You've previously established a decisive academic vision and taken full ownership of its results. You've provided leadership from the forefront, not from the margins. And regarding learning science, you're not experimenting—you've constructed something substantive, delivered outcomes that validate its effectiveness, and earned the credibility to present that story publicly. If this describes you, 2 Hour Learning seeks its academic leader.At 2 Hour Learning, we've developed a system where students achieve twice the learning velocity in only two hours per day. AI-powered tutoring, mastery-oriented progression, and a fundamental shift from traditional classroom frameworks produce these outcomes. The results are remarkable. Now we seek a leader capable of harmonizing execution across varied school models, elevating academic leadership standards, and serving as the public advocate for a movement anchored in robust learning science.This is not a position for theoretical scholarship. It's an operational leadership imperative. You'll assume ownership of the academic strategy as executed, establish explicit standards, surface execution shortfalls, and develop elite teams to produce tangible results. You'll convert our scientific underpinnings into operational rigor and advocate for this model on a global scale.
What You Will Be Doing
- Designing academic frameworks that convert learning science into actionable direction for curriculum development, motivational architectures, and application design.
- Conducting academic execution reviews with Heads of Academics to ensure school teams maintain alignment, accountability, and outcome delivery.
- Integrating data, stakeholder interviews, and direct observation into comprehensive academic ecosystem reviews that identify the most impactful obstacles to accelerated learning and recommend concrete interventions.
- Ensuring strategic alignment via planning processes, feedback mechanisms, and milestone monitoring to sustain focus on student learning objectives.
- Serving as the principal representative of 2 Hour Learning in high-profile settings, from keynote presentations to engagements with Ministries of Education, advancing systemic transformation in global educational thinking.
What You Won’t Be Doing
- Engaging in isolated curriculum initiatives that fail to produce systemic transformation.
- 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 theoretical constructs to convince skeptical audiences.
Director Of Academic Excellence Key Responsibilities
Expand and refine 2 Hour Learning's validated academic model by harmonizing execution across all schools, raising leadership standards, 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 www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.Crossover Job Code: LJ-5595-IN-COUNTRY-DirectorofAcad.009
