Enrollment Director: Affluent Family Experience

Crossover; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha is hiring for an on-site Admissions professional who will own one campus’s enrollment journey end-to-end—from first inquiry to onboarding and the final decision. You will manage 20+ active families at various stages, respond to inquiries within hours, and conduct tours and shadow days to illustrate fit.

The role demands decisive communication with affluent families and high-net-worth clients. The team values rigorous evaluation, real-time CRM updates, and in-person engagements at a single

Qualifications

• 3 or more years in a client-facing role where an individual or family was the buyer at $25,000 or more per client, or $2,000 or more per month.
• You have personally owned a client, admissions, or enrollment journey from first inquiry through the commitment decision.
• You have managed 7 or more client relationships at once in a CRM, database, or tracking system.
• You have told a prospective client not to buy, enroll, or join because it was not the right fit.
• You have used AI tools in a client-facing workflow.
• You communicate concisely and professionally in live conversations and writing with executives, high-net-worth individuals, or other demanding clients.
• You have personally led polished in-person tours, presentations, meetings, or hosted experiences for affluent families, senior executives, or other high-profile visitors.
• You can build a multi-touch relationship over 30 or more days and stay engaged with families who are not ready to enroll immediately.
• You have owned a measurable enrollment, revenue, membership, or high-value customer-acquisition target, including generating qualified demand and building local referral or community partnerships.
• You live in, or will move within 60 days to, an open campus market: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, La Jolla, or Malibu, CA; Austin, TX; Atlanta, GA; Boca Raton, FL; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Greenwich, CT; Nashville, TN; or Park City, UT.
• Willing to work on-site at your campus daily.
• Authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Owning the enrollment journey for every prospective family, from first inquiry through onboarding, and running a real needs assessment before you present anything.
• Carrying 20 or more active families at once, answering every inquiry promptly and reviewing applications daily.
• Leading campus tours, open houses, info sessions, and shadow days that show families exactly who this is and is not for.
• Forming the admit or decline recommendation and delivering the decision to the family yourself.
• Keeping HubSpot and the student information system (SIS) current after every interaction, using AI tools like ChatGPT or Claude for prep and summaries, and reporting pipeline health to leadership weekly.

Skills

Client-facing experience

CRM management

AI tools in workflow

Relationship-building

In-person tours

Job description

Alpha is hiring for an on-site Admissions professional who will own one campus’s enrollment journey end-to-end—from first inquiry to onboarding and the final decision. You will manage 20+ active families at various stages, respond to inquiries within hours, and conduct tours and shadow days to illustrate fit.

The role demands decisive communication with affluent families and high-net-worth clients. The team values rigorous evaluation, real-time CRM updates, and in-person engagements at a single