Director Of Academic Excellence 2 Hour Learning Remote - 400 000 Year USD

You have previously articulated a clear academic vision and taken ownership of its results. You have led visibly and decisively, not from the margins. Your work in learning science is substantive—you have designed operational systems, produced measurable outcomes, and represented that work publicly with confidence. If this describes your career, 2 Hour Learning seeks its Director of Academic Excellence.

2 Hour Learning operates on a model in which students achieve learning outcomes twice as quickly, dedicating just two hours daily. This is made possible through AI-driven tutoring, mastery-based learning pathways, and a departure from traditional classroom methods. Performance data validates the approach. We now require a leader capable of aligning execution across varied school implementations, elevating academic standards across teams, and serving as the authoritative voice for a model rooted in evidence-based learning science.

This position is not conceptual. It is operational and strategic. You will take full ownership of academic execution, establish performance benchmarks, diagnose implementation challenges, and develop leadership teams to deliver tangible results. You will translate the scientific principles underlying our work into consistent operational practice and advocate for the model in high-stakes external forums.

What You Will Be Doing

• Designing academic frameworks that operationalize learning science principles into actionable guidance for curriculum design, motivational architecture, and application functionality.
• Conducting structured academic execution reviews with Heads of Academics to ensure alignment, accountability, and measurable progress across all school teams.
• Integrating quantitative data, qualitative interviews, and direct observation into comprehensive academic ecosystem assessments that identify high-impact barriers to learning acceleration and recommend targeted interventions.
• Ensuring strategic coherence through continuous planning, structured feedback mechanisms, and milestone oversight to sustain focus on student learning objectives.
• Serving as the senior representative of 2 Hour Learning in external forums—including keynote presentations and engagements with Ministries of Education—to influence global discourse on educational transformation.
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Engaging in narrow curriculum revisions that do not contribute to broader systemic improvement.
• Producing theoretical research disconnected from measurable student outcomes or operational implementation.
• Transferring accountability for team performance to mid-level managers or external advisors.
• Depending on institutional reputation or conceptual arguments to convince critical audiences.
  
  

Director Of Academic Excellence Key Responsibilities

Expand and refine 2 Hour Learning's validated academic model by aligning execution across all school sites, raising leadership performance standards, and establishing yourself as the authoritative public representative of a movement founded on rigorous learning 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-AE-Dubai-DirectorofAcad.032

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