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

You have articulated a transformative academic vision and delivered on it. Your leadership has been direct and visible, not indirect or behind closed doors. In learning science, you are not a casual observer—you have created tangible systems, generated measurable results, and earned credibility to present that work publicly. If this describes your track record, 2 Hour Learning is seeking its chief academic architect.

2 Hour Learning has developed a system enabling students to learn at twice the rate in two hours per day. The model relies on AI-driven tutoring, mastery-based learning pathways, and a fundamental redesign of traditional classroom frameworks. Outcomes have been consistently strong. We now need a leader to harmonize implementation across varied school environments, elevate academic leadership standards, and represent this rigorous, science-backed approach on a global stage.

This position is not theoretical. It is a directive leadership role. You will control academic strategy in execution, establish explicit performance standards, surface operational shortfalls, and develop high-performing teams to achieve concrete results. You will operationalize our learning science foundation and advocate for this model worldwide.

What You Will Be Doing

• Designing academic frameworks that convert learning science principles into actionable direction for curriculum development, student motivation architecture, and application design.
• Conducting academic performance reviews with Heads of Academics to confirm school teams maintain alignment, accountability, and result delivery.
• Integrating data analysis, stakeholder interviews, and direct observation to produce academic ecosystem assessments that identify critical barriers to accelerated learning and recommend targeted solutions.
• Ensuring strategic coherence through planning processes, continuous feedback mechanisms, and milestone monitoring to sustain focus on learning objectives.
• Serving as the principal representative of 2 Hour Learning in high-stakes forums, including keynote presentations and engagements with Ministries of Education, to influence systemic reform in global education thinking.
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Working on standalone curriculum initiatives that lack broader systemic impact.
• Producing theoretical research disconnected from student outcomes or operational execution.
• Transferring accountability for performance to middle management or external consultants.
• Depending on institutional credibility or academic theory alone to influence skeptical audiences.
  
  

Director Of Academic Excellence Key Responsibilities

Expand and strengthen 2 Hour Learning's validated academic model by standardizing execution across school sites, raising leadership expectations, and serving as the authoritative public advocate for a movement rooted in rigorous science and demonstrated results.

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.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5595-AE-Dubai-DirectorofAcad.033