Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - Skillz Platform

About the Role

This leadership opportunity invites a visionary CEO to steer the growth and strategic direction of a prominent global competitive gaming platform headquartered in the United States. The successful candidate will hold comprehensive responsibility for business strategy formulation, operational management, financial results, and the platform’s long-term vision.

The CEO will spearhead expansion initiatives targeting player growth, game developer partnerships, product innovations, and market penetration, while cultivating a high-caliber and motivated leadership team. This position merges entrepreneurial ownership with commercial leadership and operational excellence within the gaming and consumer technology landscape.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the overarching strategic vision and growth plans to increase the user base, diversify game offerings, and enhance competitive gaming experiences.
• Manage complete business performance metrics including profit and loss accountability, revenue augmentation, and sustained financial health.
• Set and achieve development targets relating to player acquisition, retention, monetization, and engagement through coordinated efforts in Product, Marketing, Operations, and Developer Success teams.
• Build and lead a cross-functional global executive team encompassing Product, Engineering, Growth Marketing, Live and Player Operations, and Developer Success functions.
• Recruit and nurture senior leadership talent, fostering a data-centric, player-oriented organizational culture.
• Ensure flawless operational delivery to maintain excellent platform performance and user satisfaction while facilitating continuous growth.
• Monitor vital business KPIs such as user growth metrics, revenue, customer lifetime value, acquisition cost efficiency, retention rates, churn, and profitability indicators.
• Oversee budget preparation, forecasting, and investment planning with a focus on optimizing expenditures and scalability.
• Represent the company before executive stakeholders, industry partners, regulatory bodies, and external entities.
• Provide strategic briefings, business analysis, and market insight presentations to leadership to inform future development strategies.

Candidate Requirements

• Extensive executive leadership experience as a CEO, President, or General Manager, with full accountability for product lifecycle and commercial success.
• Track record of guiding a technology business through various growth phases, including scaling, fundraising, and ideally corporate exit or acquisition events.
• Proven ability to grow revenue past $20 million and expand business operations significantly.
• Demonstrated competence managing large, globally distributed teams of over 50 personnel.
• Background in consumer technology sectors, including mobile platforms, gaming industry, real-money gaming, advertising technology, fintech, or marketplaces.
• An entrepreneurial approach with strong decision-making skills in ambiguous and evolving environments.
• Exceptional leadership capabilities with experience cultivating high-performing teams and developing senior executives.
• Hands-on operational involvement to address challenges and support team efforts effectively.
• Deep passion for gaming with a robust understanding of player engagement, behavior, and digital entertainment ecosystems.
• Desirable experience collaborating with India-based engineering or R&D teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder liaison, and strategic judgment abilities.

Compensation and Benefits

• Attractive compensation package featuring a base salary starting at $300,000, supplemented by bonus and equity incentives.
• Opportunity to lead a globally impactful gaming technology business.
• Flexible work arrangements including hybrid presence in Bangalore, India, or fully remote work options depending on location.
• Leadership role with comprehensive ownership over strategy, operations, and growth initiatives.
• Collaborate with elite multidisciplinary teams across gaming, technology, and consumer platforms.
• Engagement in a high-impact environment emphasizing innovation, entrepreneurship, and long-term value creation.
• Opportunities for international travel estimated at under 50% of the time.
• An inclusive and diverse work culture committed to equal opportunity.

Additional Information

This position is offered via a partner organization managing all application review and recruitment steps. The evaluation process leverages AI-based matching to ensure fairness and effectiveness; however, final recruitment decisions are made by human hiring teams.

Applicants acknowledge that their personal data will be processed in line with data protection laws for recruitment purposes, with rights to access and manage their data available.