[Hiring] CEO @Mechanism Ventures

Role Description

Your mission is to turn Level into a highly profitable, growing golf company. You’ll own the whole business, including the P&L, product, growth, and the team. You’ll sit on the board and earn meaningful equity as you hit each milestone. You’ll set the direction for what Level makes, who it reaches, and where it invests.

You won’t be starting from zero, and you won’t be doing it alone. You’ll inherit a proven product, an engaged audience, a PGA coach, and a putting game already running competitions with one of the largest golf communities online. You’ll build alongside Mechanism’s experts across Growth, Product, Engineering, Design, Operations, People, Finance, and Legal.

Bring 20 ideas. Ship the best ones in days, not quarters. Kill what doesn’t work, and pour fuel on what does.

If you’re the golfer who can’t walk through a pro shop without spotting the product nobody’s made yet, this is your shot. Build the golf company you’d want to buy from, and own a real piece of what you build.

Qualifications

• Golf Obsession: Understand golf culture, how golfers practice, and what motivates them to buy.
• Hands-On Growth Expertise: Experience running paid media, especially Meta, and scaling acquisition channels.
• DTC Physical Product Experience: Background in growing a direct-to-consumer brand selling a physical product.
• Financial Judgment: Understanding of acquisition costs, margins, inventory, and operating expenses.
• Founder Mentality: Experience building a business or owning meaningful outcomes at an early-stage company.
• AI-Native by Default: Daily use of AI to accelerate analysis, creative, and execution.
• Team Leadership: Experience hiring and leading strong performers.

Requirements

• Expand the Growth Engine: Own strategy and hands-on execution across paid media, creative, email, and partnerships.
• Drive Profitable Growth: Own Level’s financial performance and make disciplined decisions about growth investment.
• Expand the Product Line and Build the Team: Identify and launch complementary golf products and hire where needed.

Benefits

• Fully remote, full-time position.
• Compensation includes a base salary and a significant equity stake.
• Base salary range for candidates in specific states: $180,000 to $220,000 USD.

Logistics

• Most of the workday overlapping US Eastern Time.
• Expected start is around January 2027, with a full handoff from the current CEO.