Director of Academics, 2 Hour Learning (Remote)

You've shaped an ambitious academic strategy and taken ownership of its results. You've led visibly, not from the background. When it comes to the science of learning, you're not exploring—you've created something tangible, produced evidence of impact, and earned credibility to present that work publicly. If this describes you, 2 Hour Learning is seeking its academic leader.

2 Hour Learning has developed a system in which students achieve double the learning speed in only two hours daily. This performance comes from AI-driven tutoring, mastery-oriented progression, and a fundamental shift away from traditional classroom design. The outcomes are remarkable. We now need a leader capable of aligning execution across varied school environments, elevating standards in academic leadership, and serving as the public advocate for a methodology rooted in evidence-based learning science.

This role is not theoretical. It is a leadership charge. You will be accountable for academic strategy in action, define clear benchmarks, surface gaps in execution, and develop high-performing teams to achieve measurable outcomes. You will transform our scientific underpinnings into operational rigor and champion this model on a global stage.

What You Will Be Doing

• Developing academic structures that convert learning science into actionable direction for curriculum design, student motivation frameworks, and application architecture.
• Conducting academic execution assessments with Heads of Academics to ensure school teams remain synchronized, responsible, and outcome-focused.
• Integrating data, direct observation, and stakeholder interviews into comprehensive academic ecosystem evaluations that identify the most impactful obstacles to accelerated learning and recommend concrete interventions.
• Ensuring strategic coherence through planning cycles, feedback mechanisms, and progress monitoring to sustain emphasis on student learning objectives.
• Serving as 2 Hour Learning's senior representative in high-profile forums, including keynote addresses and engagements with Ministries of Education, to influence global perspectives on education design.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Adjusting individual curriculum elements without producing organization-wide impact.
• Producing theoretical research disconnected from student performance or operational execution.
• Transferring accountability for results to mid-level managers or external consultants.
• Depending on institutional credibility or conceptual arguments to convince challenging audiences.

Director Of Academics Key Responsibilities Expand and strengthen 2 Hour Learning's validated academic approach by coordinating execution across multiple schools, raising leadership expectations, and establishing yourself as the authoritative voice of a movement built on scientific rigor and demonstrated outcomes.

Basic Requirements

• Advanced degree (Masters or Ph.D) in Learning Science, Educational Psychology, Instructional Design, or a related field
• At least 7 years in academic or EdTech leadership roles, leading a team of staff/employees (not an informal peer leader role, such as grade-level lead); you must have been responsible for hiring, monitoring performance, coaching, and making termination decisions
• Experience driving learning outcomes for students and upholding student performance standards
• Experience applying AI or emerging technologies to improve education, such as through personalized learning, adaptive learning, AI agents, etc.
• Experience managing academic teams of 50+ people (e.g., the teams you managed directly executed curriculum, instruction, or assessment)
• Experience interacting directly with students, teachers, or school leaders in a professional setting

About 2 Hour Learning Education is broken, but 2 Hour Learning is proving it doesn’t have to be. They’re tearing down the outdated one-size-fits-all model and replacing it with AI-driven personalized learning that helps kids master academics in just two hours a day.

With students consistently ranking in the top 1-2% nationally and the top 20% achieving an astonishing 6.5x growth, they’re proving that smarter learning is possible. At 2 Hour Learning, it’s talent and performance that matter. They offer a dynamic, on-campus and remote-friendly environment where innovators, educators, and AI specialists can be a part of fixing a broken school system.

2 Hour Learning is reprogramming learning for the AI era. Here’s How They’re Fixing It. 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.

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