement, not procedural adherence
Serve as the central trusted relationship for every family's experience at Alpha's Miami campus, and act as the steward of the community's culture. Maintain their confidence during difficult moments, establish the traditions and tone that make belonging feel meaningful, and create the environment in which satisfied families evolve into active advocates within the networks that influence Miami's independent school sector.
Basic Requirements
- 5 years successfully building and maintaining trust with high-net-worth or ultra-high-net-worth families in a relationship-intensive, service-oriented capacity
- Demonstrated success guiding discerning clients through consequential decisions—with measurable outcomes you can reference: conversion rates, retention figures, referral volume
- The discretion and poise to navigate sensitive, confidential matters without compromising relationships
- Proven experience managing and developing personnel—coaching, upholding rigorous standards, and executing difficult staffing decisions—not solely relationship or account oversight
- Innate cross-cultural fluency with both globally mobile and established Miami-based families
- AI-native orientation—you employ AI tools with proficiency, understand their strengths and constraints, and actively introduce superior solutions, even if you do not engineer them yourself
- Residing in Miami, available for full-time on-site engagement, and adaptable to non-traditional hours
- Legally eligible to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship
- Background as a head of school, principal, superintendent, or in an equivalent leadership position within education
- Professional proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese
- Personal or professional exposure to independent or alternative educational models
- Pre-existing connections within Miami's private school parent communities
- Experience working with internationally mobile, Latin American, or globally networked families
- A personal network extending across the neighborhoods, social clubs, and institutions where Alpha's families reside and make decisions
Want to join a learning rebellion that’s transforming the traditional classroom?
Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential.
They don’t play by the old rules.
Alpha is creating a new paradigm where students master core academics in just two hours a day, freeing up time for hands-on, passion-driven learning that truly prepares them for the real world.
Alpha School is rewriting the rules of education.
Sounds too good to be true? It’s not.
There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!
Working with us
This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $200 USD/hour, which equates to $400,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.
Crossover Job Code: LJ-5821-US-PompanoB-DirectorofDeve
Salary : $400,000