Area Manager: Nevada

About the role

As the Area Manager, you will lead the performance and operations of 6–8 locations within the Denver area. This role is responsible for driving school performance, ensuring operational excellence and quality/safety standards, developing school leadership, and delivering an exceptional customer experience. You will report directly to the District Manager and travel frequently between sites.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute area-wide business plans aligned to achieve company targets.
• Ensure achievement of performance targets with a strong emphasis on school growth and enrollment, safety, and compliance.
• Collaborate with School Directors to drive school performance, devise strategies to achieve performance metrics, and increase profitability.
• Cascade priorities to school directors and ensure consistent execution across locations.
• Drive revenue growth and profitability across the area; monitor area performance targets and KPIs.
• Identify opportunities and implement initiatives to improve efficiency (quality, marketing, community presence, enrollment) by leveraging data.
• Prepare and manage area-level budgets; monitor expenses and operational costs.
• Review financial metrics for each location; take corrective actions to improve operational efficiency and cost control.
• Identify trends and opportunities; implement continuous improvement initiatives across the area.
• Ensure exceptional customer service standards; resolve escalated customer issues promptly and professionally.
• Ensure consistent operational execution across all schools (workforce management, quality, compliance).
• Recruit, hire, train, and develop school directors; conduct regular performance reviews and provide ongoing coaching.
• Foster a high-performance culture through coaching, training, and succession planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in education, business, retail management, operations, or a related field preferred (or equivalent management experience).
• 5 years of progressive leadership experience in a general manager or equivalent role (retail, hospitality, or similar customer-facing sectors).
• Demonstrated track record of achieving performance targets and improving unit-level KPIs.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and people skills.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and PowerBI (preferred) or other data analytics systems.
• Ability to travel at minimum 75% of the time to school locations in the district.
• Possess a valid driver's license with a clear motor vehicle record.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has management responsibilities with 6–8 direct reports.

Pay

Salary range: $92,600–$96,400, bi-weekly. Eligible for the Support Central bonus program based on annual achievement of company performance.

Benefits

• Minimum 50% childcare discount.
• Immediate access to benefits, including medical, dental, vision, healthcare & dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs), life insurance, disability, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, pre-paid legal, pet insurance, and identity theft protection.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match after 1 year of employment.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Education assistance, including tuition reimbursement and credential assistance.
• Corporate partner discounts.
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) plan with no set accrual for vacation or sick time, compliant with the Colorado Healthy Families Work Act.
• No nights or weekends; ability to bring your children to work with you.

Equipment Provided

• Company-issued laptop, iPhone, and iPad.