We are seeking a highly technical product leader to drive the architectural evolution of our AI-powered learning ecosystem at 2 Hour Learning. This position requires the technical depth to function as a CTO, the strategic vision to enable transformational outcomes, and the commitment to deploy those capabilities toward unlocking student potential at scale.
Unlike traditional education companies that layer AI on top of existing models, 2 Hour Learning has fundamentally reimagined the school experience from first principles. By integrating AI and learning science at the core, we have eliminated the limitations of conventional classrooms. The results speak for themselves: our students routinely earn multiple 4s and 5s on AP exams, demonstrate multi-year academic growth within a single year, and surpass their own performance expectations. When AI becomes the foundational operating system of education, student outcomes reach extraordinary levels.
This is not a conventional product management position centered on incremental releases or user feedback iteration. This is an executive-level technical product ownership role where you will define the architecture, technical strategy, and AI integration across our entire learning platform. You will be accountable for the critical technical tradeoffs that keep our products streamlined, scalable, and laser-focused on elevating student performance. You will combine the mindset of a CTO with the velocity of a product entrepreneur, merging engineering rigor with learning science to drive continuous innovation.
If you are prepared to lead the technical transformation of education and possess the execution discipline to deliver on that vision, we invite you to apply. This is your chance to shape the future of learning.
What You Will Be Doing
- Building and maintaining deep expertise in education product strategy to inform critical decisions
- Creating technical specifications that address key architectural choices and emphasize simplicity, efficiency, and sustainable design
- Deploying generative AI capabilities to automate and optimize engineering workflows, in alignment with our strategic goal of minimizing manual effort
What You Won't Be Doing
- Focusing solely on people management; this role depends heavily on your technical and business judgment
- Spending time in meetings, committees, or administrative overhead; we have streamlined management tasks so you can concentrate on delivering business impact through direct, hands-on work
- Creating high-level strategies without actionable implementation paths; your guidance must be grounded in product-level detail
Director Of Product Architecture Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the CTO for one or more education products, taking ownership of core technical capabilities and generating business value through flawless execution and strategic leadership
Basic Requirements
- Deep experience or interest in data-driven learning science
- 7+ years of experience making the important architecture and design decisions on software projects, such as the application of architecture design patterns or significant open source technologies
- 2+ years of experience making design decisions involving the use of cloud computing services (primarily AWS)
- 4+ years of experience in positions with full technical and delivery ownership on a revenue-generating product
- Experience building product features that make advanced use of Generative AI
- Experience using Generative AI to simplify work processes
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-5590-SG-COUNTRY-DirectorofProd.004
