Director of Academics, 2 Hour Learning (Remote) - $400,000/year USD
Are you the academic visionary who doesn't just theorize but delivers? Have you translated bold educational concepts into measurable outcomes that transform how students learn? If you've stood on stage with the credibility of real results backing your words, 2 Hour Learning needs your expertise as our academic cornerstone.
We've revolutionized education with a model that doubles learning efficiency in just two hours daily. Through innovative AI tutoring, mastery-based progression, and a complete reimagining of traditional classroom dynamics, we're achieving extraordinary results. Now we seek an exceptional leader to harmonize implementation across diverse educational environments, elevate academic standards, and become the compelling voice of our learning science revolution.
This role demands more than academic credentials—it requires transformational leadership. You'll drive our academic strategy from concept to classroom, establish rigorous benchmarks, identify performance gaps, and mentor elite teams toward exceptional student outcomes. Your mission: convert scientific principles into operational excellence and champion our approach to the global education community.
What You Will Be Doing
Champion and expand 2 Hour Learning's innovative academic approach by harmonizing implementation strategies across multiple school environments, establishing rigorous leadership benchmarks, and becoming the authoritative public advocate for our educational movement—one built on scientific rigor and demonstrated student success.
Basic Requirements
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 They’re tearing down the outdated one-size-fits-all model and replacing it with AI-driven personalized learning that helps kids master academics in just two hours a day.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-Mumbai-DirectorofAcad1.003
We've revolutionized education with a model that doubles learning efficiency in just two hours daily. Through innovative AI tutoring, mastery-based progression, and a complete reimagining of traditional classroom dynamics, we're achieving extraordinary results. Now we seek an exceptional leader to harmonize implementation across diverse educational environments, elevate academic standards, and become the compelling voice of our learning science revolution.
This role demands more than academic credentials—it requires transformational leadership. You'll drive our academic strategy from concept to classroom, establish rigorous benchmarks, identify performance gaps, and mentor elite teams toward exceptional student outcomes. Your mission: convert scientific principles into operational excellence and champion our approach to the global education community.
What You Will Be Doing
- Developing comprehensive academic blueprints that transform learning science research into actionable guidelines for curriculum development, student motivation systems, and educational technology design
- Orchestrating high-impact academic performance reviews with Heads of Academics to ensure cross-school alignment, accountability frameworks, and consistent outcome delivery
- Conducting thorough academic ecosystem analyses using multiple data sources to identify critical barriers to accelerated learning and design targeted, evidence-based interventions
- Ensuring strategic coherence through structured planning processes, robust feedback mechanisms, and precise milestone tracking focused on measurable student achievement
- Serving as 2 Hour Learning's premier ambassador in high-profile settings—from conference keynotes to ministerial consultations—catalyzing fundamental shifts in educational paradigms worldwide
- Engaging in isolated curriculum experiments disconnected from our holistic transformation model
- Producing theoretical research without clear pathways to implementation and measurable student impact
- Outsourcing performance responsibility to intermediate managers or external consultants
- Using reputation or academic theory alone to convince critical stakeholders without supporting evidence
Champion and expand 2 Hour Learning's innovative academic approach by harmonizing implementation strategies across multiple school environments, establishing rigorous leadership benchmarks, and becoming the authoritative public advocate for our educational movement—one built on scientific rigor and demonstrated student success.
Basic Requirements
- Master's or Ph.D. in Learning Science, Educational Psychology, Instructional Design, or equivalent field
- Minimum 7 years of leadership experience in academic or EdTech environments with demonstrated exceptional learning outcomes
- Substantiated expertise in leveraging AI and technology solutions to enhance learning velocity
- Established thought leadership portfolio including media appearances, keynote presentations, publications, or advisory roles
- Exceptional talent management capabilities with demonstrated ability to uphold rigorous standards among high-performing peers
- Advanced proficiency in educational data analysis for learning diagnostics and intervention design
- Demonstrated comfort and effectiveness in direct engagement with educational stakeholders at all levels
- Entrepreneurial experience founding or leading innovative educational institutions, experimental learning environments, or high-impact EdTech ventures
- Proven success navigating diverse cultural, political, and international educational landscapes
- Comprehensive understanding of Bloom's 2 Sigma research and contemporary mastery learning methodologies
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-Mumbai-DirectorofAcad1.003