Director of Parent Engagement & Advocacy

$200,000 USD/year ^{Pay is set based on global value, not the local market. Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks}  ($100 USD/hour)

• Serve as the relationship anchor for every campus family—the evolving, deepening connection that ensures parents feel recognized, not merely attended to
• Identify potential concerns before they surface as explicit issues, and address them with the discretion and interpersonal skill that preserves trust
• Maintain visible presence in family spaces: morning arrivals (7–9am), afternoon departures (2–4pm), evening parent gatherings, and select weekend programming
• Develop a campus culture with authentic dimension—rituals, traditions, and meaningful moments that give families a sense of belonging to something they'll defend
• Nurture parent champions naturally, delivering experiences of such consistent quality that referrals emerge as the inevitable result
• Sustain the dialogue around Alpha's AI-powered approach with families managing screen time reservations, skeptical relatives, and periodic uncertainty—not only at enrollment, but across their entire campus tenure
• Recognize when a family doesn't align and manage that reality with the same care you apply to everything else—safeguarding the community is integral to serving it
• Establish the frameworks and cadences this position demands in a setting where standard operating procedures are still evolving

• Overseeing enrollment—that falls to the Admissions Director; your engagement starts once families enroll and intensifies thereafter
• Operating from behind a desk—your community presence defines the role
• Adhering to standard 9–5 schedules—early mornings, late afternoons, and evening commitments are core elements, not occasional demands
• Depending on administrative infrastructure, established workflows, or a complete team—you function with significant autonomy and construct what's necessary
• Approaching family relationships as accounts requiring management—this role rewards authentic connection, not procedural adherence

Serve as the trusted relationship anchor in every family's Alpha experience. Maintain their confidence through challenging moments, cultivate a community where belonging feels meaningful, and establish the conditions under which satisfied families become active advocates.

• Currently live within commuting range of one of these campuses OR prepared to relocate within 60 days (preference given to candidates with established local community ties): Scottsdale, AZ; Palo Alto, CA; Piedmont, CA; Lake Forest, CA; San Francisco, CA; Greenwich, CT; Bethesda, MD; New York City, NY; Austin, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Houston, TX; or Kirkland, WA
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship
• 5+ years in a relationship-centered role serving high-net-worth or ultra-high-net-worth families—private school admissions, luxury hospitality, philanthropic advising, or any context where discretion, warmth, and social fluency mattered as much as competence
• Proven capacity to maintain relationships through challenging situations with sophisticated families and preserve trust throughout
• Authentic presence and communication approach that builds confidence rapidly with affluent, high-expectation families—credible without appearing rehearsed
• Direct familiarity with independent, private, or non-traditional education—through professional experience or as a parent—that provides genuine credibility when families scrutinize the model
• Sincere commitment to AI-powered education and the capacity to communicate that conviction authentically across years of parent relationships, not solely during enrollment discussions
• Flexibility for non-standard hours: early mornings (7–9am), late afternoons (2–4pm), evening events 2–3x/month, and occasional weekend activities

Exceptional candidates will possess at least one of the following:

• Established connections within the local affluent community that would provide immediate, organic credibility on campus
• Private school or independent school background with demonstrated success in family retention and community cultivation—beyond enrollment metrics alone
• Track record managing high-stakes family dynamics where your judgment and discretion were the foundation of sustained trust
• Natural talent for designing experiences—events, moments, settings—that make people feel part of something worth defending
• Prior startup or early-stage organization experience where you built from the ground up and maintained composure amid rapid change