Assistant Principal

Energy Innovation Corp; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 132,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring program

Benefits

Job summary

Family Dollar in Maple Grove, MN is seeking an Assistant Principal who treats Process Improvement as a recurring question. The role emphasizes mentoring, project ownership, and independent execution to drive efficiency within a flexible, fast-paced environment.

The position offers a competitive salary range and benefits, with a focus on attention management and growth opportunities under mentorship, tailored to a schedule that fits a freelance-like week while maintaining accountability.

Qualifications

• Patience to mentor without taking over the keyboard.
• 9+ years navigating workplace politics.
• Own projects from concept through delivery.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently with minimal oversight.
• Critical thinking and independent judgment.
• Strong time-management with bias toward action.
• Clear communicator who writes meeting recaps.

Responsibilities

• Keep the MN engine running while you rebuild parts of it.
• Track key metrics and report findings to your manager each week.
• Build the Work Ethic habits a principal role can lean on for years.
• Keep Process Improvement handoffs warm so Maple Grove partners never feel dropped.
• Anticipate the MN compliance wrinkle before it becomes a fire.
• Juggle genuinely-flexible priorities without dropping the ones that matter.
• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality.

Skills

Mentoring

Independent worker

Critical thinking

Time management

Communication

Ownership

Self-motivation

Job description

We saved the Assistant Principal spot at Family Dollar for someone who treats Process Improvement like a question worth asking again every Maple Grove, MN morning. What you're really weighing is $132,000 - $192,000 against 10 years, with general ownership and Family Dollar growth tipping the scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Keep the MN engine running while you rebuild parts of it
• Track key metrics and report findings to your manager each week
• Build the Work Ethic habits a principal role can lean on for years
• Keep Process Improvement handoffs warm so Maple Grove partners never feel dropped
• Anticipate the MN compliance wrinkle before it becomes a fire
• Juggle genuinely-flexible priorities without dropping the ones that matter
• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality

What You'll Bring

• The patience to mentor without taking over the keyboard
• 9+ years navigating the politics that general work attracts
• Comfortable owning projects from concept through delivery
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action
• A communicator who writes the meeting recap nobody asked for but everyone reads

Family Dollar is what happens when plainspoken engineers in Maple Grove decide that good enough is the enemy of great Mentoring. We look out for one another, and burnout is treated as a problem to solve, not a badge to wear.

Take home $132,000 - $192,000, build your Attention Management under a mentor, lean on benefits, and shape a freelance week that finally fits.

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