Campus Leader: Launch a Data-Driven School

Crossover; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day-one health benefits

Competitive six-figure salary

Job summary

Alpha is launching a brand-new Springfield campus and seeks a School Leader to guide 15+ Guides, motivate students, and ensure fast, meaningful learning through our EdTech platform. This is a leadership-focused role with no traditional teaching duties, emphasizing standards and data-driven decisions.

You’ll lead operations, culture, and performance from day one, ensuring every student loves school and reaches growth targets while environment fosters rapid skill development.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Launch our Springfield, MA location: Deliver Alpha's three promises to 100+ students from day one with operational excellence across the board.
• Run live workshops with K-8 students teaching life skills: Deliver engaging one-hour sessions on public speaking, growth mindset, giving and receiving feedback. Follow Alpha's playbook to ensure students master skills traditional schools ignore while having fun.
• Motivate every student to achieve 100% of their goals: Build individual motivational models for each student. Use data-driven techniques to overcome resistance and keep kids engaged with the Alpha platform. Success means every student hits their targets.
• Coach Guides to excellence and enforce Alpha's quality bar: Use data to identify performance gaps, deliver actionable feedback, and track improvement. Make tough calls when performance falls short and lead by example as the standard-bearer on your campus.
• Make data driven campus leadership decisions: Analyze performance across staff, operations, parent communication, and culture. Define problems, conduct root cause analysis, consult stakeholders, implement measurable changes. Track every decision and adjust based on results.

Skills

Strong data analysis

Public speaking

Leadership

Team management

Coaching

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Alpha is launching a brand-new Springfield campus and seeks a School Leader to guide 15+ Guides, motivate students, and ensure fast, meaningful learning through our EdTech platform. This is a leadership-focused role with no traditional teaching duties, emphasizing standards and data-driven decisions.

You’ll lead operations, culture, and performance from day one, ensuring every student loves school and reaches growth targets while environment fosters rapid skill development.