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Mechanism Ventures · 1 day ago

Startup Growth Lead

Mechanism Ventures is a company focused on building profitable enterprises through a systematic approach to entrepreneurship. The Startup Growth Lead will be responsible for designing and executing growth strategies for a newly launched startup, ensuring profitability and scalability within a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Own growth end-to-end for a newly launched company, with profitability as the primary KPI
Design and execute the growth strategy across acquisition, conversion, retention, and monetization
Build and maintain a clear growth model defining assumptions, targets, and constraints
Design fast, disciplined experiments to validate demand, channels, pricing, and positioning
Personally own or directly oversee: Paid acquisition (especially Google Ads and Meta), Conversion rate optimization, Landing pages and funnel testing, Retention and lifecycle systems where relevant
Scale what works, kill what doesn’t—quickly and decisively
Partner closely with product, engineering, and design to translate growth insights into high-leverage changes
Participate in board meetings to share growth strategy, results, learnings, and blockers
Document systems, playbooks, and learnings so they can be reused across future launches
Leverage AI and automation to increase speed, clarity, and effectiveness
Transition growth ownership to a long-term team once the engine is stable and repeatable

Qualification

Growth strategyGoogle AdsMeta AdsConversion Rate OptimizationAIAutomationSystems thinkingHigh-quality executionWritten communicationVerbal communication

Required

5+ years building and scaling growth engines in early-stage companies
Deep hands-on experience with Google Ads, Meta Ads, and CRO
Strong first-principles and systems thinking
High-speed, high-quality execution under ambiguity
Strong written and verbal communication
Comfort leveraging AI, automation, and modern growth tooling

Preferred

Are a high-ownership growth operator with founder-level instincts
Thrive in early-stage ambiguity but demand real resources and leverage
Move extremely fast without sacrificing rigor
Care deeply about unit economics and profitability
Want co-founder impact without being diluted by non-growth execution
Want to work alongside some of the strongest operators of your career

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Unlimited time off policy with a two-week minimum

Company

Mechanism Ventures

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Mechanism Ventures cofounds startups with world-class entrepreneurs.

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage

Leadership Team

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Breanden Beneschott
Cofounder and CEO
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Denis Grosz
Cofounder
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