Crossover
Director of Academic Excellence, 2 Hour Learning (Remote) - $400,000/year USD
Crossover, Piedmont, South Dakota, United States, 57769
Director of Academic Excellence, 2 Hour Learning (Remote)
Apply for this full‑time executive role at Crossover. Compensation: $200.00/hour ($400,000/year). The position is available immediately and requires a contractor agreement.
About the Role You have established a compelling academic vision, led substantial outcomes, and are experienced in learning science. The role is leadership‑focused: accountable for academic strategy, establishing benchmarks, guiding teams, and championing the model globally.
What You Will Be Doing
Designing academic frameworks that apply learning science to inform curriculum development, motivation architecture, and application design.
Conducting academic execution reviews with Heads of Academics to confirm school teams are coordinated, accountable, and achieving outcomes.
Integrating data, stakeholder interviews, and direct observation into comprehensive academic ecosystem assessments that identify high‑impact barriers to accelerated learning and recommend concrete interventions.
Ensuring strategic alignment via planning, continuous feedback, and milestone monitoring to sustain focus on student learning objectives.
Serving as the external representative of 2 Hour Learning at senior forums, including keynote addresses and engagements with Ministries of Education, advancing systemic transformation in global education paradigms.
What You Won’t Be Doing
Working on disconnected curriculum initiatives that fail to produce systemic impact.
Producing theoretical research detached from student outcomes or operational execution.
Passing off performance accountability to middle‑tier managers or external consultants.
Depending on institutional credibility or abstract theory to win over critical stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities Expand and strengthen 2 Hour Learning's validated academic model by aligning execution across school sites, raising leadership performance expectations, and emerging as the authoritative public voice of a movement built on rigorous science and demonstrated results.
Basic Requirements
Advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) in Learning Science, Educational Psychology, Instructional Design, or a related field.
7+ years leading academic or EdTech teams with evidence of exceptional learning outcomes.
Proven experience applying AI or technology to accelerate learning.
Track record of public thought leadership such as media, keynotes, books, or advising.
Strong performance management skills with the ability to hold elite peers to a high bar.
Fluent in interpreting data to diagnose learning issues and direct interventions.
Comfortable engaging directly with students, parents, and school leaders.
Nice‑to‑have Requirements
Founded or led an innovative school model, lab school, or high‑performing EdTech venture.
Experience navigating cultural, political, or international education contexts.
Deep familiarity with Bloom's 2 Sigma research and other mastery learning frameworks.
About 2 Hour Learning 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. Students consistently rank in the top 1–2% nationally, and the top 20% achieve an astonishing 6.5× growth. They offer a dynamic, on‑campus and remote‑friendly environment where innovators, educators, and AI specialists can be part of fixing the broken school system.
Compensation & Benefits Full‑time (40 hrs per week). Rate $200/hour = $400,000/year, 50 weeks, weekly payment. Contractor of Record agreement required.
Seniority Level Executive
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Education, Project Management, Strategy/Planning
Industries Education Administration Programs, E‑Learning Providers, Non‑profit Organizations
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About the Role You have established a compelling academic vision, led substantial outcomes, and are experienced in learning science. The role is leadership‑focused: accountable for academic strategy, establishing benchmarks, guiding teams, and championing the model globally.
What You Will Be Doing
Designing academic frameworks that apply learning science to inform curriculum development, motivation architecture, and application design.
Conducting academic execution reviews with Heads of Academics to confirm school teams are coordinated, accountable, and achieving outcomes.
Integrating data, stakeholder interviews, and direct observation into comprehensive academic ecosystem assessments that identify high‑impact barriers to accelerated learning and recommend concrete interventions.
Ensuring strategic alignment via planning, continuous feedback, and milestone monitoring to sustain focus on student learning objectives.
Serving as the external representative of 2 Hour Learning at senior forums, including keynote addresses and engagements with Ministries of Education, advancing systemic transformation in global education paradigms.
What You Won’t Be Doing
Working on disconnected curriculum initiatives that fail to produce systemic impact.
Producing theoretical research detached from student outcomes or operational execution.
Passing off performance accountability to middle‑tier managers or external consultants.
Depending on institutional credibility or abstract theory to win over critical stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities Expand and strengthen 2 Hour Learning's validated academic model by aligning execution across school sites, raising leadership performance expectations, and emerging as the authoritative public voice of a movement built on rigorous science and demonstrated results.
Basic Requirements
Advanced degree (Master's or Ph.D.) in Learning Science, Educational Psychology, Instructional Design, or a related field.
7+ years leading academic or EdTech teams with evidence of exceptional learning outcomes.
Proven experience applying AI or technology to accelerate learning.
Track record of public thought leadership such as media, keynotes, books, or advising.
Strong performance management skills with the ability to hold elite peers to a high bar.
Fluent in interpreting data to diagnose learning issues and direct interventions.
Comfortable engaging directly with students, parents, and school leaders.
Nice‑to‑have Requirements
Founded or led an innovative school model, lab school, or high‑performing EdTech venture.
Experience navigating cultural, political, or international education contexts.
Deep familiarity with Bloom's 2 Sigma research and other mastery learning frameworks.
About 2 Hour Learning 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. Students consistently rank in the top 1–2% nationally, and the top 20% achieve an astonishing 6.5× growth. They offer a dynamic, on‑campus and remote‑friendly environment where innovators, educators, and AI specialists can be part of fixing the broken school system.
Compensation & Benefits Full‑time (40 hrs per week). Rate $200/hour = $400,000/year, 50 weeks, weekly payment. Contractor of Record agreement required.
Seniority Level Executive
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Education, Project Management, Strategy/Planning
Industries Education Administration Programs, E‑Learning Providers, Non‑profit Organizations
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