General Manager – Leading Fitness Brand

Love Recruitment International; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment agency is looking for a General Manager for a leading fitness brand in Dubai. This role involves full ownership of club performance and member experience. Candidates should have experience in managing fitness clubs and strong leadership qualities. The position offers a competitive salary of AED 15,000 per month with potential bonuses, along with a clear progression path for top performers into multi-site management roles. This is a unique opportunity in a fast-growing sector.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a high-performing fitness club or leisure facility.
• Proven commercial delivery and operational excellence.
• Strong leadership, communication and people-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of club performance, people, and member experience.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing club team.
• Drive membership growth, retention, and commercial performance.
• Oversee operational excellence and brand standards.
• Ensure compliance, safety, and exceptional service delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Commercial delivery

Operational excellence

Communication

Job description

General Manager Leading Fitness Brand

Location: Dubai UAE

Salary: AED 15000 basic per month

Bonus: Up to AED 2500 per club per month

Progression: Multi-site role in 912 months (AED 20000 basic AED 6000 per club bonus)

Are you an experienced fitness leader ready to accelerate your career with one of the fastest-growing gym brands in the region This General Manager role is based in Dubai offering exceptional long-term progression into a multi-site leadership position within 912 months.

We welcome candidates already based in Dubai elsewhere in the UAE or those looking to relocate to Dubai for a high-growth career opportunity.

The Role

As General Manager you will take full ownership of your clubs performance people and member experience. This is a hands‑on operational leadership role requiring commercial strength excellent team management and a commitment to delivering outstanding standards every day.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading coaching and developing a high-performing club team.
• Driving membership growth retention and commercial performance.
• Overseeing all operational excellence and brand standards.
• Ensuring compliance safety and exceptional service delivery.
• Creating a culture of accountability positivity and continuous improvement.

Career Progression

This opportunity comes with a clear and structured pathway for top performers.

After 912 months successful General Managers will progress to a multi-site leadership role with an enhanced package of:

• AED 20000 basic salary per month
• AED 6000 per club per month bonus

This represents one of the strongest development pathways in the UAE fitness industry.

We are open to applicants

• Already based in Dubai
• Based elsewhere in the UAE and able to relocate or
• International candidates seeking to relocate to Dubai.

You will ideally have

• Experience managing a high-performing fitness club or leisure facility.
• Proven commercial delivery and operational excellence.
• Strong leadership communication and people‑management skills.
• The ability to thrive within a fast‑paced ambitious and growing organisation.

Why This Brand

• Major expansion plans across the GCC.
• A supportive leadership team committed to developing future regional leaders.
• Genuine performance‑based progression not just tenure.
• The opportunity to be part of one of the regions most exciting fitness growth stories.

Apply Now

For more information or a confidential conversation about the role please contact:

Tom Trout Director Love Recruitment International

Tom will be managing this recruitment process and supporting you throughout your application.