Learning and Development Manager -The Bar Method

Purpose/Impact: (Duties & Essential Functions)

• Instructional Design + Training Facilitation – 60%
• Partner with the Sr. Director of Field Support, Technique and Brand Operations team to develop and implement training assets to ensure the development of studio owners and team.
• Apply research-based instructional design theories, practices and methodology to develop high performance, innovative training assets and experiences appropriate for studio audiences.
• Gather firsthand feedback from internal and external resources on all training events, tools and resources, and use feedback gathered appropriately to continuously improve and innovate training design and delivery.
• Establishes a measurement process and plan to continuously improve and innovate training design and delivery.
• Design, build, schedule, resource and facilitate training webinars and events for both franchise and corporate audiences; events could occasionally occur in-studio.
• Communication – 30%
• Strategy Development: Create, maintain, and execute comprehensive content strategies aligned with company objectives to enhance brand presence.
• Content Creation: Develop a framework the Bar Method team can use to create informative and engaging content across multiple channels, focusing on meeting the needs of our audience and driving engagement.
• Partners with the Brand Operations Manager to create a communications calendar to support all Franchisee communications, ensuring consistent, timely, and transparent messaging across the system.
• Helps coach and mentor other team members on communication framework to use and follow.
• Owes the franchisee-facing communication channels and continuously optimizes for clarity and engagement.
• Strategy and Leadership – 5%
• Design, develop, communicate and implement processes to enable the efficient development and delivery of training for Bar Method.
• Aid Bar Method leadership with the development of the annual training plan, budget and calendar of events to support the strategic plan and organizational objectives.
• Manage assigned training project and events to align with planned budget and priorities.
• Present regular status updates to leadership, monthly team updates, and as needed ad hoc updates for all projects underway.

Strengths

• Fostering Teamwork: As a team member, the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team; as a team leader, interest, skill, and success in getting groups to learn to work together cooperatively.
• Technical Expertise: Depth of knowledge and skill in a technical area.
• Building Collaborative Relationships: The ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships with others inside or outside of the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support.

Background

• 3+ years direct experience with end-to-end development and delivery of training to support large scale corporate / business initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to design and build engaging learning content for remote audiences – evergreen and live formats.
• Demonstrated results in training effectiveness and front-line adoption across a disperse audience.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage projects and design training to encourage effective change management.
• Demonstrated and recognized presentation and facilitation skills.
• Creative, out of the box thinking and problem solving skills.
• Strong strategic and tactical communication planning and execution skills.
• Comfortable dealing with uncertainty; demonstrated ability to create structure and prioritize work effectively.
• Excellent collaboration, leadership, communication and decision-making skills; ability to work in all phases of project development – strategy, implement, measure, improve.
• Ability to influence without authority; servant leadership mentality.
• Comfortable working in a fast paced, accountability driven and results oriented culture.
• Ability to build authentic working relationships amongst the team and with colleagues across functions.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Experience working in a franchise environment.
• Experience in the fitness industry.

Salary Range

• $75k-85k

WORK SCHEDULE

• Remote optional: Fridays
• On-site days: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION STATEMENT

• Purpose Brands is committed to encouraging, facilitating, and upholding an environment centered on diversity, equity, and inclusion across every facet of the Purpose Brands.
• We will work to create a sustainable culture that supports a healthy space for learning and growing, valuing, and empowering every employee, inspiring a diverse franchise network, and uplifting the members and communities we serve.

EEO STATEMENT

• Purpose Brands provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.
• Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.