Director of Academic Excellence $400,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks
Description
You've shaped an ambitious academic vision and taken full ownership of its results. You've led decisively, from the forefront rather than behind the curtain. When it comes to the science of learning, you're no novice—you've created something tangible, delivered measurable outcomes that validate your approach, and earned the credibility to share that story publicly. If this describes your track record, 2 Hour Learning is seeking its defining academic leader.
At 2 Hour Learning, we've developed a system in which students achieve twice the learning velocity in only two hours per day. This performance is powered by AI-driven tutoring, mastery-based progression, and a fundamental reimagining of traditional classroom design. The impact is measurable and significant. We now need a leader capable of aligning execution across varied school environments, elevating academic leadership standards, and serving as the authoritative voice for a movement anchored in rigorous learning science.
This is not a theoretical academic position. It is a leadership imperative. You will direct the academic strategy in practice, establish unambiguous standards, surface execution shortfalls, and mentor high-performing teams to achieve concrete results. You will transform our scientific underpinnings into operational rigor and champion this model to a global audience.
What you will be doing
- Designing academic frameworks that convert learning science principles into actionable direction for curriculum development, motivation architecture, and application design.
- Conducting academic execution reviews with Heads of Academics to ensure school teams maintain alignment, accountability, and outcome delivery.
- Integrating data analysis, stakeholder interviews, and direct observation into comprehensive academic ecosystem assessments that identify the most impactful obstacles to accelerated learning and recommend concrete interventions.
- Ensuring strategic alignment via planning cycles, feedback mechanisms, and milestone monitoring to sustain focus on student learning objectives.
- Serving as the principal representative of 2 Hour Learning in high-profile settings, including keynote presentations and engagements with Ministries of Education, to advance systemic transformation in global education paradigms.
What you will NOT be doing
- Engaging in narrow curriculum initiatives that fail to produce systemic impact.
- Producing theoretical research disconnected from student outcomes or operational implementation.
- Transferring performance accountability to mid-level managers or external advisors.
- Depending on institutional reputation or untested theory to convince critical stakeholders.
Key responsibilities
Expand and strengthen 2 Hour Learning's validated academic model by aligning execution across school sites, raising leadership performance standards, and establishing yourself as the authoritative public voice of a movement rooted in evidence-based science and demonstrated outcomes.
Candidate 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
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