Director of Product Architecture $400,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Description
We are seeking a technically sophisticated product leader to spearhead the evolution of our AI-driven learning platform at 2 Hour Learning. This position demands the technical depth typically associated with a CTO, combined with the product insight necessary to drive systemic transformation—all in service of unlocking student achievement at scale previously thought impossible.
While most organizations treat AI as an incremental enhancement to conventional education frameworks, 2 Hour Learning has pursued a fundamentally different approach: we have reconstructed schooling from first principles, leveraging AI and cognitive science to eliminate the limitations inherent in traditional classroom structures. The results speak for themselves—our students achieve remarkable outcomes, earning numerous 4s and 5s on AP examinations, demonstrating years of academic progress within single academic cycles, and regularly exceeding their own projected performance. When AI functions as the foundational infrastructure of education rather than a superficial addition, student success reaches extraordinary levels.
This position differs substantially from conventional product management roles centered on iterative feature releases or user feedback cycles. Instead, you will assume executive-level technical product ownership, with accountability for the architecture, technical direction, and AI integration across our complete learning infrastructure. Your mandate includes navigating complex technical trade-offs to ensure our systems remain streamlined, maintainable, and laser-focused on measurable student gains. You will combine the strategic thinking of a chief technology officer with the execution velocity of a product founder, synthesizing engineering discipline with educational science to generate continuous innovation.
If you possess both the ambition to reshape education at its foundation and the operational discipline to execute on that vision, this opportunity awaits you. You will have the chance to architect the next generation of learning systems.
What you will be doing
- Cultivating and applying comprehensive expertise in education product development to inform high-stakes strategic choices
- Authoring technical specifications that establish critical architectural decisions while prioritizing clarity, performance, and sustainable design
- Deploying generative AI capabilities to automate and optimize engineering workflows, supporting the organizational objective of minimizing repetitive manual effort
What you will NOT be doing
- Focusing primarily on personnel management; this role emphasizes your strategic and technical capabilities
- Expending energy on excessive meetings, committee work, or bureaucratic overhead; management processes are automated to preserve your capacity for high-impact, hands-on contributions
- Proposing abstract strategies disconnected from execution; your guidance must derive from concrete product-level understanding
Key responsibilities
- Serve as the technical executive for one or more education products, taking ownership of foundational capabilities and generating business impact through flawless execution and strategic judgment
Candidate requirements
- 7+ years of experience making critical architecture and design choices in software initiatives, including the application of architectural patterns or major open source frameworks
- 4+ years of experience in roles with complete technical and delivery accountability for a product generating revenue
- Demonstrated experience leveraging AI agents to design, build, and validate software products or capabilities
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