Pro Skills Lacrosse Founding Director, Charlotte

About the role

The founding director will build Pro Skills Lacrosse in Charlotte from the ground up, then help expand the program to new cities nationwide. This role sets the standard for future directors, requiring the individual to coach and develop the program personally before hiring additional staff, market at the grassroots level, work daily with families, and decide what mix of training, clinics, camps, leagues, or teams best fits the sport and the city. The position starts part‑time with the aim of growing into a full‑time career as the program scales.

Responsibilities

• Coach and build the lacrosse program personally before hiring additional staff.
• Market the program at the grassroots level and engage with families every day.
• Help determine the appropriate mix of training, clinics, camps, leagues, or teams for Charlotte.
• Develop and manage program operations, including scheduling, registration, and communications.
• Track performance and work toward growing the role into a full‑time career.

Requirements

• Played or coached lacrosse in college or at the professional level (required).
• Deep knowledge of lacrosse.
• Real passion for the sport and for coaching young players.
• High energy and a strong drive to build something significant.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with considerable grit.
• Confidence, strong organization, and a habit of over‑communicating.
• A clear plan for a career in youth sports — this is not a side job or stepping stone.

Skills

• Experience building or running a program, team, or business.
• Background in corporate or sales environments.

Benefits

• Custom software for registration, payments, payment plans, rosters, schedules, check‑in, and email, text, and team chat with families.
• Hiring and onboarding tools, with background‑check tracking for every coach.
• Shared coaching standard, practice plans, and coach training.
• Budgets, bookkeeping, and a dashboard showing program performance.
• The Pro Skills name, a website, and marketing support.
• Access to a team that has successfully built this model in 28 cities.

Pay

At the start you earn what you build; your pay comes directly from the programs you create and fill. The role begins part‑time with the goal of growing into a full‑time career and full‑time pay as the program expands.

Schedule

Expect to work about 20 hours per week to start, including evenings and weekends, with the schedule shifting as the program grows toward full‑time.