You've shaped a powerful 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, delivered measurable outcomes, and earned the credibility to present your work publicly. If that describes you, 2 Hour Learning is seeking its academic leader.At 2 Hour Learning, we've developed a system that enables students to learn at twice the pace in only two hours per day. This outcome is driven by AI-powered tutoring, mastery-based learning progressions, and a complete reimagining of traditional classroom design. The impact is clear. We now need a leader who can coordinate execution across varied school implementations, elevate academic leadership standards, and serve as the external advocate for a movement rooted in rigorous learning science.This role is not theoretical. It's an operational leadership mandate. You will own the academic strategy in execution, establish clear standards, surface performance gaps, and coach high-performing teams to achieve concrete results. You'll transform our scientific foundation into disciplined execution and advocate for this model on a global stage.
What You Will Be Doing
- Designing academic frameworks that convert learning science into actionable guidance for curriculum design, motivation architecture, and application development.
- Conducting academic execution reviews with Heads of Academics to ensure school teams remain aligned, accountable, and outcome-focused.
- Integrating data, interviews, and direct observation into comprehensive academic ecosystem reviews that identify the most impactful obstacles to accelerated learning and recommend targeted interventions.
- Ensuring strategic alignment through structured planning, continuous feedback cycles, and milestone monitoring to sustain focus on learning objectives.
- Serving as the public face of 2 Hour Learning at senior levels, including keynote presentations and meetings with Ministries of Education, to advance a new paradigm for education globally.
What You Won’t Be Doing
- Working on isolated curriculum initiatives that fail to create systemic impact.
- Producing theoretical research disconnected from student outcomes or operational execution.
- Transferring performance accountability to middle management or external consultants.
- Depending on reputation or academic theory to win over critical stakeholders.
Director Of Academic Excellence Key Responsibilities
Scale and refine 2 Hour Learning's validated academic model by coordinating execution across school sites, raising leadership standards, and establishing yourself as the authoritative voice of a movement built on rigorous science and proven outcomes.
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.011
