Senior Learning Experience Manager, Alpha - $200,000/year USD

• In-person locations: Beverly Hills, CA; La Jolla (San Diego), CA; Piedmont, CA; South Bay (LA), CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; Miami Beach, FL; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Bethesda, MD; Raleigh, NC; New York City, NY (relocation assistance available)
• $200,000 annual salary, paid weekly | Health, dental, and vision coverage from day one
  
  

The most valuable support you can offer a student who achieves 99% is to refrain from calling it 100%. Not because you lack care — but because you know they are capable of reaching it, and lowering expectations is the true disservice. If this reasoning resonates, continue reading. If it feels overly strict, this position will likely disappoint you.

Students at Alpha don't passively absorb lectures. They advance through adaptive applications at double the speed of conventional classrooms while simultaneously developing practical life competencies. Your responsibility is ensuring three core commitments are met for every student in your cohort: they develop a genuine love for school, they learn twice as fast, and they acquire skills no traditional textbook provides. You will also mentor the Guides responsible for delivering these same outcomes throughout your campus.

Data informs every choice and all work happens in person. You divide your time between your personal student cohort and the Guides under your leadership — with identical expectations for both: documented advancement, without compromise. When a Guide's session underperforms, you don't file documentation; you observe directly, conduct a debrief, and resolve it within hours.

You will witness reserved children presenting with poise to adults. You will see students who previously "despised school" requesting to remain after hours. And you will recognize that the standard you maintained is precisely what enabled their success, because upholding high expectations demonstrates belief in someone's capacity to meet them.

You may be initiating an entirely new campus from the ground up, establishing the foundational culture that will shape the institution. As the campus grows, your emphasis transitions from operational startup mode to coaching leadership, cultivating the team that expands Alpha's methodology across your territory.

If this appeals to you, submit your application today.

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitating one-hour live workshops on life skills and social-emotional learning (SEL) with K-8 students covering subjects such as public speaking and focus, adhering to Alpha's structured framework
• Conducting daily motivation sessions designed to drive 100% of students toward their weekly app-based goals utilizing age-appropriate incentives including school currency and leaderboards
• Developing Guides through direct observation, focused feedback, and practical training so they execute workshops with equivalent energy and accuracy
• Analyzing Coachbot data and student profiles to pinpoint students requiring intervention, then providing direct support
• Directly mentoring your assigned cohort of students, demonstrating the coaching and motivational techniques you require from all Guides
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Creating lesson plans or developing curriculum. Students progress through adaptive applications; your focus is making the people surrounding them exceptional.
• Delivering traditional lectures. You function as 80% entertainer, 20% content expert; if standing at a whiteboard appeals to you, this role is not suitable.
• Compromising standards due to parental or administrative pressure. When a student achieves 99%, the response is "not yet" — and you will receive full support to maintain that standard.
• Spending time in an office managing paperwork. The majority of your day involves direct interaction with students and Guides.
• Waiting extended periods for performance evaluations. Results appear live in Coachbot and adjustments occur immediately.
  
  

Senior Learning Experience Manager Key Responsibilities

Execute Alpha's 3 Promises throughout your cohort and among the Guides under your supervision: every student loves school, learns at double pace, and develops genuine life skills.

Basic Requirements

• Currently located in or willing to relocate to Beverly Hills, CA; La Jolla (San Diego), CA; Piedmont, CA; South Bay (LA), CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; Miami Beach, FL; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Bethesda, MD; Raleigh, NC; New York City, NY (relocation assistance available)
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related discipline (Master's preferred; traditional teaching credentials not required)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, or related area
• Demonstrated experience creating and executing educational programs, curricula, or training initiatives
• Proven history of managing a team of 5 or more individuals, including recruitment and performance-based termination responsibilities
• Background in coaching, mentoring, or delivering constructive feedback to enhance engagement and performance
• Experience with youth ages 5–14 in educational or developmental contexts
• Competency in leveraging data and metrics to inform decisions and foster continuous improvement
• Legal authorization to work in the United States
  
  

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Master's degree in Education, Psychology, or Business
• Experience as an athletic coach, camp director, or youth program leader where you directly motivated children to achieve quantifiable objectives
• Background coaching adults in positions where performance was measured and evaluated
• Confidence performing before large groups of children. The type of presence that captures the attention of a room full of 8-year-olds.
  
  

About Alpha

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 $100 USD/hour, which equates to $200,000 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-5628-US-Boston-SeniorLearning.025