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Director of Education

Xponential Fitness, LLC, Irvine, CA, United States


Work Schedule:

Monday - Thursday in office, Fridays WFH

Who We Are Xponential Fitness, LLC (NYSE: XPOF) is a leading global franchisor of health and wellness brands. Through its mission to make boutique health and wellness experiences accessible to everyone, the Company operates a diversified platform of five brands spanning across verticals including Pilates, barre, stretching, strength‑training, and yoga. In partnership with its franchisees, Xponential brands offer energetic, accessible, and personalized workout experiences led by highly qualified instructors in studio locations across 49 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and 30 countries globally. Xponential’s portfolio of brands includes Club Pilates, the largest Pilates brand in the United States; StretchLab, a concept offering one‑on‑one and group stretching services; YogaSix, one of the largest franchised yoga brands in the United States; Pure Barre, a total body workout that uses the ballet barre to perform small isometric movements, and one of the largest Barre brand in the United States; and BFT, a functional training and strength‑based program.

Position Summary The Director of Education is responsible for developing an education playbook and continuous training programs for Franchise owners & Coaches. The education playbook covers policies and procedures regarding class scheduling, programming, and instructor training. Consults with franchise owners on recruiting best practices for instructors. Responsible for training the trainers by performing the following duties.

Key Responsibilities Responsible for creative instructor interview protocols and hiring SOPs.

Develops instructor program and execution of the program.

Develop best practices and creates guidelines for Education Department standards.

Creates new education platform, film content, writes, and edits scripts for filming and manual.

Creates a master training manual.

Coordinates requirements for entry into the Master Training Summit.

Plans and implements Summit and continuing education.

Demonstrates brand knowledge and compliance for master trainers, instructors, and implements and audits systems.

Implements the digital education platform.

Responsible for product education with ancillary training.

Manages & approves invoices and expense reports for traveling instructors, master trainers, and education department.

Responsible for training the trainers.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) from a four‑year college or university preferred.

10+ years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

2+ years master trainer or comparable level preferred

Personal trainer certification and/or running coach certification preferred.

Prepares for the education portion of Discovery Day and delivers the material to franchise candidates.

Must be able to teach classes at corporate or pop‑up classes.

Perform other duties as assigned

Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint. Club ready experience is a plus.

Xponential Fitness LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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