Chief Development Officer, 2 Hour Learning - $400,000/year USD

Company: Crossover
Location: Philadelphia
Posted on: April 11, 2025

Job Description:

Are you ready to turn skeptical parents into passionate advocates for an educational revolution? If you thrive on transforming critics into champions, we need your expertise at 2 Hour Learning.
We're seeking a master communicator to spearhead our mission: replacing traditional 6-hour school days with 2 hours of AI-powered learning. This isn't just a job - it's a chance to redefine education for the next generation.
As our Chief Development Officer, you'll be the driving force behind our parent engagement strategy. Your executive presence will command respect in boardrooms, media interviews, and high-stakes parent meetings. You'll build scalable systems that turn individual parent wins into a movement, transforming skepticism into unwavering support for our vision.


What you will be doing

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• Deliver compelling presentations that convert sophisticated skeptics into vocal advocates
  
• Build and activate networks of influential parent champions to drive our narrative
  
• Design scalable systems to transform individual parent wins into powerful proof points
  
• Implement sophisticated feedback mechanisms to proactively address parent sentiment
  
• Lead critical media interactions and shape public narratives around our revolutionary approach
  
• Create and capitalize on strategic opportunities to showcase our transformative impact
  
  
  
  What you will NOT be doing
  
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  • Managing traditional parent-teacher associations or school committees
    
  • Organizing social events without clear strategic advocacy goals
    
  • Compromising our educational model to appease influential individuals
    
  • Reacting to concerns instead of proactively shaping the narrative
    
    
    
    Key Responsibilities
    Transform our parent community into a powerful advocacy engine by implementing systematic approaches that scale parent champions across campuses while upholding our uncompromising commitment to educational excellence.
    
    
    Candidate Requirements
    
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    • Must be based in or willing to relocate to Austin, TX
      
    • 7+ years of proven success converting influential stakeholders into advocates (e.g., Head of Customer Advocacy, Chief Communications Officer, VP of Enterprise Sales)
      
    • Exceptional executive presence with the ability to command sophisticated audiences
      
    • Track record of excelling in high-stakes communications (media appearances, board presentations, crisis management)
      
    • Demonstrated success in building and scaling advocacy communities from the ground up
      
    • Proven ability to uphold policies with powerful stakeholders while strengthening relationships
      
    • Deep conviction in the necessity of innovative methods to transform education
      
      
      This position is also known as:
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      • Director of Parent Engagement
      • Director of Community Engagement
      • Head of School
      • Vice President of Client Success
      • Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
      • Director of Parent Relations
      • Director of Donor Relations
      • Director of School Development
      • Vice President of Community Relations

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