Program Director, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Day-one health benefits

Job summary

Alpha reimagines schooling with AI-powered learning, emphasizing coaching, character, resilience, and leadership for students aged 5–14. As a Program Director, you will lead Guides, deliver life-skills workshops, and drive measurable outcomes using performance data.

The role requires campus presence across Dallas, OKC, Austin, or Fort Worth with relocation support. A Bachelor's in Education/related field and 5+ years in education/leadership are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, youth leadership, or related field.
• Experience leading an ongoing team of five or more adults with authority to select/terminate.
• Sustained responsibility for learning, behavior, motivation, or growth of children ages 5-14 in an educational/leadership setting.
• Track record of building/launching/growing a program, team, school, business, or initiative from the ground up.
• Willingness to work in a school that rejects traditional pedagogy.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Build a coaching culture where Guides develop students who love school and master academics.
• Lead life skills workshops for K-8 students using proven playbooks.
• Use performance data to identify coaching opportunities and drive improvements weekly.
• Lead motivation sessions helping students own ambitious goals and achieve them.
• Maintain your own student cohort while modeling coaching excellence and accountability.

Skills

Leadership experience

Coaching

Data-driven decisions

Program development

Team management

Education

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

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

Job description

• Oklahoma City, OK
• On-site at an Alpha campus: Dallas, TX
• Austin, TX
• Fort Worth, TX
• $150,000/year W2 salary, paid weekly. Day-one health benefits.
• Relocation support available

The most supportive thing you can do for a kid who scored 99% is tell them they didn't pass.

Not because perfection matters. Because believing someone can do better is one of the greatest acts of respect.

Most schools protect students from failure. Alpha prepares them for success. We believe confidence isn't built by lowering the bar. It's built by helping students achieve things they once thought were out of reach. That belief shapes every decision we make.

Our model is different by design. Students master academics independently using AI-powered learning, freeing adults to focus on the work that changes lives: coaching character, building resilience, developing leadership, and creating the habits that lead to extraordinary outcomes. We don't need adults to deliver content. We need leaders who know how to bring out the best in people.

What You Will Be Doing

• Coach and develop Guides to deliver Alpha’s coaching model with consistency, energy, and uncompromising standards.
• 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.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Teaching academic subjects. Students learn core academics independently through AI-powered learning applications.
• Writing lesson plans or designing curriculum. Your job is exceptional coaching, not creating instructional materials.
• Managing classrooms through lectures, worksheets, or behavior systems. Students own their learning, and you coach the habits that make success possible.
• Lowering expectations to avoid difficult conversations. High standards and genuine belief in every student's potential go hand in hand.
• Measuring success by activity instead of outcomes. Results matter more than effort alone.

Program Director Key Responsibilities

Build a coaching culture where exceptional Guides consistently develop students who love school, master academics at an accelerated pace, and build the resilience, leadership, and life skills to succeed far beyond the classroom.

Basic Requirements

• Willing to work on campus 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.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Master's degree in Education, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.
• Experience coaching athletics, leading outdoor or experiential education, directing camps, youth programs, or other cohort-based organizations.
• Experience building or leading innovative education, EdTech, tutoring, nonprofit, or learning programs outside traditional classroom teaching.
• Personal history of exceptional achievement in academics, athletics, entrepreneurship, or leadership.
• Strong conviction that education should develop capable, resilient, independent young people rather than simply deliver academic content.

About Alpha

Join the team building school around student growth

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills.

Roles with real student impact:

Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members.

Education work that pays like it matters:

Alpha offers six-figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience.

A culture built for builders:

Alpha is fast-moving, ambitious, and student focused. It’s for people who want to improve the system, not maintain it.

Alpha is where you can do the most meaningful work of your career.

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

Working with us

This is a full-time, W2 employee position with immediate access to benefits (https://support.crossover.com/article/7581-w2-benefits-u-s-paychex-paid-only). All roles are year-long positions. The compensation level for this role is $150,000 USD/year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.