You have established a clear academic vision in the past and taken full ownership of the results. You have led visibly, not from the sidelines. When it comes to learning science, you are not experimenting—you have built something tangible, delivered measurable outcomes that validate the approach, and earned the credibility to present your work publicly. If this describes your experience, 2 Hour Learning seeks its academic leader and strategic voice.2 Hour Learning has developed a system in which students achieve twice the learning velocity in only two hours per day. AI-driven tutoring, mastery-based progression, and a fundamental shift away from traditional classroom models power these results. Performance is consistently strong. We now seek a leader capable of aligning execution across multiple school contexts, elevating academic leadership standards, and serving as the public ambassador for a movement rooted in sound learning science.This role is not about academic theory. It is a leadership imperative. You will take ownership of academic strategy in action, establish clear standards, diagnose execution shortfalls, and guide high-performing teams toward concrete results. You will operationalize our scientific principles and advocate for this model on a global stage.
What You Will Be Doing
- Developing academic frameworks that convert learning science into actionable direction for curriculum design, motivation architecture, and application development.
- Conducting academic execution reviews with Heads of Academics to ensure teams are aligned, responsible, and achieving measurable outcomes.
- Analyzing data, conducting interviews, and observing practice to produce academic ecosystem assessments that identify the most critical obstacles to accelerated learning and recommend targeted solutions.
- Ensuring strategic coherence through planning cycles, feedback mechanisms, and milestone oversight to sustain focus on student learning objectives.
- Serving as the face of 2 Hour Learning in high-profile settings—from keynote presentations to engagements with Ministries of Education—influencing global perspectives on education.
What You Won’t Be Doing
- Working on disconnected curriculum initiatives that fail to produce system-wide impact.
- Producing theoretical research disconnected from student outcomes or implementation.
- Transferring accountability for performance to mid-level managers or external consultants.
- Depending on institutional credibility or abstract theory to win over critical audiences.
Director Of Learning Science Key Responsibilities
Expand and refine 2 Hour Learning's validated academic model by aligning execution across multiple schools, raising leadership expectations, and establishing yourself as the authoritative voice of a movement anchored in robust science and demonstrated impact.
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-DirectorofLear1
