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

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You’ve shaped a clear academic vision in the past and taken full ownership of the results. You’ve led visibly, not from the sidelines. When it comes to learning science, you’re not experimenting—you’ve created something tangible, produced outcomes that validate its effectiveness, and earned the credibility to present it publicly. If that describes you, 2 Hour Learning is seeking its academic leader.

2 Hour Learning has developed a model enabling students to learn at twice the speed in only two hours per day. This is achieved through AI-driven tutoring, mastery-based progression, and a fundamental rethinking of traditional classroom design. The outcomes speak for themselves. We now need a leader capable of aligning execution across varied school models, elevating academic leadership standards, and serving as the public advocate for a movement rooted in robust learning science.

This is not a position centered on academic theory. It is a leadership assignment. You will be accountable for academic strategy in action, establish definitive standards, pinpoint gaps in execution, and guide high-caliber teams toward measurable results. You will convert our scientific underpinnings into operational rigor and articulate this model’s value to a global audience.

What You Will Be Doing

• Developing academic frameworks that convert learning science into actionable guidance for curriculum development, motivational systems, and application design.
• Conducting academic execution reviews with Heads of Academics to confirm school teams remain aligned, accountable, and results-driven.
• Analyzing data, interviews, and direct observations to produce academic ecosystem assessments that identify the most critical barriers to accelerated learning and recommend concrete interventions.
• Ensuring strategic alignment via planning cycles, feedback mechanisms, and milestone oversight to sustain focus on student learning objectives.
• Serving as 2 Hour Learning’s representative at the highest forums, including keynote presentations and engagements with Ministries of Education, to advance systemic transformation in global education thinking.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Engaging in isolated curriculum initiatives that fail to produce systemic impact.
• Producing theoretical research disconnected from student outcomes or operational execution.
• Transferring accountability for performance to mid-level managers or external consultants.
• Depending on institutional reputation or conceptual frameworks to convince skeptical audiences.

Director Of Academic Excellence Key Responsibilities

Expand and refine 2 Hour Learning’s validated academic model by harmonizing execution across schools, raising leadership expectations, and establishing yourself as the authoritative voice of a movement built on rigorous science and demonstrable results.

Basic Requirements

• Advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in Learning Science, Educational Psychology, Instructional Design, or a related field
• 7+ years leading academic or EdTech teams with evidence of exceptional learning outcomes
• Proven experience applying AI or technology to accelerate learning
• Track record of public thought leadership such as media, keynotes, books, or advising
• Strong performance management skills with the ability to hold elite peers to a high bar
• Fluent in interpreting data to diagnose learning issues and direct interventions
• Comfortable engaging directly with students, parents, and school leaders

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Founded or led an innovative school model, lab school, or high-performing EdTech venture
• Experience navigating cultural, political, or international education contexts
• Deep familiarity with Bloom’s 2 Sigma research and other mastery learning frameworks

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 for more details on this topic.

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2026-03-06 09:03:31