Director of Operations & Automation

$200,000 USD/year ^{Pay is set based on global value, not the local market. Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks}  ($100 USD/hour)

Operations isn't a support function here—it's the backbone of everything we do.

At 2 Hour Learning, our AI-native K-12 school network scales only if our operational infrastructure scales with it. The Operations team doesn't assist growth—they enable it. Every team member specializes in one of five essential operational pillars, building expertise rapidly through hands-on execution and AI-powered acceleration:

• Authorization & Permitting – Obtain multi-state legal clearance and expedite local permits to open new markets.
• Physical Build-Out & Maintenance – Manage campus construction, facility improvements, and vendor accountability to deliver and maintain exceptional learning environments.
• IT Operational Setup – Ensure every new campus launches with full system readiness—hardware, software, support infrastructure, and compliance—on day one.
• Financial Operations – Create budgets, generate real-time insight dashboards, and ensure audit-grade financial oversight across all schools and business units.
• PMO – Drive execution of critical technology and marketing projects through vendor performance tracking, reporting dashboards, and initiative management.

You'll build dashboards that eliminate financial opacity. Create onboarding frameworks that cut student setup failures in half. Obtain state regulatory clearance. Launch campuses faster than anyone thought possible. Or develop AI-native operating models that eliminate entire layers of traditional oversight. This is mission-critical, fast-moving work—executed by doers, not observers.

If you're an operator who spots friction points and immediately starts building solutions—not convening meetings—this role is for you. The systems you create will enable the opening of 25–30 new schools over the next year. Your contributions will set operational standards for hundreds of team members and thousands of students. Your results will be undeniable.