Education Centre Director (Annecy, France)

Annecy is our newest location, opening in December 2026. You will be one of the first people on the ground, and that means the role looks different at the start than it will six months in.

In the early weeks, you will be hands-on in the full sense: helping set up the space, building relationships with local partners, welcoming the first families, and doing whatever needs to be done to open well. As the cohort launches, your focus shifts to what this role is ultimately about: leading a team of educators to deliver the Boundless curriculum with consistency, quality, and genuine presence, in a place as extraordinary as Annecy.

The Education Centre Director is the educational leader of the location. You are responsible for how the learning happens — not what is taught (our global curriculum team owns that), but how it is brought to life by your team. That means knowing your educators deeply, coaching them continuously, holding the bar high, and making sure every cohort delivers on the Boundless promise. You report to the Head of Education Excellence and work alongside the General Manager who leads the broader location operations.

This role is for someone who is genuinely energised by the challenge of building something from scratch, and who understands that leadership in education means developing people, not just delivering programs.

💼 What You’ll Do

Educator Leadership and Team Development

Lead, coach, and manage a team of educators through structured 1:1s, regular classroom observations, and direct, specific feedback
Set clear expectations for performance and conduct, address gaps independently, and support every educator’s professional growth through deliberate development conversations
Own the onboarding of new educators and contribute to hiring decisions alongside the Head of Education Excellence
Build a team culture that is high-performing, deeply engaged, and resilient through an intense cohort calendar

Curriculum Execution and Educational Quality

Ensure the Boundless curriculum is implemented consistently and with fidelity to our global methodology and standards — you do not design the curriculum, you make sure it comes to life as intended
Ensure project-based and place-based learning happen on the ground, meaningfully incorporating the unique context of Annecy while staying aligned with global standards
Observe classes regularly, identify what is and is not working, and coach your team to improve
Surface implementation challenges to the global education team and bring solutions, not just problems

Family Relationships

Serve as a visible, trusted presence for families throughout the cohort
Handle family concerns and escalations with confidence and care, independently and without unnecessary escalation to global leadership
Support a smooth admissions and intake experience for incoming families

Education Center Operations

In the early months, support whatever is needed to open the location: setting up the EC, coordinating with local vendors, managing logistics, assembling furniture. You’ll be setting up a new Education Center from scratch!
Team administration: holiday approvals, leave tracking in BambooHR, payroll review, absence management, onboarding and offboarding educators
Family communication and engagement: daily queries, individual family meetings each cohort, pre-arrival webinars, ongoing Toddle and Slack communication, parent emails, and coordination of the learning celebration
ECAs and field trips: defining the strategy, collaborate in identifying local partners, managing logistics, risk assessments, execution, oversight, and accounting
EC operations: health and safety checks, emergency planning and drills, first aid kit upkeep, supervise facilities cleanliness, ensure supplies and inventory are up to date, invoices, and ad hoc projects like classroom setup or conversions
Food and daily logistics: catering liaison, menu planning, managing allergies and restrictions, lunch coordination
Events: movie nights and other community events, including organisation, childcare, and communications
Platform and information management: ensuring educators and the team have access to all relevant systems and student information, maintaining student profiles, managing calendars
Local stakeholder liaison: community partnerships, local authorities, and supporting any legal or compliance matters specific to the location

The ECD role is evolving. Over time, as the structure matures, the goal is for you to spend the majority of your time on educational leadership. In the early phase — and in reality for some time to come — the role also involves running much of what keeps the centre working day to day.

📈 What Success Looks Like

At six months: the Annecy EC is open, the team is cohesive and clear on expectations, families feel welcomed and supported, and you are leading the educational experience with confidence.

In the long term, success in this role is measured against three things:

85% or more of families report satisfaction with their overall Boundless Education experience, measured through our termly NPS and satisfaction survey
85% or more of educators and facilitators in the centre meet or exceed their role-specific impact metrics
Staff turnover is low and staff engagement is high, with 80% or more of the team reporting high engagement in our termly pulse survey

🤝 Who You’ll Work With

You report to the Annecy General Manager, who owns location operations, with a dotted reporting line to the Head of Education Excellence, who leads educational quality and development across all Boundless locations globally.

🌟 Why Join Us

You will build a team and a learning culture from the ground up in one of the most beautiful places in Europe. You will have real responsibility, real autonomy, and the support of a global team that takes educational quality seriously. Annecy is the beginning of something — and you will be part of making it great.

Beyond the work itself, joining Boundless means being part of a mission-driven team that genuinely believes education can be done differently. You will be pioneering a model that does not yet exist at scale anywhere in the world — place-based, project-driven, and designed for families who have chosen a different kind of life. That is not a small thing to be part of.

You will also benefit from:

A discount on Boundless Education tuition for your own children
A global community of educators, families, and team members who care deeply about what they are building
Real ownership of your location and your team’s development
The chance to grow as the organisation grows — this role has significant room to evolve

✅ What to Expect Next

Interview with our recruiter — to get to know you and share more about the role and what we are looking for
Personality assessment — to help us understand how you work and how you are likely to show up in this environment
Panel interview with our COO & Head of Education Excellence — focused on instructional coaching, people management, educational leadership and alignment with our learning model

Interview with the Head of People — to assess alignment with Boundless Life and clarify any doubts about the role and company
Final round with the Head of Education — to assess alignment with Boundless Life’s culture, values, and ways of working
Potentially: Case study — for selected candidates, a practical scenario exercise to see how you think and how you lead
References — structured conversations with people who have seen you manage and lead

The process might change slightly as we go along, we will keep you posted at all times.

📖 Want to Know More? boundless.life