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General Manager

Location

LondonUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

salary

60000 GBP / annum

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The Role

Salary: £60,000

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week, with flexibility across early mornings, evenings and occasional weekends

Location: West London

Start Date: December 2026

Reporting to: Senior Leadership Team

Responsibilities

1. Operational Excellence

  • Take full ownership of the day-to-day operation, ensuring consistently exceptional standards across fitness, spa, treatment, recovery and hospitality spaces.
  • Implement, embed and continuously improve SOPs across all areas of the business.
  • Create robust systems and processes that enable the operation to run efficiently without reliance on day-to-day firefighting.
  • Ensure opening, closing, cleaning, maintenance and operational standards are consistently delivered.
  • Oversee facilities, contractors and suppliers, ensuring issues are identified and resolved quickly.
  • Maintain complete oversight of health & safety, risk assessments, compliance and relevant regulatory requirements.
  • Build operational foundations capable of supporting future growth and additional locations.

2. Spa, Treatments & Wellness Operations

  • Take ownership of the spa and treatment operation, ensuring it delivers both an exceptional client experience and strong commercial performance.
  • Lead and support therapists and wellness practitioners, establishing clear service protocols and luxury treatment standards.
  • Ensure treatment rooms, spa and recovery areas are consistently maintained and presented to the highest standard.
  • Monitor treatment utilisation, therapist productivity, rebooking, average spend and overall spa revenue.
  • Continually evaluate the treatment and recovery offering, identifying opportunities to improve the proposition, utilisation and profitability.
  • Ensure consultations, treatments, recommendations and aftercare create a seamless and personalised client journey.
  • Oversee appropriate spa operating procedures, hygiene protocols, treatment documentation and compliance.
  • Work with the wider team to ensure the spa feels fully integrated into the overall member experience rather than operating as a standalone department.

3. Fitness Operations

  • Ensure classes, personal training and wider fitness experiences operate seamlessly from a member perspective.
  • Monitor utilisation, capacity and member feedback to identify opportunities to improve performance.
  • Ensure coaches and fitness professionals understand and contribute to the wider service standards and member journey.
  • Create strong operational alignment between fitness, spa, front of house and hospitality.

4. Commercial Performance & P&L

  • Develop and manage budgets, forecasts, payroll and operating costs.
  • Monitor performance across memberships, fitness, treatments, recovery and additional revenue streams.
  • Use data and KPIs to understand performance and implement clear actions where required.
  • Identify opportunities to improve revenue, utilisation, productivity and operational efficiency.
  • Provide senior leadership with clear, commercially focused reporting and recommendations.

5. Team Leadership & Development

  • Recruit, onboard, lead and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary team.
  • Build clear management structures, responsibilities and accountability across departments.
  • Set measurable KPIs and service standards and hold individuals accountable for delivering against them.
  • Conduct regular one-to-ones, performance reviews and team meetings.
  • Identify and develop internal talent, empowering managers and team members to take genuine ownership.
  • Build a culture centred around excellence, professionalism, collaboration and continuous improvement.
  • Ensure teams across fitness, spa and front of house operate as one cohesive unit rather than separate departments.

6. Sales, Marketing & Community

  • Work closely with marketing and brand teams to support member acquisition, retention and engagement.
  • Identify local partnerships, corporate opportunities and collaborations that can drive awareness and revenue.
  • Support events, activations and community initiatives that strengthen the business's position within the local market.
  • Ensure operational teams understand their role in supporting sales and commercial performance.
  • Act as an ambassador for the business and build strong relationships across the local wellness community.

7. Growth & Strategic Contribution

  • Work closely with senior leadership to identify opportunities to improve and evolve the existing business.
  • Contribute operational and commercial insight to wider company strategy.
  • Support future site openings and expansion, using learnings from the existing operation to build scalable systems and processes.
  • Help establish the operational blueprint required for successful multi-site growth.
  • Play an active role in shaping the long-term reputation, culture and direction of the business.

The Person

You Are:

  • A highly accomplished operator who combines luxury service standards with strong commercial instincts.
  • Someone who notices the details others miss and takes genuine pride in creating exceptional environments.
  • A visible, hands-on leader who is comfortable being on the floor with their team while maintaining strategic oversight of the business.
  • Commercially ambitious and motivated by improving performance rather than simply maintaining the status quo.
  • Highly organised, proactive and solutions-focused.
  • An inspiring people leader who can create accountability without compromising culture.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial business where structures and processes continue to evolve.
  • Passionate about fitness, wellness and the future of preventative health and recovery.

Must-Have Experience

  • Significant operational experience within a luxury or premium spa environment is essential.
  • Previous experience as a General Manager, Operations Manager or similar leadership position.
  • Experience overseeing therapists, treatments and spa or recovery operations.
  • Strong understanding of the standards, protocols and client journey expected within luxury spa and hospitality environments.
  • Proven experience significantly contributing to a P&L, including budgeting, forecasting, cost management and revenue growth.
  • Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary customer-facing teams.
  • Strong commercial experience across sales, retention and revenue optimisation.
  • Demonstrable experience implementing SOPs, operational processes and performance standards.
  • Excellent understanding of health & safety, compliance and operational risk.
  • Experience within fitness, health clubs or a broader wellness environment is highly desirable.