General Manager - BRAND NEW Padel Brand

Love Recruitment Ltd; Northampton; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a hands-on General Manager to launch and lead a new Padel venue in Northampton. The ideal candidate will have 1-3+ years of leadership experience and a passion for community-driven environments. You will motivate your team, drive commercial performance, and oversee daily operations with a focus on customer experience. This role offers an exciting opportunity to grow with a new brand in the leisure sector.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus opportunities

Growth potential within the business

Qualifications

• 1-3+ years’ leadership experience in hospitality, leisure, or lifestyle venues at HOD level or above.
• A people-first leader who thrives on connection and team energy.
• Hands-on and willing to work alongside the founders in a customer-facing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate your team across FOH and coaching.
• Drive commercial performance through court occupancy and cafe revenue.
• Oversee daily operations, ensuring safety, quality, and high standards.

Skills

Leadership

Customer experience

Team motivation

Job description

General Manager in Northampton - BRAND NEW Padel Venue

£35k plus bonus

Are you a hands‑on leader who thrives in community‑focused environments? This is an incredible opportunity to launch and lead the first site of a new, ambitious and growing Padel brand with true family values as the core. Their debut site offers a large space offering a competitive court number, cafe offering, corporate hire space and their own unique take and stamp on the huge craze that is padel

This would suit a hungry deputy manager looking for their next step up as equally as an existing GM or equivalent looking for a new challenge. There is huge potential to grow with the business as they do!

An overview of this hugely exciting new role:

• Lead and motivate your team across FOH and coaching
• Offer best in show customer experience, always with the “family first” mentality
• Drive commercial performance through court occupancy, cafe revenue and corporate / partnership bookings and sponsorships
• Oversee daily operations, ensuring safety, quality, efficiency and high standards

About you:

• 1-3+ years’ leadership experience in hospitality, leisure, or lifestyle venues at HOD level or above
• A people‑first leader who thrives on connection and team energy
• Someone who is hands‑on and wanting to be in a customer facing / roll your sleeves up environment working alongside the founders to achieve success
• A background in sports / fitness is not a pre‑requisite for this role but a passion for it is a must!

Flexibility to work every other weekend

Your recruiter for this role is Maddie Cummings, Recruitment Director at Love Recruitment group, and can be contacted simply by applying for the role below. Maddie and Love Recruitment specialise in recruitment for the whole fitness & leisure sector and work on a number of jobs in the fitness & leisure industry. If keen to be considered please ‘Apply Now’.