Head Coach - Leadership Team Role

Orangetheory Fitness; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Advancement opportunities

Training & development

Wellness resources

401(k)

Performance bonuses

Company events

Competitive salary

Employee discounts

Certification reimbursement

Continuing education support

Job summary

Orangetheory Fitness Southlands is seeking a Head Fitness Coach to lead the coaching team and own the member experience across all scheduled classes. You will set coaching standards, mentor coaches, and ensure every class is delivered safely and effectively.

You will drive member engagement through heart-rate focused training, while collaborating with sales for conversions and outreach. A strong, reliable presence is essential for studio success.

Qualifications

• Current nationally accredited personal training certification (NASM, ACE, ACSM, NSCA, NCSF, or equivalent).
• Current CPR/AED certification.
• 2+ years coaching group fitness with demonstrated command of a room.
• Availability that includes early mornings, evenings, and weekends.
• Ability to complete Orangetheory coach certification within [XX] days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Coach the floor and teach classes at a level that sets the bar; know names and goals.
• Build and develop coaches; run observations and give specific feedback.
• Own the schedule; manage coverage and gaps to ensure every class is coached.
• Protect quality and safety; audit form, setup, and pacing across the schedule.
• Drive results; promote heart-rate monitor adoption and participation; track progress.
• Partner with front of house on intro classes, conversions, and retention outreach.
• Represent the studio at community events, partnerships, and local initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Team management

Communication

Availability

Education

Nationally accredited fitness certification

Tools

Scheduling tools

Performance reporting

Job description

Benefits

• Opportunity for advancement
• Training & development
• Wellness resources
• 401(k)
• Bonus based on performance
• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Employee discounts

The Role

This is an important leadership role. Every member who walks into Southlands gets 60 minutes which our coach’s that makes the other 23 hours of the day better!

The Head Coach owns that outcome — not just for the classes you teach, but for every class on the schedule. You set the standard for what coaching looks like here, you develop the coaches who deliver it, and you’re accountable for a member experience consistent enough that people keep showing up.

This is a coaching job and a leadership job. If you only want one of those, this isn’t the right fit.

What You’ll Own

• Coach the floor. Teach your assigned classes at a level that sets the bar. Know names. Know goals. Know who’s been gone for two weeks and say something about it when they come back.
• Build the team. Recruit, onboard, and develop coaches. Run class observations and give feedback that’s specific and actionable, not vague encouragement. Hold new coaches to the standard from day one rather than hoping they grow into it.
• Own the schedule. Manage coach coverage, subs, and last-minute gaps. A class never goes uncoached and never gets a coach who isn’t prepared.
• Protect quality and safety. Audit template execution, form correction, equipment set-up, and pacing across the schedule. Fix drift early. Escalate what needs escalating.
• Drive results members can see. Champion heart-rate monitor adoption, Splat Point education, and benchmark participation. Make progress visible so members have a reason to stay.
• Partner with the front of house. Work with the sales team on intro classes, first-timer conversion, and at-risk member outreach. A great first class is the single best retention tool we have — you make sure every one of them is great.
• Represent the studio. Community events, member challenges, social content, local partnerships. You’re a face of Southlands outside the four walls, not just inside them.

What You Bring

Required

• Current nationally accredited personal training certification (NASM, ACE, ACSM, NSCA, NCSF, or equivalent)
• Current CPR/AED certification
• 2+ years coaching group fitness, with demonstrated command of a room
• Availability that includes early mornings, evenings, and weekends
• Ability to complete Orangetheory coach certification within [XX] days of hire

Preferred

• Prior Orangetheory coaching experience
• Experience training, mentoring, or supervising other coaches
• Comfort with studio systems, scheduling tools, and performance reporting

Non-negotiable traits

• You show up early and prepared, every time
• You give and take direct feedback without ego
• You’re reliable when it’s inconvenient
• You’d rather fix a problem than explain it

How We Operate

• Serve First, Lead Always — The member’s experience comes before your convenience. Leadership is a behavior, not a title.
• Own the Energy — You set the temperature of the room. Bad day, small class, Monday morning — doesn’t matter.
• Raise the Standard — Good enough isn’t. We get measurably better every quarter or we’re going backward.
• Win as One — Coaches, sales, and management run one playbook. No silos, no scoreboard-watching between departments.

Why Southlands

• Owner-operated studio with a management team that’s present, not absentee
• Clear path to Studio Manager and multi-unit leadership as we grow in the Denver metro
• Continuing education support and certification reimbursement
• Free membership plus [merchandise/retail discount]
• Real input into how this studio runs — your ideas get tested, not filed

Orangetheory Fitness Southlands is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

We Offer

• We provide substantial paid training, certifications, and support to ensure your success
• Compensation includes competitive base pay, commission, and performance bonuses
• Free Studio Membership
• Product discounts
• Flexible schedule that works around educational or personal goals
• Fitness casual dress-code
• Passionate, collaborative work environment
• The opportunity to learn every aspect of the business to eventually become a Franchisee or Business Owner if desired

As a Head Fitness Coach you can expect to perform the following duties:

• Leading and motivating members through pre-defined workouts
• Making sure members are using the correct form and offering corrections if they aren’t
• Understanding the science behind our workouts specifically, heart-rate focused training programs in general and being aware of what the competition is doing
• Knowing how to use and demonstrate usage for every piece of equipment utilized in every workout
• Being a team player

Additionally, you’ll need to meet these requirements:

• Hold and maintain a current fitness certification from an education company approved by Orangetheory Fitness
• Be AED/CPR certified

Specific job duties and selection requirements vary between Orangetheory studio locations and more details can be provided by the studio’s hiring manager if you are selected to move forward in the interview process.