Founder in Residence, GT School (Remote) - $400,000/year USD

Crossover; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 390,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

GT School seeks a founder-level leader to design, validate, and scale a high-performance gifted school model starting with one prototype campus and expanding nationally. You will also advance the virtual GT Anywhere program, testing real-world applications, building parent demand, and codifying scalable playbooks.

You will articulate a bold point of view, forge partnerships, and drive the culture and operations needed to support rapid growth, with travel to Austin and leadership across teams.

Qualifications

• Built and scaled a high-impact venture from scratch with at least $1M USD yearly revenue owned by you.
• Deep, personal understanding of gifted students—through family, professional experience, or lived reality.
• AI-first mentality — prioritizing AI as the default solution for problem-solving and work output at scale.
• Proven ability to articulate a compelling vision and convert skeptics into believers.
• Based in the U.S., with ability to travel regularly to Austin (minimum 1 week/month).
• Eligible to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Design, validate, and scale scalable programs that extend beyond academics—focusing on leadership, independence, and competition
• Building and validating a physical model campus, including staffing models, space design, and operations
• Developing parent-facing messaging, market strategies, and growth playbooks to fuel expansion
• Defining, documenting, and scaling quality standards and cultural rituals across all future sites
• Acting as the public face of the model—driving visibility through media, events, and partnerships

Skills

Founder energy

Leadership credibility

AI-first mindset

Vision articulation

Travel to Austin

Job description

You already built something from zero and took it to scale. Now you're looking for your next big bet—one that has both urgency and moral clarity. If you believe the U.S. education system is criminally under-serving gifted kids, and you’re ready to do something about it, keep reading.

gt.school is redefining what school should look like for high-potential students. Our 2 Hour Learning model compresses the academic day into focused, mastery-based sessions—freeing up time for students to pursue real challenges. Now, we’re ready to build out a physical model campus that adds the missing pieces: leadership experiences, peer competition, performance-driven culture, and the kind of community these students have been missing.

You’ll lead the design, validation, and public rollout of this model campus—with the goal of making it the prototype for a nationwide network. You'll also continue to build our virtual GT Anywhere program together with the team we already have in place. That means testing real-world programming, developing parent demand, building a culture that sticks, and crafting the playbooks to scale it all.

We need someone with founder-level energy and credibility. Someone who understands that the best ideas mean nothing without relentless execution. Someone who can turn a sharp point of view into a school parents can’t stop talking about—and students can’t wait to attend.

What You Will Be Doing

• Designing and testing scalable programs that extend beyond academics—focusing on leadership, independence, and competition
• Building and validating a physical model campus, including staffing models, space design, and operations
• Developing parent-facing messaging, market strategies, and growth playbooks to fuel expansion
• Defining, documenting, and scaling quality standards and cultural rituals across all future sites
• Acting as the public face of the model—driving visibility through media, events, and partnerships

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Inheriting a traditional school with classrooms, teachers, and a full-day schedule—this model discards all of that
• Catering to families who want gifted-lite programs with AP classes and minimal challenge
• Managing incremental change within existing institutions—we're not "fixing" schools, we're replacing them
• Chasing superficial engagement metrics—we care about hard outcomes and deep learning, not just activity
• Building everything remotely—you'll have flexibility, but will spend ~1 week/month in Austin to ground your work in reality

Founder In Residence Key Responsibilities

Design, validate, and scale a high-performance gifted school model—starting with a single prototype campus and expanding to a national network.

Basic Requirements

• Built and scaled a high-impact venture from scratch (bonus if it involved physical operations or education). We are talking about at least 1M USD yearly revenue owned by you
• Deep, personal understanding of gifted students—whether through family, professional experience, or lived reality
• AI First mentality — Inclination to prioritize AI as the default solution for problem-solving, decision-making and work output generation at scale.
• Proven ability to articulate a compelling vision and convert skeptics into believers
• Based in the U.S., with ability to travel regularly to Austin (minimum 1 week/month)
• Eligible to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship

About GT School

GT School is revolutionizing education with AI, expert coaching, and 50+ years of learning science. They blend cutting-edge tech with data-driven insights to unlock every student's full potential.

They're on a mission to disrupt the broken education system and unleash the true potential of gifted minds. Forget the one-size-fits-all approach that leaves brilliant students bored and disengaged.

This school has tossed the rulebook and created a modern learning environment powered by AI and guided by dedicated mentors. Their personalized approach accelerates learning - 2-6 times faster than traditional classrooms.

GT School students explore their passions, develop critical thinking skills, and learn to innovate.

Because that's where genius lies.

GT School is where gifted minds turn potential into power.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. 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.