Dean of Admissions, Alpha - $400,000/year USD

Families who enroll at Alpha Miami rely on trusted advisors in nearly every aspect of their lives. You will become the one they didn't know they needed.

You will be the person they reach out to in moments of doubt, when instincts tell them something isn't right, or when they need to share an experience only you can fully appreciate. Your familiarity with each family will allow you to sense their needs before they articulate them—and your judgment and composure will enable you to respond with discretion, genuine care, and apparent ease. Over time, you will become more than a school administrator. You will be woven into the way they remember and experience this stage of their family's journey.

The private school landscape in Miami is tightly knit, highly visible, and intolerant of mistakes. What happens at Alpha does not remain contained—it circulates through the networks that define influence: residential communities, social clubs, yachts, charitable events, and the WhatsApp threads that determine where the next family will apply. You will navigate this reality intuitively, drawing on a career spent in environments where reputation is the sole measure of value and a single error outlasts all prior successes. You will cultivate a community that families defend, where inclusion feels natural and referrals arise because the experience justifies them.

Miami's demographic reality is inherently international. You will engage with families from Latin America, expatriate executives, finance and technology professionals newly relocated to Miami, and globally mobile households whose views on education—and institutions in general—have been formed outside the framework of American independent schools. Many navigate between Miami, São Paulo, Bogotá, Madrid, and New York as routinely as others cross neighborhoods, and they will evaluate Alpha against alternatives located anywhere on the globe. The ideal candidate will be equally fluent in managing cross-cultural family expectations—and the need for seamless, responsive relationships—as they are in the established norms of Miami's private school environment.

Alpha operates outside traditional school structures. Students complete core academic content in two hours daily through AI-driven applications, then dedicate the remainder of their time to public speaking, critical thinking, and applied projects. There are no lectures. There is no unnecessary work. Results place students in the top 1% nationally.

The families who select Alpha have made a deliberate choice—and in a city where opinions are abundant and educational decisions signal status, they will be asked to justify it repeatedly. You will ensure they are never at a loss for an answer. If sustaining that conviction through years of sophisticated, internationally informed scrutiny feels burdensome, this position is not the right fit. If it represents the most compelling professional conversation you could be engaged in, continue reading.

What You Will Be Doing

• Shape the cultural identity of the school community—its tone, rituals, and implicit expectations—so that Alpha becomes a place families take pride in belonging to, not merely a school they selected
• Manage the full lifecycle of parent relationships—from initial inquiry through enrollment, ongoing retention, and sustained advocacy—ensuring faculty remain focused on students while families always have a trusted point of contact
• Detect early signals when something is misaligned, and address it with the discretion and judgment that preserves trust—including the more difficult judgment of recognizing when a family is not the right match
• Maintain a visible presence in the spaces families occupy: morning drop-off, afternoon pick-up, evening gatherings, and the unplanned moments that often carry the most weight
• Foster a community that both domestic and international families feel invested in protecting—and where referrals emerge organically because the experience warrants them
• Communicate Alpha's narrative persuasively—in individual conversations, at events, and in the settings where discerning, globally connected families form their impressions and shape the school's standing

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Operating from behind a desk—your physical presence within the community defines the role
• Adhering to fixed 9–5 schedules—early starts, late afternoons, and evening commitments are integral to the position, not occasional demands
• Escalating challenging parent conversations to faculty or other administrators—you own these interactions completely
• Relying on administrative infrastructure, established protocols, or a full support team—you will function with significant autonomy and create what is required
• Approaching family relationships as transactional accounts—this role requires authentic connection, not procedural execution

Dean Of Admissions Key Responsibilities

Serve as the central relationship anchor for every family at Alpha's Miami campus, and the steward of the community culture that surrounds it. Maintain their confidence through difficult moments, establish the traditions and expectations that make belonging feel meaningful, and create the environment in which satisfied families become active advocates within the networks that influence Miami's independent school decisions.

Basic Requirements

• 5+ years building and sustaining trust with high-net-worth or ultra-high-net-worth families in a high-touch, relationship-centered capacity
• Demonstrated success guiding discerning clients through consequential decisions—with measurable outcomes you can articulate: conversion rates, retention figures, referral generation
• The discretion and poise to navigate sensitive, confidential matters without compromising trust or leaving visible impact
• Proven experience managing and developing personnel—providing coaching, upholding rigorous standards, and executing difficult staffing decisions—not merely managing client relationships or accounts
• Innate cross-cultural fluency with both globally mobile and established Miami family populations
• AI-native orientation—you engage with AI tools fluently, understand their strengths and limitations, and actively introduce improved solutions, even if you are not building them yourself
• Located in Miami, available for full-time on-site engagement, and comfortable with non-standard hours
• Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background as a head of school, principal, superintendent, or equivalent school leadership position
• Professional-level fluency in Spanish or Portuguese
• Personal or professional exposure to independent or alternative education models
• Established connections within Miami's private school parent communities
• Experience working with internationally mobile, Latin American, or globally oriented families
• A personal network that extends across the neighborhoods, 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-Hialeah-DeanofAdmissio