General Manager – Relocation to Dubai

Love Recruitment International; Remote; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced General Manager for a prominent fitness brand in Dubai. This role requires strong leadership and operational skills to oversee a club's performance and drive growth. The ideal candidate will have experience managing fitness facilities and a proven ability to enhance commercial outcomes. With exceptional progression potential into multi-site leadership, this position offers a competitive salary and bonuses in a thriving industry.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a high-performing fitness club or leisure facility.
• Proven commercial delivery and operational excellence.
• Ability to thrive within a fast-paced, ambitious, and growing organisation.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

People-management

Commercial delivery

Operational excellence

Job description

General Manager – Leading Fitness Brand

Location : Dubai, UAE

Salary : AED 15,000 basic per month

Bonus : Up to AED 2,500 per club per month

Progression : Multi-site role in 9–12 months (AED 20,000 basic + AED 6,000 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 9–12 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 club’s 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 9–12 months , successful General Managers will progress to a multi‑site leadership role , with an enhanced package of :

• AED 20,000 basic salary per month
• AED 6,000 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 region’s 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.