[Hiring] Director of Learning & Development @EōS Fitness

Role Description

The Director of Learning & Development is a strategic and operational leader responsible for building, scaling, and optimizing all learning programs across EōS Fitness. This role owns the end-to-end learning ecosystem, from frontline onboarding and leadership development to compliance training, ensuring every team member is equipped to perform, grow, and deliver exceptional member experiences. The Director will drive learning and training strategy, elevate leadership capabilities, and create scalable programs and systems that support operational excellence across all markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage both field-based and administrative support teams, balancing strategic leadership with hands-on execution.
• Develop and execute the organization’s enterprise Learning & Development strategy, aligning initiatives with business goals and growth objectives.
• Design and oversee leadership development programs for frontline leaders, managers, and HQ team members.
• Support organizational change initiatives, acquisitions, and business transformations through effective learning strategies.
• Drive required training completion rates toward 100% within designated deadlines.
• Ensure training programs align with multi-state employment laws, compliance requirements, and regulatory standards, partnering with HR, Legal, and Operations to mitigate risk and maintain audit readiness across all markets.
• Partner cross-functionally with HR, Talent, and Operations to integrate training with key HR processes, including onboarding, performance management, and compliance tracking, ensuring alignment across the employee lifecycle.
• Oversee Learning Management System (LMS) administration, focusing on system performance, adoption, and the overall user experience.
• Lead compliance-driven training initiatives, with particular attention to California-specific regulatory requirements, CPR, and required certifications.
• Collaborate with department leaders to develop and deliver impactful training programs that address business and team needs.
• Drive learning strategy behind the scenes, enabling leaders and teams while continuously elevating learning standards across the organization.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience in Learning and Development, at a Manager/Director level or higher.
• 3 years in a leadership role managing both field-based and administrative teams.
• Experience with governance and administrative standards.
• Experience leading learning functions through acquisitions, transformations, and rapid expansion.
• Knowledge of LMS and digital learning platforms, adult learning principals.
• Foundational knowledge of multi-state employment law, training compliance practices, and reporting requirements across diverse regulatory environments.
• Demonstrated experience as a people leader managing and developing teams of 15+ employees, including senior leaders and individual contributors.
• Experience designing and implementing employee development and training programs.
• Ability to assess organizational training needs and align learning strategies with business goals.
• Strong time management, project management and operations skills with a demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple functions and tasks and manage on time delivery of work.
• Excellent communication, relationship building and influencing skills, both verbally and in writing, and share information proactively at all levels.
• Excellent MS Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Strong detail orientation; systematic and thorough approach to problem solving; and good time management, organizational, and recordkeeping skills.

Benefits

• A highly energetic and collaborative team.
• A management team that cares about your professional development.
• Free membership for you and plus one family member.
• Discounted Personal Training, and merchandise – including supplements.
• Employee referral program.
• Daily Pay offered - access your funds before payday.
• Competitive pay plus vacation, holiday, and sick pay.*
• Group Health, dental, vision, Supplemental Life, and Employee Assistant Program are offered!*
• 401(k) + Company matching!*
• Personal education growth options with Sophia Learning.

* Based on eligibility of tenure and full-time vs. part-time employment.