Director of Educational Strategy $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 have established a clear academic vision in the past and taken full ownership of the results. You have led with conviction, not from the sidelines. Your work in learning science is grounded in practice—you have created something tangible, delivered measurable outcomes, and earned credibility to present that work publicly. If this describes your experience, 2 Hour Learning is seeking its academic strategic leader.
2 Hour Learning has developed a model in which students achieve learning gains at twice the typical rate within just two hours each day. This is made possible through AI-driven tutoring, mastery-based progression, and a fundamental redesign of traditional classroom structures. The outcomes speak for themselves. We now require a leader who can integrate execution across varied school environments, elevate academic leadership standards, and serve as the authoritative external representative of a movement anchored in evidence-based learning science.
This position is not centered on academic theory. It is a leadership directive. You will be accountable for academic strategy in practice, define performance standards, surface execution shortfalls, and guide high-performing teams toward measurable results. You will convert our scientific underpinnings into operational rigor and advocate for this model on a global stage.
What you will be doing
- Designing academic frameworks that convert learning science principles into actionable guidance for curriculum development, student motivation systems, and application design.
- Conducting academic execution reviews with Heads of Academics to ensure school teams maintain alignment, accountability, and performance delivery.
- Integrating data analysis, qualitative interviews, and direct observation into comprehensive academic ecosystem assessments that identify high-impact obstacles to accelerated learning and recommend concrete interventions.
- Ensuring strategic coherence through planning processes, feedback mechanisms, and milestone oversight to sustain focus on student learning objectives.
- Serving as the principal representative of 2 Hour Learning in high-stakes settings, including keynote addresses and engagements with Ministries of Education, advancing systemic transformation in global educational thinking.
What you will NOT be doing
- Engaging in isolated curriculum initiatives that lack systemic impact.
- Producing theoretical research disconnected from student outcomes or operational execution.
- Transferring accountability for performance to mid-level managers or external consultants.
- Depending on institutional reputation or abstract theory to influence critical stakeholders.
Key responsibilities
Expand and strengthen 2 Hour Learning's validated academic model by aligning execution across multiple schools, raising leadership performance standards, and serving as the authoritative public advocate for a movement built on rigorous science and documented outcomes.
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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