Learning and Development Manager, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

Locations and Compensation Atlanta, GA; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Austin, TX; Keller (Fort Worth), TX; The Woodlands (Houston), TX; Park City (Salt Lake City), UT; Toronto, Canada. Salary: $150,000/year W2, paid weekly. Day‑one health benefits. Relocation support available. Overview At Alpha, students complete their academic learning in two hours daily via self‑guided AI‑powered applications. There are no teachers. No lectures. No classroom management of subject matter. This structure allows you to focus on work that truly shifts their trajectory: facilitating high‑energy workshops on public speaking, focus, and feedback; motivating students toward full goal attainment using real‑time analytics; and coaching the Guides who operate alongside you. What You Will Be Doing Facilitating one‑hour live workshops on life skills (public speaking, focus, delivering and receiving feedback) for K‑8 cohorts, adhering to Alpha's playbook rather than creating content independently. Conducting motivation sessions leveraging student analytics and Alpha's incentive system (school currency, leaderboards) to achieve 100% student goal completion. Coaching Guides on program adherence and standards enforcement, with each session yielding concrete improvement actions. Managing your own student cohort while simultaneously developing other Guides. Monitoring student satisfaction scores, goal completion rates, and Guide performance metrics weekly to identify underperformance before it escalates. What You Won’t Be Doing Lecturing or tutoring students on academic content. Students learn via self‑guided apps without adult supervision in the room. Creating curriculum or developing lesson plans independently. The playbook is established; the expectation is delivery fidelity, not creative innovation. Coaching Guides on instructional technique. Guides do not teach, so your coaching centers on energy, motivation, and accountability. Accepting 99% when the standard is 100%. Maintaining the standard demonstrates your belief in their capacity to reach it. Serving as the "big ball of empathy" present in every school. Kids receive connection here, along with honest feedback and genuine consequences. Learning and Development Manager Key Responsibilities Deliver Alpha's three promises to every student in your cohort: they love school, learn twice as fast as a traditional classroom, and develop real life skills. Basic Requirements Willing to work on‑campus in Atlanta, GA; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Austin, TX; Keller (Fort Worth), TX; The Woodlands (Houston), TX; Park City (Salt Lake City), UT; or Toronto, Canada (relocation support provided). Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or a related field. 5+ years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, youth leadership, or a comparable field. Track record of leading a team of 5 or more adults, including hiring and making performance‑based termination decisions. Direct experience working with kids aged 5‑14 in an educational or developmental setting. Built, launched, or significantly grew a program, team, business, school, or initiative from the ground up. Proven use of data and metrics to set weekly goals and drive decisions, not just report results. Legally authorized to work in the United States or Canada. Nice‑to‑Have Requirements Master's degree in Education, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, or a related field. Coached athletics, led wilderness or experiential programs, directed camps, or ran youth ministry at a scale that required running cohorts and measuring outcomes. Left classroom teaching to build or run programs from a different seat: EdTech, tutoring businesses, youth nonprofits, or school intervention teams. Early‑career track record of high personal performance — academic, athletic, or professional — before moving into leadership. Belief that the current education system is broken and personal investment in rebuilding it. #J-18808-Ljbffr