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Director of Academic Excellence, 2 Hour Learning (Remote) - $400,000/year USD
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Director of Academic Excellence, 2 Hour Learning (Remote) - $400,000/year USD
Director of Academic Excellence
2 Hour Learning is seeking an experienced leader to shape its pioneering initiative: transforming learning into a fast-track, AI-driven system designed to accelerate student outcomes in just 2 hours per day. If you have a trajectory of producing tangible academic outcomes, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and representing a groundbreaking educational model to stakeholders—read on.
## About the Role
This is a strategic and operational leadership position for someone who can:
✔ Drive alignment across diverse school implementations ✔ Elevate academic standards globally ✔ Serve as the primary spokesperson for an evidence-based learning model grounded in science
The role expands beyond traditional academic execution to encompass cross-team accountability, setting rigorous performance benchmarks, designing scalable frameworks, and advocating for learning acceleration in critical external forums.
## Key Accountabilities & Deliverables
Core Responsibilities
- Framework Design: Translate foundational learning science principles into clear, implementable policies for curriculum, motivational layouts, and teaching frameworks.
- Operational Review: Lead academic execution assessments with region heads to ensure methodology consistency and measurable progress while diagnosing systemic barriers.
- Data-Driven Intervention: Synthesize qualitative insights, quantitative metrics, and observational data to assess implementation gaps and propose high-impact solutions.
- Leadership Development: Build and coach academic and operational teams to ensure alignment with 2 Hour Learning’s mission.
- Strategic Advocacy: Be a compelling voice at global educator conferences, ministry engagements, and thought-leadership platforms.
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Guiding Philosophy
What you won’t be doing: ✖ Designing targeted curriculum revisions without systemic impact. ✖ Developing disconnects between classroom practice and measurable outcomes. ✖ Shielding managers from performance accountability; you will own results. ✖ Relying on institutional legacy or abstract theories to persuade stakeholders.
## Minimum Qualifications
To qualify, you must:
🔹 Hold an advanced degree (MSc or PhD) in Learning Science, Psychology of Education, Instructional Technology, or a discipline with clear educational engineering applications. 🔹 Demonstrate 7+ years in academic leadership roles—with hands-on responsibility for hiring, performance evaluations, one-on-one coaching, and talent termination decisions. 🔹 Track record of student impact in reading intervention, numeracy, or foundational content mastery—evidenced by policy change or observed uptake of evidence-based methods. 🔹 Practical experience integrating AI/emerging tech (e.g., adaptive tutoring, AI agent design, deep-personalization) into student outcomes. 🔹 Managed 50+ staff members accountable for executing higher education pathways, assessments, or curriculum implementation. 🔹 Experience interacting directly with teachers, students, or ministry officials—preferably in outcomes-oriented environments.
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Nice-to-haves:
- Familiarity with mastery-based curricular design.
- Background representing globally competitive educational programs in high-stakes public discourse.
## Why Join 2 Hour Learning?
Build a career in education tech, rethinking what’s possible beyond past paradigms: 🚀 Performance drives momentum—this organisation’s growth responds to quantifiable student acceleration and team execution. 🌍 Global voice—form the narrative of 21st century education transformation. 🔧 Collaborative culture—engineers, educators, and innovators drive the daily work. 💼 Enterprise impact—open positions in hybrid/remote setups; ask about team gusto for pragmatism over bureaucracy.
Openings: Full-time, 40 hours/week An Executive Independent Contractor arrangement with Crossover (details at crossover.com/help-and-faqs).
Salary: $200 USD/HR (approx $400k/year / 50-month period).
Crossover Job Code: LJ-5595-GB-COUNTRY-DirectorofAcad.030
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