Senior Learning Experience Manager, Alpha - $200,000/year USD

• On-site role in Bethesda, MD | Chicago, IL | Piedmont, CA
• $200,000 annual salary, paid weekly. Day-one medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Relocation assistance provided

The best way to support a student who achieves 99% is to withhold the label of 100%. If that statement troubles you, this role is not for you. If it resonates, continue reading.

Students at Alpha do not attend lectures. They advance rapidly through adaptive applications, mastering material at double the speed of conventional classrooms while developing practical life competencies. Your responsibility is to ensure three commitments are fulfilled for every student in your cohort: they enjoy school, they learn at twice the rate, and they acquire skills not found in any textbook. You will also develop the Guides who deliver these same commitments throughout your campus.

Each morning begins with data review. Analytics reveal which students are progressing and which require intervention. By mid-morning you are facilitating a live workshop, guiding a group of K-8 students through public speaking exercises or focus-building activities using Alpha's established framework. After lunch you observe a Guide's session, then provide them with three concrete actions to refine their execution. On some days you serve as the energy catalyst in motivation sessions, transforming leaderboard rankings into momentum. You maintain direct engagement with your own student cohort while training Guides to meet your benchmark and as they rise to that standard, your influence expands from a single cohort to an entire campus.

You will observe reserved children present with confidence to adults. You will see a student who once "despised school" request to remain after hours. And you will understand that the standard you maintained is precisely what enabled their progress because upholding expectations demonstrates your belief in their capacity to meet them.

If you have broken performance records, transformed struggling performers into high achievers, and are prepared to do the same for children: submit your application now.

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitating one-hour live workshops with K-8 students on essential life skills including public speaking, concentration, and feedback exchange, adhering to Alpha's structured playbook
• Developing Guides through direct observation, specific feedback, and practical coaching so they execute workshops with equivalent energy and precision
• Conducting daily motivation sessions designed to ensure 100% of students meet their weekly learning targets using developmentally appropriate incentives such as school currency and performance leaderboards
• Analyzing Coachbot data and student records to determine which students require support, then providing that support directly
• Mentoring a small cohort of students personally, demonstrating the coaching and motivational techniques you expect from all Guides

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Creating lesson plans or developing curriculum. Students progress through adaptive applications; your focus is making the people around them exceptional.
• Delivering lectures to a classroom. You are 80% performer, 20% content expert; if you prefer standing at a whiteboard, this role is not suitable.
• Accepting work that is "close enough." 100% mastery is the standard, and compromising it is not compassion.
• Working from an office reviewing administrative documents. The majority of your day involves direct interaction with students and Guides.

Senior Learning Experience Manager Key Responsibilities

Execute Alpha's 3 Promises: every student enjoys school, learns at 2x speed, and develops life skills, throughout your cohort and across the cohorts managed by your Guides.

Basic Requirements

• Currently located in or prepared to relocate to Bethesda, MD; Chicago, IL; or Piedmont, CA (relocation assistance available)
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related discipline
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in education, learning and development, coaching, or related area
• Demonstrated experience creating and executing educational programs, curricula, or training systems
• Proven history of managing a team of 5 or more people, including responsibility for hiring and performance-based termination decisions
• Experience in coaching, mentoring, or delivering constructive feedback to improve engagement and performance outcomes
• Background working with children ages 5-14 in educational or developmental contexts
• Skilled in leveraging data and metrics to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement
• Legal authorization to work in the United States

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Master's degree in Education, Psychology, or Business
• Experience as an athletic coach, camp director, or youth program leader where you directly motivated children to achieve measurable goals
• History of coaching adults in positions where performance was monitored and evaluated
• Ease performing before large groups of children. The type of presence that commands attention from a room full of 8-year-olds.

About Alpha

Want to join a learning rebellion that’s transforming the traditional classroom?

Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential.

They don’t play by the old rules.

Alpha is creating a new paradigm where students master core academics in just two hours a day, freeing up time for hands-on, passion-driven learning that truly prepares them for the real world.

Alpha School is rewriting the rules of education.

Sounds too good to be true? It’s not.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!

Working with us

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $100 USD/hour, which equates to $200,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5628-US-Alexandr-SeniorLearning.006