Director of Development, Alpha - $400,000/year USD

Families at Alpha Miami rely on trusted advisors across every aspect of their lives. You will become the one they've been seeking in their child's education.

When uncertainty arises, when intuition signals something isn't quite right, or when a meaningful moment deserves to be shared with someone who truly understands—you'll be the person they reach out to. Your depth of knowledge about each family will enable you to foresee their needs before articulation becomes necessary, and you'll possess both the discernment and composure to address whatever they bring to you with confidentiality, genuine care, and seamless professionalism. Over time, your role will transcend being merely part of their child's educational institution. You'll become woven into the very fabric of how they navigate this chapter of family life.

The private school landscape in Miami is compact, deeply interconnected, and intolerant of errors. What happens at Alpha doesn't remain contained—it circulates through the networks that hold influence: residential buildings, exclusive clubs, yachts, charity galas, and the WhatsApp channels that determine where the next wave of families will apply. You'll grasp this ecosystem intuitively, drawing on a career spent in environments where reputation serves as the sole form of capital and where a single mistake can overshadow years of excellence. Your mission is to cultivate a community that families regard as precious, where membership feels natural and referrals emerge organically from the quality of the experience itself.

Miami's character is inherently international. Your work will involve Latin American families, global executives, households from finance and technology who have recently relocated to Miami, and internationally mobile families whose perspectives on education—and institutions more broadly—have been formed by experiences well beyond conventional American private schooling. Many navigate between Miami, São Paulo, Bogotá, Madrid, and New York with the same ease others show crossing neighborhoods, and they will evaluate Alpha against alternatives across the globe. The ideal candidate will be equally adept at managing cross-cultural family dynamics—and the expectation of sophisticated, fluid interpersonal relationships—as they are at navigating the more recognizable dimensions of Miami's private school community.

Alpha operates outside traditional educational frameworks. Students complete core academic requirements in two hours daily through AI-powered applications, dedicating remaining time to public speaking, critical thinking, and applied real-world projects. No conventional lectures. No unnecessary assignments. Performance outcomes in the top 1% nationally.

The families selecting Alpha have made a deliberate choice—and in a city where educational decisions carry social weight and everyone holds strong opinions, they will face constant questions. Your role is to ensure they never struggle for a response. If sustaining that conviction through years of sophisticated, internationally-informed scrutiny feels overwhelming, this position isn't suitable. If it represents the most compelling professional conversation available to you, continue reading.

What You Will Be Doing

• Shape the cultural identity of the school community—establishing the tone, rituals, and implicit standards that foster genuine belonging—ensuring Alpha becomes a place families take pride in, not merely an institution they selected
• Manage the complete parent relationship lifecycle—from initial contact through enrollment, continued engagement, and lasting advocacy—allowing faculty to concentrate on students while families maintain a reliable point of trust
• Detect early signals when something feels misaligned, and address it with the discretion and judgment that preserves confidence—including the more difficult determination of when a family may not be an appropriate match
• Maintain visibility in the spaces families occupy: morning arrival, afternoon departure, evening gatherings, and the spontaneous conversations that carry the most significance
• Create a community that both domestic and international families regard as worthy of protection—and where word-of-mouth recommendations arise naturally from the caliber of experience provided
• Communicate Alpha's narrative persuasively—in individual discussions, at formal events, and within the circles of discerning, globally-oriented families where the school's standing is genuinely established

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Operating from behind a desk—your physical presence within the community defines this position
• Maintaining conventional 9–5 schedules—early mornings, late afternoons, and evening commitments are integral to the role, not occasional requirements
• Delegating challenging parent conversations to faculty or administrators—you assume complete ownership of these interactions
• Relying on administrative infrastructure, established procedures, or a fully staffed team—you function with substantial autonomy and develop what's necessary
• Approaching family relationships as accounts requiring management—this role rewards authentic connection rather than procedural adherence

Director Of Development Key Responsibilities Serve as the primary trusted relationship at the heart of every family's journey at Alpha's Miami campus, and as the architect of its community culture. Maintain their confidence through difficult moments, establish the traditions and atmosphere that make belonging feel meaningful, and create the environment where satisfied families naturally become active advocates within the networks that influence Miami's private school ecosystem.

Basic Requirements

• 5+ years successfully earning and maintaining the confidence of high-net-worth or ultra-high-net-worth families in a relationship-intensive, high-touch capacity
• Demonstrated success guiding sophisticated clients through consequential decisions—with measurable outcomes you can articulate: conversion rates, retention figures, referral generation
• The discretion and poise necessary to navigate sensitive, confidential matters without creating lasting complications
• Proven experience managing and developing personnel—providing coaching, maintaining elevated standards, and executing difficult staffing decisions—beyond simply managing relationships or client accounts
• Inherent cross-cultural competence across both globally mobile families and established Miami households
• AI-native orientation—you employ AI tools with fluency, understand their capabilities and constraints, and proactively identify superior solutions, even when you're not creating them independently
• Miami-based, available for full-time on-site engagement, and adaptable to non-standard working hours
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background as a head of school, principal, superintendent, or in an equivalent educational leadership position
• Professional-level fluency in Spanish or Portuguese
• Personal or professional exposure to independent or non-traditional educational models
• Pre-existing relationships within Miami's private school parent communities
• Experience working with internationally mobile, Latin American, or globally connected family populations
• A personal network extending through the neighborhoods, social clubs, and institutions where Alpha's families reside and make decisions

About Alpha Join the team building school around student growth Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills.

Roles with real student impact: Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members.

Education work that pays like it matters: Alpha offers six-figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience.

A culture built for builders: Alpha is fast-moving, ambitious, and student focused. It’s for people who want to improve the system, not maintain it.

Alpha is where you can do the most meaningful work of your career. 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 $200 USD/hour, which equates to $400,000 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-5821-US-MiamiBea-DirectorofDeve.003