Personal Training Manager

EōS Fitness
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Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have prior experience managing fitness teams and a passion for driving client satisfaction and retention. This role is best suited for candidates with a background in fitness leadership and a strong orientation toward team development and operational excellence in high-volume gym settings.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with prior experience managing fitness teams and a focus on client retention and satisfaction
    — “helping guide and grow our personal training team every day”
  • Individuals with a strong background in trainer development and performance management
    — “Own the end-to-end management of the trainer lifecycle, from sourcing to hiring, onboarding, in-club training, development, and on-going performance management”
  • Candidates who can thrive in high-volume gym environments and align with EōS' culture of accountability and growth
    — “comfortable being held accountable (and holding others accountable) for achieving established performance goals and company KPIs”

Things to consider

  • The role requires physical stamina to lift over 40 lbs and move about the gym regularly
    — “Ability to bend routinely and repetitively to lift more than 40 lbs.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in both trainer development and operational goal-setting in your resume and interview responses
    — “Drive the team to meet (or exceed) all established PT targets each month”
  • Emphasize your ability to create and execute high-value client acquisition strategies
    — “Lead the team to deliver high value PT orientation sessions that maximize new client acquisition”
  • Showcase your track record of minimizing turnover and increasing trainer tenure
    — “Minimize trainer turnover and increase personal trainer tenure through on-going coaching, development, and support”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • drive personal training team
  • improve client retention
  • increase personal trainer tenure
Typical background
personal trainer experiencefitness management

Skills & requirements

Required

Team LeadershipPerformance ManagementClient SatisfactionTrainer Development

Preferred

Fitness TrainingBusiness Growth

About the role

Original posting from EōS Fitness via Greenhouse

EōS Fitness is bold, upbeat, and motivating. Not only in our fitness routines, but in our work environment as well. Like our members, our employees know how to rise to a challenge and handle it head on. EōS Fitness' Core Purpose is to create loyal, lifelong fans and exercise practitioners. To achieve this purpose, our Core Values are: Take Personal Responsibility, Be Optimistic & Have Fun, Learn & Grow, Be A Team Player, and Fight Hard To Win.

Core Purpose: To create loyal, lifelong fans and exercise practitioners.

At EōS, our Personal Training Manager (PTM) plays a key leadership role in select high-volume gyms, helping guide and grow our personal training team every day. Reporting to the Fitness Manager—and working closely with our Sr. Director of PT Experience—the PTM is the go-to leader for making sure our trainers deliver top-notch service and build strong relationships with members. This role is all about helping people thrive: you’ll coach trainers, support their development, and create a positive environment that drives client satisfaction, retention, and results. We’re looking for someone who’s not only passionate about fitness but also excited to lead a team, hit big goals, and make a real impact. You’ll help your team stay focused on delivering great experiences, improving performance, and growing professionally—all while keeping our gyms running smoothly and successfully.

Essential Purpose: Reporting to the Fitness Manager, the EōS Personal Training Manager (PTM) is a full-time position responsible for improving the quality and maximizing the profitability of the personal training team in high volume EōS locations.  

Core Purpose: To create loyal, lifelong fans and exercise practitioners.    

Responsibilities:     

Serve as the owner/operator of the day-to-day management of the personal training staff    

Serve as the key business partner to the Fitness Manager on day-to-day management of the personal training business   

Drive the team to meet (or exceed) all established PT targets each month    

Lead the team to deliver high value PT orientation sessions that maximize new client acquisition and increase overall PT penetration     

Proactively identify and operationalize opportunities to grow and improve the business of the personal training department     

Oversee and improve the EōS personal training experience to drive revenue growth and client retention   

Own the end-to-end management of the trainer lifecycle, from sourcing to hiring, onboarding, in-club training, development, and on-going performance management    

Lead the ongoing trainer coaching and development through regularly scheduled individual and team meetings   

Minimize trainer turnover and increase personal trainer tenure through on-going coaching, development, and support     

Qualifications:     

At least one year as an EōS personal trainer for internal candidates (or at least one year of verifiable managerial experience for external candidates)    

At (or equivalent to) an L2 or Master Coach level as an EōS personal trainer    

Enthusiastic about developing teams through education and coaching     

Comfortable being held accountable (and holding others accountable) for achieving established performance goals and company KPIs      

Excellent communicator with a high level of emotional intelligence   

Organized, detailed-oriented initiative-taker who can meet deadlines     

Requirements:    

Must successfully pass background check.    

Must carry valid Personal Training Certification.   

CPR certification required within 30 days of hire.    

Ability to work in a gym setting; move about club floors and rooms; communicate with employees, members, and the public     

Ability to bend routinely and repetitively to lift more than 40 lbs.    

Ability to access and operate company computer systems including preparing documents, entering data into computer systems, reading reports from a computer database or email system   

Compensation Plan:   

Competitive base salary + bonus opportunity    

Ability to train 5 paid client session hours per week    

Salary Pay Range $60,000—$60,000 USDBenefits and Perks:

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.

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