Senior Admissions Advisor, Alpha - $200,000/year USD

Alpha School; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Alpha’s admissions team seeks a Senior Admissions Advisor to own a high-trust, selective enrollment process for campus-based programs. You will manage the complete enrollment lifecycle from first inquiry to onboarding, ensure precise CRM and reporting, and articulate outcomes to families.

This role requires relocating to CA-area markets or living nearby, with weekly pay and six-figure compensation expectations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years delivering premium, individualized service in settings where service excellence directly influences brand standing (education, luxury hospitality, executive assistance, premium membership, or independently operated services).
• Proven accountability for a complete client, admissions, or enrollment process from initial engagement through onboarding.
• Experience concurrently managing 20+ client, guest, or family accounts at distinct phases, supported by a reliable system for tracking and prioritization.
• Capacity to offer specific examples of consultative decision-making, including instances where you advised against your product or service due to misalignment.

Responsibilities

• Managing the complete enrollment lifecycle for prospective families, from initial outreach through final onboarding.
• Facilitating discovery conversations to evaluate compatibility before offering solutions or suggesting subsequent actions.
• Overseeing 20+ concurrent family engagements at varying phases of the enrollment cycle, maintaining transparent tracking of status and follow-up requirements.
• Directing campus visits, student shadow sessions, and enrollment dialogues that articulate outcomes, expectations, and the intended audience for the model.
• Ensuring precise CRM and enrollment documentation (HubSpot and SIS) to enable forecasting, task prioritization, and service excellence.

Job description

Most enrollment positions focus on throughput. This one is designed to uphold standards.

Alpha is constructing one of the most forward-thinking school frameworks in existence. Our locations integrate demanding academics, technology-enabled instruction, and elevated expectations for both students and faculty. Students routinely achieve learning gains that exceed national norms, supported by measurable data. Afternoons are dedicated to depth, autonomy, and the development of practical competencies. The model is effective. But its effectiveness depends entirely on enrolling the right families.

This is your responsibility.

You will manage the complete enrollment experience for a campus, beginning with initial inquiry and continuing through onboarding. This is not a role where you hand off tasks. You are accountable for how families perceive us, how thoroughly they grasp the model, and whether enrollment decisions are made with sound rationale. You will evaluate compatibility, facilitate meaningful dialogue, and advise against enrollment when that is the appropriate course. The objective is not enrollment maximization. The objective is precise alignment.

We welcome candidates from distinguished service sectors outside conventional education: independent schools, competitive programs, premium hospitality, executive coordination, exclusive membership entities, or entrepreneurial operators who have directly overseen high-value client experiences from start to finish. What counts is your capability to execute a refined, multi-phase process with sound judgment, clarity, and consistent follow-through.

If your career has centered on delivering exceptional service where trust, discretion, and experience quality shape the brand, this role will resonate with you—simply applied to work that generates measurable impact.

This is a full-time, salaried, on-site position. We are recruiting in La Jolla, Los Angeles, Marin County, Palo Alto, Piedmont, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, South Bay. Relocation assistance is provided.

What You Will Be Doing

• Managing the complete enrollment lifecycle for prospective families, from initial outreach through final onboarding.
• Facilitating discovery conversations to evaluate compatibility before offering solutions or suggesting subsequent actions.
• Overseeing 20+ concurrent family engagements at varying phases of the enrollment cycle, maintaining transparent tracking of status and follow-up requirements.
• Directing campus visits, student shadow sessions, and enrollment dialogues that articulate outcomes, expectations, and the intended audience for the model.
• Ensuring precise CRM and enrollment documentation (HubSpot and SIS) to enable forecasting, task prioritization, and service excellence.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Employing transactional or aggressive sales methods.
• Accepting families who are poorly suited just to meet enrollment targets.
• Supervising a sizable team or operating within complex approval hierarchies.
• Distributing accountability for the family experience across multiple team members.
• Operating remotely. This position is intentionally campus-based.

Senior Admissions Advisor Key Responsibilities

Take full ownership of a high-trust, selective enrollment process that successfully converts aligned families while safeguarding the integrity and academic performance of the Alpha model.

Basic Requirements

• 3+ years providing premium, individualized service in settings where service excellence directly influences brand standing (education, luxury hospitality, executive assistance, premium membership, or independently operated services).
• Proven accountability for a complete client, admissions, or enrollment process from initial engagement through onboarding.
• Experience concurrently managing 20+ client, guest, or family accounts at distinct phases, supported by a reliable system for tracking and prioritization.
• Capacity to offer specific examples of consultative decision-making, including instances where you advised against your product or service due to misalignment.
• Professional written correspondence experience with senior leadership, high-net-worth clientele, or discerning clients.
• Willingness to reside in or relocate within 60 days to one of these areas: La Jolla, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Marin County, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Piedmont, CA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; Santa Monica, CA; or South Bay, CA.
• Authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Experience with selective independent school admissions or competitive program enrollment.
• Background in premium hospitality, VIP guest relations, or executive-level support functions.
• Experience designing or enhancing enrollment workflows, standard operating procedures, or service benchmarks.
• Proficiency leveraging data and CRM analytics to enhance conversion quality, not merely velocity.

About Alpha

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 $200,000 USD/year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.