Principal, Alpha - $200,000/year USD jobs in United States
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Crossover · 17 hours ago

Principal, Alpha - $200,000/year USD

Crossover is seeking a Principal for Alpha's flagship campus in Houston. The role involves managing Guides to ensure students achieve their goals while leveraging data to maintain high standards and operational excellence.

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Responsibilities

Launch Alpha's flagship Houston location: Execute Alpha's three core promises for 100 plus students from day one, ensuring operational excellence at every level
Facilitate live workshops for K through 12 students on life skills: Conduct compelling one-hour sessions covering public speaking, growth mindset, and giving and receiving feedback. Apply Alpha's structured playbook to help students master competencies traditional schools overlook—while keeping it engaging
Drive every student to 100 percent goal achievement: Develop customized motivational frameworks for individual students. Apply data-driven strategies to address resistance and sustain engagement with the Alpha platform. Success is defined by every student reaching their goals
Develop Guides through performance coaching: Leverage quantitative and qualitative metrics to pinpoint gaps in performance. Provide precise, actionable coaching and monitor improvement over time. Maintain accountability through objective standards and logic, not empathy that weakens expectations
Execute data-informed campus leadership: Assess performance across staff operations, parent engagement, and school culture. Identify issues, conduct root cause analysis, consult relevant stakeholders, and implement trackable improvements. Monitor outcomes and refine strategies accordingly
Uphold uncompromising standards of excellence: Establish and sustain Alpha's quality expectations for both students and staff. Make difficult decisions when performance does not meet standards. Model excellence as the benchmark on campus

Qualification

Data analysisLeadershipTeam managementEducation experiencePublic speakingCoachingPassion for educationRole modelingAdaptability

Required

Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related field
At least 7 years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, business, or related field
Direct experience building and managing teams of at least 15 people with full hiring and firing authority
Deep knowledge of the Houston or wider Texas education landscape
Experience working with youth ages 5 through 14
Strong data analysis skills and experience using metrics to drive decision-making and continuous improvement
Passion for transforming education. Belief that the traditional system is fundamentally broken
Startup mindset: thrives under pressure, adaptable in new situations, comfortable building systems from scratch
Compelling and energetic speaker who commands attention from rooms full of students or staff
Able to relate to K through 12 students, understand their interests and culture, serve as a positive role model
Legally authorized to work in the United States

Preferred

Master's degree

Benefits

Day-one health benefits
HSA
FSA
401k Roth

Company

Crossover

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Crossover is a global recruitment company, founded in 2014.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Brad Weinert
COO
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