Director of Academic Excellence, Learning; Remote

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

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

Join to apply for the Director of Academic Excellence role at Crossover
. This senior leadership position will shape the academic vision and strategy for a breakthrough AI‑powered education platform that enables students to learn at twice the pace in just two hours per day.

Base pay range

$200.00/hr – $200.00/hr

2 Hour Learning has built a system that uses AI‑powered tutoring, mastery‑based learning progressions, and a reimagined classroom design to help students master academics in only two hours a day. The resulting impact is clear: students consistently rank in the top 1‑2% nationally, and the top 20% achieve an astonishing 6.5× growth.

What You Will Be Doing

• Design academic frameworks that convert learning science into actionable guidance for curriculum design, motivation architecture, and application development.
• Conduct academic execution reviews with Heads of Academics to ensure school teams remain aligned, accountable, and outcome‑focused.
• Integrate data, interviews, and direct observation into comprehensive academic ecosystem reviews that identify the most impactful obstacles to accelerated learning and recommend targeted interventions.
• Ensure strategic alignment through structured planning, continuous feedback cycles, and milestone monitoring to sustain focus on learning objectives.
• Serve as the public face of 2 Hour Learning at senior levels, including keynote presentations and meetings with ministries of education to advocate for 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. 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.

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  for more details on this topic.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5595-US-Kansas-Director of Acad.
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