Leadership Development Coach $150,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Description
- On-site at Alpha School campuses located in: New York City, NY · Orange County (Lake Forest), CA · San Francisco, CA · Santa Barbara, CA
- Annual salary of $150,000, paid on a weekly basis. Health benefits begin day one.
- Relocation assistance provided
You've reached the top of a brutally competitive arena. Perhaps through elite-level athletics, a distinguished degree from a top-ranked university, a role at a highly selective organization, or a company you founded and grew yourself. You understand what separates participation from real competition. Now picture channeling that drive into a setting where K-12 students—who've never encountered anyone like you—are challenged to meet standards they never imagined they could.
Alpha leverages AI-driven 1:1 instruction, enabling students to complete core academics in roughly two hours daily. The remaining time is dedicated to developing life skills, exploring personal interests, and fostering genuine development. At Alpha's most demanding campuses, students require more than basic oversight. They need a credible mentor whose personal track record demonstrates what's possible: someone capable of assessing group dynamics, establishing expectations, and guiding students through resistance, distraction, and uncertainty.
Your role is not to deliver traditional instruction; it's to coach, push boundaries, and maintain the same rigorous standards you've applied to yourself. Approximately 80% of your time will be devoted to direct 1-on-1 coaching, small-group sessions, and life-skills instruction. The remaining 20% involves establishing the daily rhythm: purposeful morning sessions that build a culture where average performance is unacceptable.
This trajectory isn't about advancing into management. It's about mastery. You begin by absorbing Alpha's methodology and earning student trust. Within a few months, you become the person they rely on to push them beyond self-imposed limits. The payoff isn't a title. It's witnessing a student who avoided eye contact in September deliver a confident presentation to a roomful of adults by May.
If you're seeking a way to leverage your elite experience for impact beyond your own career, apply now. If you require a scripted curriculum, a conventional classroom structure, or a pathway to administrative positions, this isn't the right fit.
What you will be doing
- Conducting 1-on-1 and small-group coaching that identifies personal obstacles, establishes ambitious targets, and ensures students follow through on commitments
- Facilitating structured life-skills sessions designed for mastery rather than engagement, drawing on authentic examples from your own high-achievement background
- Evaluating student mastery using platforms like Test2Pass and monitoring progress through Coachbot analytics to refine coaching approaches in real time
- Establishing the campus culture each morning with focused kickoffs that reinforce high-performance standards across the student body
- Cultivating trusted relationships with students and families by maintaining high expectations, consistency, and clear documentation of motivation strategies
What you will NOT be doing
- Creating lesson plans, developing curriculum, or evaluating assignments. Alpha's academic framework manages that independently.
- Presenting to a full classroom of 30 students. Your focus is intensive coaching in small settings, not large-group instruction.
- Supervising other team members or pursuing an administrative career path. This position centers on direct influence with students, not organizational management.
- Attending lengthy faculty meetings or dealing with institutional red tape. Your schedule remains student-centered.
- Compromising standards to satisfy performance targets. If a student achieves 99%, your role is to identify what prevented them from reaching 100%.
Key responsibilities
Lead outstanding student motivation, development, and life-skill acquisition at Alpha's most rigorous campuses.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- At least one documented instance of exceptional achievement in a highly competitive, internationally recognized field (examples: medals from national or international competitions, distinguished graduation from a top-tier university, selection into a highly competitive firm or fellowship, attendance at an elite performing arts institution, or founding and successfully scaling a venture)
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in student coaching, youth mentorship, athletic coaching, or leadership positions where you demonstrably improved others' performance
- Ability to work in-person at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY; Orange County (Lake Forest), CA; San Francisco, CA; or Santa Barbara, CA
- Authorization to work legally in the United States
Nice to have
- History in elite competitive athletics (D1 varsity, national team representation, or professional competition) with coaching or mentoring experience for younger athletes
- Professional experience in demanding environments such as management consulting, investment banking, or military leadership positions
- Demonstrated youth development success through mentoring in informal settings (community groups, after-school initiatives, athletic camps)
- Confidence in presenting to and establishing rapport with demanding families investing in premium private education
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