Regional Director / Executive Director

Hire Up Recruiting; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Relocation assistance available

Flexible spending account

Job summary

Hire Up Recruiting represents a premier Houston preschool seeking an entrepreneurial campus leader with deep experience in early childhood education. The role offers a clear growth path to Regional Director and, over time, multi-campus oversight.

The selected candidate will own campus operations, drive enrollment growth, manage P&L, and partner with ownership on long-term equity opportunities. In-person, full-time with competitive base salary and bonus potential.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in early childhood education or school administration, including P&L or budget ownership.
• Demonstrated entrepreneurial mindset with growth of enrollment-driven programs.
• Strong sales and enrollment aptitude with a track record of closing and converting families.
• Proven leadership experience managing and developing staff at scale.
• Working knowledge of childcare licensing regulations and compliance standards.
• Montessori credential a plus, not required.
• Willingness to be hands-on and available beyond a typical 9-to-5 during growth phases.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of campus operations: enrollment, staffing, budgeting, P&L performance, and licensing compliance.
• Drive aggressive enrollment growth through community outreach, marketing, tours, and parent engagement.
• Build, train, and lead a strong on-site team, with long-term goals of expanding to additional campuses.
• Develop and execute strategic plans to grow revenue, control costs, and improve program quality.
• Represent the school at the executive level with a parent community that includes professionals.
• Partner with ownership on long-term growth planning, including potential oversight of more campuses.

Skills

Enrollment growth

Leadership

Sales

Budget ownership

Licensing knowledge

Job description

Location:

Houston, TX, with future oversight of additional Houston-area campuses

Compensation:

$100,000 – $150,000+ base, plus performance bonuses and long-term equity/partnership potential

Job Type:

Full-time, In-person

Job Summary

Our client is a 40+ year, family-owned large premier preschool with multiple campuses across the Houston area. Founded and personally built by its owners, the organization is now looking for an entrepreneurial, business-minded leader to take the reins of one of its campuses and grow into a true Regional Director / Executive Director role over time, with the opportunity to eventually oversee multiple campuses and the directors who run them. This is not a traditional director role. We are looking for someone who thinks like an owner and is comfortable building a school's enrollment and reputation from the ground up. The ideal candidate is genuinely energized by the idea of building something long-term rather than simply managing day-to-day operations. Ownership will work closely with this person as a mentor, sharing four decades of hands-on experience building and scaling a childcare business, with a clear path toward greater autonomy, larger bonuses, and long-term equity or partnership opportunities as the relationship and results grow.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of campus operations: enrollment, staffing, budgeting, P&L performance, and licensing compliance
• Drive aggressive, sustainable enrollment growth through community outreach, marketing, tours, and parent engagement
• Build, train, and lead a strong on-site team, with the long-term goal of managing directors at additional campuses as the role expands
• Develop and execute strategic plans to grow revenue, control costs, and improve program quality
• Represent the school at the executive level with a parent community that includes physicians, attorneys, and other professionals
• Partner directly with ownership on long-term growth planning, including the potential to take on oversight of additional campuses

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in early childhood education or school administration, including P&L or budget ownership
• A demonstrated entrepreneurial mindset: someone who has built, turned around, or significantly grown an enrollment-driven business or program
• Strong sales and enrollment aptitude, with a track record of closing and converting prospective families
• Proven leadership experience managing and developing staff at scale
• Working knowledge of childcare licensing regulations and compliance standards
• Montessori credential a plus, not required
• Willingness to be hands-on and available beyond a typical 9-to-5, particularly during the growth phase of the role

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary of $100,000 – $150,000, based on experience
• Performance bonuses tied directly to enrollment, revenue, and net profit
• Long-term equity, profit-sharing, or partnership opportunities for high performers, to be structured individually with ownership
• 401(k) with company match
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance available
• Flexible spending account

Why Join Us

This is a rare, career-defining opportunity for the right person: a chance to build real, long-term wealth inside an established, 40+ year school system, working directly alongside founders who are personally invested in mentoring their next generation of leadership. Candidates open to relocating to the Houston area are welcome to apply.