Startup Growth Lead

Startup Growth Lead

In 2019, we started building profitable startups from scratch. We brought together top engineering minds from places like Princeton and MIT to drive a 100% success rate and turn company building into a science. During that time, we've built ten high-growth companies driving $100M+ in revenue. Along the way, we've developed an engineering approach to entrepreneurship rooted in algorithms and advanced mathematics. Now, we're working to automate company building to the point that we can press a button to launch profitable companiesventures that can reinvest their own resources to become enterprises that help millions, or even billions, of people.

The Startup Growth Lead at Mechanism will be responsible for guiding a cross-functional team through the initial stages of launching new ventures. As the Lead, you will leverage your entrepreneurial experience and growth expertise to test and scale new business ideas, aiming to bring them to sustained positive unit economics. You will partner with the current Startup Growth Leads and the Mechanism team to identify potential new company ideas, leveraging our robust database of companies, third-party data, and experience so that we focus our efforts on testing ideas in which we have a high level of confidence. You will also work closely with Mechanism Leadership to identify the right long-term CEO for each company, and successfully transition ownership to them.

This role demands a hands-on leader with a strong commercial mindset and a focus on profitability. You will work closely with growth experts, designers, engineers, and operations specialists to validate new business opportunities and guide them toward scalable models. Your ability to move quickly without sacrificing quality and prioritize effectively will be critical to your success. As a Startup Growth Lead, you will collaborate with Mechanism's leadership team and automation engineers to refine our company-building processes from ideation to hand-off by leveraging AI and other automation technologies. This will contribute to continuous improvement so that we can continue to launch companies at an accelerated rate.

Key Responsibilities

What You'll Bring

• Entrepreneurial Background : A proven track record as a founder, co-founder, or early-stage team member of one or more growth-led companies.
• Growth Experience : 5+ years of strategic and operational experience in Growth Marketing, focusing on launching and scaling early-stage companies. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in performance marketing on Google Ads and Meta Ads and CRO experience.
• Operational Excellence : Demonstrate speed and quality in execution, effectively handle ambiguity, and approach problems with a test-and-learn mindset. You think in terms of hours and days rather than days and weeks. You must self-report progress regularly and ensure that speed does not compromise quality.
• Strong Commercial Mindset : A clear understanding of the importance of profitability metrics as key performance indicators (KPIs). You recognize that the primary goal is to drive business profit, and these metrics are essential for measuring the success of our efforts.
• Resourcefulness and Problem-Solving : Relentless resourcefulness, data-driven prioritization, decisive decision-making, and the ability to simplify complex problems.
• Systems Mindset : Strong systems thinking with a first principles approach. The ideal candidate is proficient in leveraging technology and automation to streamline operations and enhance team efficiency across the portfolio.
• Communication : You must have excellent oral and written communication skills and be highly responsive. You are comfortable collaborating with people from all walks of life and geographies.
• Attention to Detail and Analytical Skills : Strong attention to detail and a data-driven approach are required. You are highly analytical and excel at making data-driven decisions that align with long-term business objectives, ensuring your work consistently supports the company's profitability and success.
• Proactive Continuous Improvement : Continuous self-improvement and being intellectually honest and coachable are essential.
• Technical Proficiency : Mastery of Google Workspace products, Google Analytics 4, Google Ads, Meta Ads, and comfortable leveraging AI for Growth and operational problems. Additionally, you should be proficient with Klaviyo (or other ESP), Shopify, Webflow, and a third-party A / B testing tool.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

What You'll Do

Undergo a comprehensive onboarding process to understand our sophisticated operating model, frameworks, and tools. This includes topics such as prioritization and building growth models, as well as learning how to use our internal quiz-building engine.

Develop a deep understanding of the Mechanism model.

Collaborate with the Mechanism team to assemble a small, cross-functional team with the right skillsets to launch the company (e.g., engineering, design, operations).

Work with Mechanism's recruiting team to find the right long-term CEOs for the companies by leveraging your growth expertise.

Provide transparency into your work and use daily updates to drive progress toward your goals (progress, learnings, and challenges).

Continuously improve the Mechanism model by developing and refining frameworks, playbooks, and best practices.

Benefits

This role is full-time and will need to overlap with US ET for the majority of the workday. It is an exciting opportunity that demands a level of dedication beyond the standard 9 to 5. We need someone who's willing to go above and beyond to help us achieve our ambitious goals, and who's eager to put in the effort to make a real impact.

US-Based - Fully remote.

Our compensation packages are designed to make this your dream job for the short and long term. Each compensation package is tailored to suit your priorities and can include base, equity in the companies we help build, and performance bonus based on the success of our portfolio companies. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and an unlimited time off policy with a two-week minimum.

About Mechanism Ventures

Mechanism is an early-stage venture firm that partners with and funds extraordinary talent to cofound and scale $1B+ companies. Our core hypothesis is that world-class talent who have the right guidance and support can become startup CEOs, achieve early profitability, and, through aggressive reinvestment, can scale $1B+ companies with minimal risk.

Our Hiring Process

Stage 1 : Applied

Stage 2 : Recruiter Interview

Stage 3 : Hiring Manager Interview

Stage 4 : COO Interview

Stage 5 : Work Trial

Stage 6 : CEO Interview

Stage 7 : Final Interview