President, Dragons Elite Athletics

Black Dragon Capital; Boynton Beach (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private equity firm is seeking a President for Dragons Elite Athletics. The ideal candidate will have experience as a senior executive in a high-performance sports environment and will drive strategic direction, financial oversight, and team management. This role requires strong leadership and negotiation skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively. Qualified candidates must have a solid educational background in business, ideally with an MBA, and a proven track record in sales and leadership.

Qualifications

• Strong operational background managing leadership function.
• Experience working with professional investors.
• Prior leadership experience in a high intensity customer-driven industry.

Responsibilities

• Defining long-term vision, goals, and policies.
• Managing day-to-day business operations for efficiency.
• Directing budgets and ensuring financial stability.
• Working closely with the board of directors.
• Leading high-level staff appointments and mentoring.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Problem Solving

Team Management

Sales

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance

MBA

Job description

TITLE: President, DragonsElite Athletics

Dragons Elite Athletics:

DragonsEliteAthleticsisaforward-thinking,performance-drivenorganizationrevolutionizingtheyouthelitetrainingandfitnessindustry.Weareateamofpassionateleaders,certifiedcoaches, andformerathletesdedicatedtothelong-termdevelopmentofyouthathletes,providingthem withthetoolstoachievesuccessinsportsandlife.DragonWay;ouruniquedevelopmentmethodology,setsusapartbyfocusingonathletegrowthanddevelopment,fromcollege scholarships to professional sports careers.

Black Dragon Capital:

Black Dragon Capital LLC (BDC) is a unique growth-oriented private equity firm focused on investing in areas where information technology is enabling the disruption of industries by allowing a faster,betterand more economically compelling way to solve industry issues. Weseektobenefitfrom a diverse perspective combined with high performance operating and investment executives. We hire and promote based on merit, without bias, and make a genuine effort to ensure we have a diversified team that aligns with the diversity of our portfolio companies and their clients. We intend tomaintainover 65% of our team members as culturally or gender diverse, and we work hard to foster a supportive and welcoming workplace. Bringing a leadership and advisory group of successful entrepreneurs, former operators and deal making experience, Black Dragon’s team has a track record of building market leading companies, driving above market returns and accelerating growth and profitability through its distribution connections, strategic advice, and active participation within our investments, primarily in financial technologies, eCommerce, and sports and media technology markets.

Who we are looking for:

Dragons Elite Athletics is looking for an entrepreneurial, highly motivated, detail oriented professional to join our growing team as President ofDragon Elite Athletics. As a keymember of the team executive, this individual will be an integral member of a growing team of hard-working and experienced professionals. The candidate will work closely withthe Founder andCEOand other keymanagement leaders.The ideal candidate will have been a formerPresident. or senior executivein theSports,Athleticsorasimilarhigh intensitycustomer drivenindustry,with a strong sales and marketingand revenuebackground. Youwillneed to be able to look at the big picture with an entrepreneurial mindset, as well as have high energy and high-performancetrack record. The candidate will have a strong operational backgroundofmanaging the leadership functionof acompany and experience working with professional investors (VC/PE) and related expectations.

What you will be working on:

• Strategic Direction: Defining long-term vision, goals, and policies.
• Operational Leadership: Managing day-to-day business operations and ensuring efficient performance.
• Financial Oversight: Directing budgets, approving expenditures, and ensuring financial stability.
• Board Liaison: Working closely with the board of directors to report on performance and align on strategy.
• Team Management: Appointing, mentoring, and leading high-level staff.
• External Representation: Acting as the company's spokesperson and managing key relationships.

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance required.
• MBA preferred.
• Prior experience in sales and/or leadership efforts in a startup company preferably with a customer and financial services background.
• Experience as a senior leader in a role such as CEO, CRO, VP of Sales and Marketing Business Development.
• Excellent leadership, negotiation, management, problem solving and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work strategically, but also hands-on problem solving.
• Track record of building innovative, creative, and collaborative teams.
• Strong desire to lead from a strategic and tactical perspective in all aspects of day-to-day company operations.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Hardworking
• Hands On
• Motivated
• Inspirational
• Driven
• Open minded
• Collaborative
• Well educated