Vice President Of Product Engineering, 2 Hour Learning (Remote) - $400,000 / Year Usd

Trilogy; Gauteng; Remote; ZAR 2 059 000 - 2 746 000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative education technology firm in South Africa is seeking a Vice President of Product Engineering to lead its AI-centric educational platform. This executive role combines visionary product leadership with technical rigor, overseeing the architecture and integration of AI into the learning system. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in data-driven learning science, cloud computing, and generative AI, and is ready to revolutionize education. This full-time position offers a dynamic environment and the chance to shape the future of learning.

Benefits

Dynamic work environment

Remote-friendly position

Qualifications

• Over 7 years of critical architecture and design decisions on software projects.
• More than 2 years in cloud computing services, primarily AWS.
• At least 4 years of full technical ownership of a revenue-generating product.

Responsibilities

• Function as the CTO for educational products.
• Guide strategic decision-making with educational product expertise.
• Implement generative AI technologies to improve engineering processes.

Skills

Data-driven learning science

Cloud computing services (AWS)

Generative AI implementation

Architectural and design decision making

Technical leadership

Strategic execution

Job description

Vice President of Product Engineering, 2 Hour Learning (Remote) - $ USD / year

This range is provided by Trilogy.

Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

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Do you have the technical prowess and visionary leadership to revolutionize education with AI?

Join 2 Hour Learning as our Vice President of Product Engineering, where you'll spearhead the transformation of our AI-centric educational platform.

This pivotal role requires a blend of CTO-level technical rigor, innovative product vision, and a fervent commitment to enhancing student success on a massive scale.

Unlike others who simply tack AI onto existing models, we at 2 Hour Learning have reimagined the educational framework from scratch, leveraging AI and learning science to break free from the traditional classroom's limitations.

Our students excel, achieving multiple 4s and 5s on AP exams, experiencing multi-year academic growth in just one year, and surpassing their own expectations.

We've demonstrated that when AI becomes the core engine of learning, student achievements soar.

This isn't your typical product management role focused on customer feedback or minor feature updates.

As an executive-level technical product owner, you'll oversee the architecture, technical strategy, and AI integration of our entire learning system.

Your task is to make decisive technical trade-offs, ensuring our products remain lean, scalable, and relentlessly targeted at enhancing student outcomes.

Think like a CTO, act like a product entrepreneur, and blend engineering brilliance with learning science insights to drive ongoing breakthroughs.

If you're ready to lead the technical revolution in education and possess the determination to match this ambition, we invite you to apply.

Here's your chance to shape the future of learning.

What You Will Be Doing

• Using your deep expertise in educational products to guide strategic decision‑making
• Crafting technical specifications that prioritize simplicity, efficiency, and long‑term sustainability
• Implementing generative AI technologies to automate and optimize engineering processes, aligning with our vision to minimize manual labor

What You Won't Be Doing

• Focusing solely on people management; your business and technical skills are crucial in this role
• Spending excessive time in meetings, committees, or administrative tasks; we've streamlined management to allow you to concentrate on hands‑on work that creates business value
• Proposing high‑level strategies without actionable implementation plans; your insights must derive from product‑level understanding

Key Responsibilities

Function as the CTO for one or more educational products, managing core competencies and enhancing business value through strategic execution and decision‑making.

Basic Requirements

• Profound experience and interest in data‑driven learning science
• Over 7 years of experience in making critical architecture and design decisions on software projects, including the application of architecture patterns and significant open‑source technologies
• More than 2 years of experience in design decisions involving cloud computing services, primarily AWS
• At least 4 years of experience in roles with full technical and delivery ownership of a revenue‑generating product
• Experience in developing product features that leverage Generative AI
• Proficiency in using Generative AI to streamline 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.

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 $ USD / hour, which equates to $, USD / year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year.

The payment period is weekly.

Consult for more details on this topic.

Seniority level: Executive

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Engineering and Product Management

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