Head of Academic Innovation $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 a transformative academic vision and taken full ownership of its execution. You've led decisively, not from the sidelines. Your work in learning science isn't theoretical—you've created tangible systems, delivered measurable results, and earned credibility through proven impact. If this describes your track record, 2 Hour Learning seeks its chief academic architect.
2 Hour Learning has developed a system in which students achieve learning outcomes twice as quickly, completing their work in just two hours daily. Through AI-driven tutoring, mastery-oriented advancement, and structural departure from traditional classrooms, we produce extraordinary results. We now seek a leader to harmonize implementation across varied school environments, elevate academic excellence, and serve as the public champion of an approach rooted in rigorous learning science.
This role demands operational leadership, not theoretical exploration. You will command the academic strategy in its practical application, establish unambiguous standards, diagnose implementation weaknesses, and develop elite teams that produce tangible outcomes. Your mandate is to convert our scientific foundation into disciplined execution and advocate for this model on the global stage.
What you will be doing
- Building academic structures that convert learning science principles into actionable directives for curriculum development, engagement systems, and application architecture.
- Conducting academic performance reviews with Heads of Academics to ensure school teams maintain alignment, accountability, and measurable achievement.
- Integrating insights from data analysis, stakeholder interviews, and direct observation into comprehensive academic ecosystem assessments that identify critical barriers to accelerated learning and recommend targeted solutions.
- Ensuring strategic coherence through structured planning, continuous feedback mechanisms, and progress tracking to sustain emphasis on student achievement objectives.
- Serving as 2 Hour Learning's principal representative in high-profile contexts—from conference keynotes to engagements with national education authorities—advancing systemic transformation in educational thinking worldwide.
What you will NOT be doing
- Pursuing narrow curriculum initiatives that lack broader systemic impact.
- Producing theoretical research disconnected from student outcomes or operational implementation.
- Transferring accountability for results to mid-level managers or external advisors.
- Depending on institutional prestige or conceptual frameworks to convince critical audiences.
Key responsibilities
Expand and refine 2 Hour Learning's validated academic model by coordinating execution across multiple schools, raising leadership benchmarks, and establishing yourself as the authoritative voice of a movement anchored in empirical science and documented success.
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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