Crossover
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You've shaped a clear academic vision and taken ownership of measurable outcomes. You've led visibly, not from the sidelines. When it comes to the science of learning, you're not experimenting—you've created something tangible, delivered results that validate the approach, and established the credibility to present your work publicly. If that describes your track record, 2 Hour Learning is seeking its academic leader.
2 Hour Learning has developed a system in which students achieve twice the learning velocity in two hours per day. The model relies on AI-driven tutoring, mastery-based progression, and a fundamental redesign of traditional classroom structures. The outcomes speak for themselves. We now need a leader who can align execution across varied school environments, elevate academic standards, and serve as the public advocate for a movement rooted in evidence-based learning science.
This role is not theoretical. It is a leadership imperative. You will direct academic strategy in action, establish unambiguous standards, surface execution shortfalls, and develop high-performing teams to achieve tangible results. You will operationalize our scientific principles and articulate the case for this approach on a global stage.
What You Will Be Doing
- Designing academic frameworks that convert learning science into actionable guidance for curriculum development, motivation architecture, and application design.
- Conducting academic execution reviews with Heads of Academics to verify alignment, accountability, and results delivery across school teams.
- Integrating data, interviews, and direct observation into comprehensive academic ecosystem assessments that identify high-impact barriers to accelerated learning and recommend concrete interventions.
- Ensuring strategic coherence through planning cycles, feedback mechanisms, and milestone oversight to sustain focus on student learning objectives.
- Serving as the external face of 2 Hour Learning at the most senior forums, including keynote presentations and engagements with Ministries of Education, to influence global thinking on education systems.
What You Won’t Be Doing
- Engaging in isolated curriculum adjustments without creating system-wide 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 to convince critical audiences.
Director Of Academic Excellence Key Responsibilities
Expand and refine 2 Hour Learning's validated academic model by aligning execution across school sites, raising leadership performance standards, and establishing yourself as the authoritative voice of a movement built on rigorous science and demonstrated outcomes.
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-IN-COUNTRY-DirectorofAcad.018
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