Learning & Development Lead — Student Coaching & Growth

Crossover; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

W2 benefits

Job summary

Alpha is hiring a Learning and Development Manager to build a coaching culture and lead Guides across multiple campuses. You will shape life-skills programs, coach adult staff, and drive student outcomes through data-driven coaching and accountability.

The role requires campus presence in multiple Texas and Oklahoma locations, a Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred), and 5+ years in education/leadership. Relocation support is provided and benefits are included.

Qualifications

• Campus presence required in Dallas, TX; Oklahoma City, OK; Austin, TX; or Fort Worth, TX (relocation support provided).
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, youth leadership, or a related field.
• Experience leading an ongoing team of five or more adults, with final or primary authority to select team members and make performance-based termination decisions.
• Sustained, recurring responsibility for the learning, behavior, motivation, or growth of children ages 5–14 in an educational, developmental, athletic, or youth leadership setting.
• Track record of building, launching, or significantly growing a program, team, school, business, or initiative from the ground up, rather than simply maintaining or inheriting one.
• Proven ability to use performance metrics and data to diagnose problems, prioritize actions, and deliver measurable results.
• Willingness to work in a school that deliberately rejects traditional pedagogy.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Build a coaching culture where exceptional Guides consistently develop students who love school, master academics at an accelerated pace, and build resilience, leadership, and life skills.
• Lead engaging life skills workshops covering communication, focus, feedback, leadership, and resilience for K-8 students using proven playbooks.
• Use student and Guide performance data to identify coaching opportunities, remove barriers, and drive measurable improvements every week.
• Lead motivation sessions that help every student take ownership of ambitious goals and consistently achieve them.
• Maintain your own student cohort while modeling the coaching excellence and accountability you expect from every Guide.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

People management

Performance data analysis

Education

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

Master's degree in Education, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, or a related field

Job description

Alpha is hiring a Learning and Development Manager to build a coaching culture and lead Guides across multiple campuses. You will shape life-skills programs, coach adult staff, and drive student outcomes through data-driven coaching and accountability.

The role requires campus presence in multiple Texas and Oklahoma locations, a Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred), and 5+ years in education/leadership. Relocation support is provided and benefits are included.