Job Ref: # 9319263
Date Posted: 9/9/2025
Description
Our client is building the leading platform in sports education. They are seeking a General Manager to help them to scale operations, with the opportunity to transition into the CEO / President role. The GM will own day-to-day operations, lead cross-functional teams, and scale their Academy into the premier global instruction business in their sport. Reporting directly to the CEO, the GM will be responsible for driving growth, operational excellence, and culture as they expand both their digital and in-person offerings.
- As a member of the Executive Team, responsible for leading and managing daily business operations across marketing, sales, coaching, and customer experience.
- Own P&L, budgets, and reporting — ensuring strong financial performance and accountability.
- Recruit, develop, and inspire a high-performing team (coaches, sales reps, support staff).
- Partner with the CEO on strategy, partnerships, and scaling in-person academies.
- Build and refine operational systems, SOPs, and technology processes to support growth.
- Ensure the company's mission and values are lived in every touchpoint with customers and staff.
Requirements:
- 7+ years in general management, operations, or business leadership (sports, fitness, or edtech a plus).
- Proven track record of scaling teams and delivering business results.
- Strong financial acumen and P&L ownership experience.
- Excellent people leader with communication and culture-building skills.
- Entrepreneurial mindset: scrappy, resourceful, and able to execute at speed.
- Passion for coaching or sports performance strongly preferred
Why this opportunity?
- This is an opportunity to join a fast-growing team redefining how people learn, practice, and perform in this sport. This is a chance to shape a category-defining company in sprots education — blending tech, in-person coaching, and psychology.
- Their long-term vision is to scale to become a business that redefines how people learn and train in this sport. With a proven product with clear unit economics, strong early demand, and a lean
scalable business model with strong gross margins, the company aims to help their large addressable market who are hungry for a systematic way to improve their performance. - If you love sports (and this specific undisclosed sport) and thrive in small, strategic, fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments where you have the ownership and flexibility to build teams and lead operations from the ground up to meet an objective, this is for you!
Company Description:
Our client was founded in 2020 when they launched the #1 app in their sport. Today, they’re scaling into in-person coaching and transformational instruction, helping athletes around the world go from where they are to where they want to be.
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