Director of Strategic Partnerships

$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)

• Take full ownership of relationships with every enrolled family—the continuous, evolving relationships that ensure parents feel recognized, not merely accommodated
• Identify potential concerns before they surface as direct conversations, and address them with the discretion and interpersonal skill that preserves confidence
• Maintain consistent presence in family-facing moments: morning arrival (7–9am), afternoon dismissal (2–4pm), evening parent gatherings, and select weekend programming
• Develop a campus community with authentic depth—programming, rituals, and engagement points that foster a sense of belonging to something families wish to safeguard
• Develop parent champions naturally, delivering experiences of such consistent quality that referrals emerge as the expected result
• Sustain the dialogue around Alpha's AI-driven model with families managing screen time considerations, skeptical relatives, and periodic uncertainty—not only during enrollment, but continuously throughout their campus experience
• Recognize when a family does not align with the community and manage that reality with the same care you apply universally—protecting the community is integral to serving it
• Establish the structures and cadences this position demands within an environment where standard procedures are still emerging

• Overseeing enrollment processes—that responsibility belongs to the Admissions Director; your work commences upon family enrollment and intensifies thereafter
• Operating primarily from an office—your community presence defines the role
• Maintaining conventional 9–5 schedules—early morning hours, late afternoon availability, and evening programming are inherent to the position, not occasional requirements
• Relying on administrative infrastructure, fully developed protocols, or complete staffing—you function with substantial autonomy and create what the role requires
• Approaching family relationships as transactional accounts—this role values authentic connection over procedural adherence

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

• Currently residing within practical commuting range of one of these campus locations 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 legally in the United States without requiring sponsorship
• 5+ years in relationship-centered roles serving high-net-worth or ultra-high-net-worth clientele—private school admissions, premium hospitality, philanthropic advising, or comparable environments where discretion, warmth, and interpersonal sophistication carried equal weight to technical competence
• Proven capacity to maintain relationships through challenging circumstances with sophisticated families while preserving trust
• Authentic presence and communication approach that establishes confidence rapidly among affluent, high-expectation families—genuine rather than performative
• Direct familiarity with independent, private, or alternative education—through professional experience or as a parent—that provides credible standing when families question the educational model
• Authentic conviction in AI-powered education and capacity to sustain that belief authentically across years of parent engagement, extending well beyond initial enrollment discussions
• Flexibility for non-standard hours: early mornings (7–9am), late afternoons (2–4pm), evening programming 2–3 times monthly, and periodic 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
• Background in private or independent school settings with documented success in family retention and community development—beyond enrollment metrics alone
• Experience managing high-stakes family dynamics where your judgment and discretion were the foundation of sustained trust
• Demonstrated ability to design experiences—programming, moments, environments—that generate genuine belonging to something people value protecting
• Prior startup or early-stage organizational experience where you established foundations from scratch and maintained composure amid rapid change