Director of Academic Excellence, 2 Hour Learning (Remote) - $400,000/year USD

You've articulated a clear academic vision in the past and taken full ownership of the results. You've led visibly, not from behind closed doors. When it comes to the science of learning, you're not experimenting—you've built proven systems, delivered measurable outcomes, and earned the credibility to share that work publicly. If that describes your trajectory, 2 Hour Learning is seeking its academic leader.

At 2 Hour Learning, we've developed a system in which students achieve twice the learning progress in only two hours per day. This is driven by AI-based tutoring, progression anchored in mastery, and a fundamental rethinking of traditional classroom design. The outcomes speak for themselves. We now need a leader who can align execution across varied school environments, elevate the quality of academic leadership, and serve as the public face of a movement rooted in sound learning science.

This role is not about academic abstraction. It's a leadership imperative. You will own the academic strategy in action, establish rigorous standards, pinpoint execution shortfalls, and mentor high-performing teams to achieve tangible results. You'll convert our scientific principles into operational excellence and articulate the case for this model on a global stage.

What You Will Be Doing

• Developing academic structures that convert learning science into actionable direction for curriculum design, motivational frameworks, and application development.
• Conducting academic execution reviews with Heads of Academics to ensure alignment, accountability, and delivery of outcomes across school teams.
• Integrating data analysis, stakeholder interviews, and direct observation into comprehensive academic ecosystem assessments that identify the most critical obstacles to accelerated learning and recommend concrete interventions.
• Ensuring strategic coherence through planning cycles, feedback mechanisms, and milestone oversight to sustain focus on learning objectives.
• Serving as the principal representative of 2 Hour Learning in high-profile contexts, including keynote presentations and meetings with Ministries of Education, to influence global perspectives on schooling.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Engaging with fragmented curriculum initiatives that lack systemic impact.
• Producing theoretical research disconnected from student outcomes or operational implementation.
• Transferring accountability for performance to mid-level managers or external consultants.
• Depending on institutional credibility or academic theory to convince critical audiences.

Director Of Academic Excellence Key Responsibilities Expand and strengthen 2 Hour Learning's validated academic model by aligning execution across school sites, raising leadership performance standards, and serving as the authoritative public advocate for a movement built on rigorous science 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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