Managing Director

Nigel Wright Group; England; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading leisure company in the UK is seeking a Group Managing Director to guide their growth journey. The role involves leading a national organisation with a strong public profile, overseeing financial performance, and ensuring exceptional customer service. Applicants should possess extensive experience in running multi-site operations and a proven track record in financial management and stakeholder relationships. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the company's strategic direction and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience running a large, multi-site organisation with full P&L accountability.
• Strong financial acumen and a track record of commercial success.
• Deep experience managing complex stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Setting and executing long-term strategy for sustainable commercial growth.
• Leading a senior team across various departments.
• Overseeing financial performance and resource allocation.

Skills

Leadership

Financial acumen

Stakeholder management

Operational leadership

Strategic mindset

Job description

The Client

Our client is a market multi site leisure operation in the UK. With over 15,000 employees this organisation has a proud history, values, and commitment to exceptional customer experience.

They are currently looking to appoint a Group Managing Director to lead the business through the next phase of it’s growth journey

The Role

As Managing Director, you will lead a major national organisation with a significant public profile and a complex, dispersed operational model. Core responsibilities include:

• Setting and executing long‑term strategy for sustainable commercial and community‑driven growth
• Leading a senior team across operations, finance, legal, commercial development, aquatics and more
• Strengthening strategic partnerships nationwide
• Overseeing financial performance, profitability and resource allocation
• Ensuring exceptional service delivery, operational excellence and customer experience
• Driving innovation, cultural alignment and continuous improvement across all regions
• Representing the organisation at the highest levels, influencing stakeholders and shaping sector impact
• Ensuring regulatory, contractual and governance compliance across the portfolio

The Person

We are seeking an accomplished, values‑driven leader with:

• Experience running a large, multi‑site organisation with full P&L accountability
• Strong financial acumen and a track record of commercial success
• Deep experience managing complex stakeholder relationships
• Proven operational leadership across sizeable, dispersed workforces
• Expertise in contract management, compliance and risk
• A strategic, innovative mindset with the ability to scale best practice
• An empowering leadership style grounded in integrity, collaboration and community purpose
• Resilience, authenticity and the ability to navigate a highly visible, customer‑centric environment