Overview
Director of Academic Excellence, 2 Hour Learning (Remote) – $400,000/year USD Jobs in United Arab Emirates at Crossover
Title: Director of Academic Excellence, 2 Hour Learning (Remote) – $400,000/year USD
Company: Crossover
Location: United Arab Emirates
You have shaped a clear academic vision and delivered measurable results. You have led teams with accountability, not from the sidelines. Your work in learning science is grounded in execution—you have created functioning systems, generated proof of impact, and presented your findings on public platforms. If this describes your track record, 2 Hour Learning is seeking its academic leader.
2 Hour Learning has developed a system in which students achieve twice the learning velocity in two hours per day. The model integrates AI-driven tutoring, mastery-based learning pathways, and structures that diverge sharply from traditional classrooms. Outcomes are measurably strong. We now need a leader to align execution across varied school environments, elevate academic leadership standards, and serve as the authoritative public voice for a model rooted in validated learning science.
This position is not theoretical. It is a directive leadership role. You will take ownership of academic strategy in action, establish performance standards, surface execution shortfalls, and guide high-performing teams toward concrete results. You will convert our scientific foundations into operational rigor and articulate the rationale for this model to external audiences.
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 verify alignment, maintain accountability, and confirm delivery of outcomes across school teams.
- Integrating data analysis, stakeholder interviews, and direct observation into comprehensive academic ecosystem assessments that identify the most critical obstacles to accelerated learning and recommend specific interventions.
- Ensuring strategic coherence through structured planning, 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—from keynote presentations to engagements with Ministries of Education—advancing systemic transformation in global education thinking.
What You Won’t Be Doing
- Engaging in narrow curriculum initiatives that lack broader systemic impact.
- Producing theoretical research disconnected from measurable student outcomes or operational execution.
- Transferring accountability for performance to mid-level managers or external consultants.
- Depending on institutional reputation or untested theory to convince skeptical audiences.
Director Of Academic Excellence Key Responsibilities
Expand and strengthen 2 Hour Learning's validated academic model by aligning execution across all schools, reinforcing leadership accountability, and establishing yourself as the authoritative public advocate for a movement built on rigorous science and demonstrated outcomes.
Basic 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
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.
With students consistently ranking in the top 1-2% nationally and the top 20% achieving an astonishing 6.5x growth, they’re proving that smarter learning is possible. At 2 Hour Learning, it’s talent and performance that matter.
They offer a dynamic, on-campus and remote-friendly environment where innovators, educators, and AI specialists can be a part of fixing a broken school system.
2 Hour Learning is reprogramming learning for the AI era.
Here’s How They’re Fixing It.
There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!
Working with us
This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $200 USD/hour, which equates to $400,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.
Crossover Job Code: LJ-5595-AE-COUNTRY-DirectorofAcad.009
