Fitness Industry Vice President, Education & Training Austin, TX - Competitive Pay

Who We Are:

Staffing Fitness is a recruitment agency that finds top talent in the health, fitness, and wellness industry. We assist our clients in finding amazing candidates with top-notch skills to be the best fit for the right opportunity. Our client will be disclosed upon being selected for the interviewing process.

About Our Client:

Our client's Corporate HQ Team is seeking to hire a Vice President of Training and Education to add to their growing team of professionals. Working for our client (the Franchisor), the Vice President of Training and Educations primary responsibility is to lead the strategy, tactics, and team that ensure franchisees have access to highly effective and comprehensive training and ongoing support.

Specifically, the VP will drive best-in-class franchise training and education by working across departments and SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) to develop a training curriculum that drives franchise performance across all aspects of the business. The VP will be tasked with both spearheading design and development of our curriculum and ensuring it is delivered via the most effective and efficient medium(s). Most importantly, the VP will be a thought leader on key opportunity areas for franchise training and education by analyzing performance and garnering feedback from the HQ team, franchisees, and franchise employees.

This position requires exceptional organizational and verbal/written communication skills (including public speaking and teaching groups of varying sizes), a strong desire to lead from the front to set a cultural example for the team, the ability to develop and iterate progressive and thoughtful curriculum, a track record of successful project management and collaboration across teams, fastidious attention to detail, and a performance-driven desire for achieving success. We have a collective passion for the work we do as a team, expanding our reach and impact as an exemplary franchise brand. If you share our determination, passion for improvement, and collaborative coaching, lets grow together.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work closely with all departments to lead the improvement of our education and training curriculums/supporting documents across all training mediums and training touchpoints.
• Examples of mediums are: online LMS (including videos, recorded calls, etc.), manuals/playbooks/execution guides, onsite training curriculums, and supporting onsite documents distributed for use during and after onsite trainings.
• Examples of touchpoints for franchisees, franchise employees, and HQ staff are: HQ onboarding training, initial Owners training, Managers training, Presale training, Open Studio/Founders Weeks training, ongoing education, and remedial education.
• Lead and execute onsite trainings either in-studio or at an HQ training location. As leader of the Training and Education team, you will be responsible for ensuring all members of your team embody a commitment to our franchise business education and wellness.
• Evaluate effectiveness of training through performance monitoring and feedback surveys.
• Host and conduct virtual training/re-training/webinars as needed.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree required
• 7+ years of franchise, business, or education coordination preferred.
• Previous experience as an Educator, Curriculum Developer, Trainer, Consultant or Coach with a franchise and/or similar concept is strongly preferred.
• Fitness or wellness experience required

Attributes and Abilities:

• Proven ability to achieve and surpass performance goals.
• Relationship development, management, and leadership skills.
• Coaching and mentoring for goal setting and attainment.
• Stellar written and verbal communication.
• A strong attention to detail and commitment to follow-up.
• Ability to self-manage and make independent decisions as appropriate.
• An outgoing personality as well as ability to manage and work with a variety of personalities.
• Ability to thrive in a fun, fluid, fast-paced, and flexible work environment.

Skills and Proficiencies:

• Willingness and ability to drive new ideas and progress within a collegial environment.
• Calendar, time-management, and organizational skills.
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Experience working with SaaS platforms, LMSs, and other cloud-based software or a broad technical acumen.
• A growth mindset and a commitment to embrace a culture of continuous learning.

Location and Travel Requirements:

Some travel will be required for in-person trainings and other company functions. Trainings will occur in Austin, TX at headquarters, as well as onsite at studios or presale locations. Depending on in-person training demand, in-person training and resulting travel may range from an estimated 15-75% of any given month, and the lower and higher end of that range may persist for long periods.

Compensation and Benefits:

• $150-$180k per year (based on experience)
• Benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Studio membership and PTO.