Regional Director

Hire Up Recruiting; Minnetonka (MN); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Robust PTO

Paid Holidays

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Job summary

Hire Up Recruiting is seeking a Regional Director for Minnesota to lead multiple early childhood schools in the Minneapolis area. You will guide school leaders, drive growth, and ensure safety, staffing, and financial health across five locations.

Ideal candidate brings multi-site ECE leadership, P&L management, and proven coaching ability. This high-impact role blends on-site leadership with travel and message-reinforcing culture building.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or related field.
• Experience managing multiple ECE locations.
• P&L, budgeting, and operational metric oversight.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and operational support across five or more locations.
• Develop and coach School Directors and leadership teams.
• Ensure safety, staffing, financial health, and high performance.
• Oversee budgeting, profitability, and key metrics.
• Drive enrollment growth and family satisfaction.
• Ensure compliance with licensing and employment laws.
• Support inspections, self-reviews, and strategic initiatives.
• Mentor leaders and foster a collaborative culture.
• Travel regularly between assigned schools.

Skills

Leadership

P&L Management

Budgeting

Team Development

Multi-site Ops

Travel Flexibility

Customer Experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in ECE or related field

Job description

Regional Director – Minnesota

Multi-Site Early Childhood Operations | Minneapolis Area

What We Offer

• Target salary: $100,000–$110,000 annually
• Bonus opportunities
• Robust PTO + Paid Holidays
• Health, vision, dental insurance offerings
• And MORE!

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Regional Director to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight across a growing group of early childhood education schools in Minnesota.

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for an experienced ECE operator who enjoys developing people, improving business performance, building strong school cultures, and creating exceptional experiences for children and families.

The Regional Director will partner closely with school leadership to ensure each school is safe, thriving, well-staffed, financially healthy, compliant, and delivering an exceptional experience for families.

This position currently supports five schools in the Minneapolis area, with the opportunity to influence operational strategy and organizational growth across the market.

What You'll Do

• Provide leadership, coaching, and operational support to school leadership teams across five or more locations.
• Develop and coach high-performing School Directors and leadership teams.
• Ensure schools are safe, well-staffed, financially healthy, and operating at a high level.
• Oversee school financial performance, budgeting, profitability, and key operational metrics.
• Drive enrollment growth, family satisfaction, retention, and overall school performance.
• Ensure consistent execution of company standards and early childhood education best practices.
• Maintain strong compliance with state licensing requirements, company policies, and applicable employment laws.
• Provide behind-the-scenes operational planning and support for inspections, self-reviews, deadlines, events, and other critical initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and implement practical solutions.
• Monitor performance, establish accountability, and ensure leaders follow through on commitments.
• Partner with executive leadership on strategic planning, organizational initiatives, and market growth.
• Serve as a mentor and resource to school leaders, helping them solve challenges and develop their teams.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, people-focused culture across the market.
• Step in to support school operations when needed, including assisting in classrooms, food service preparation, or other school functions.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for a proven multi-site ECE leader who can balance people, operations, customer experience, and financial performance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Business, Education Leadership, or a related field preferred.
• Early Childhood Education experience is required.
• Proven experience managing multiple early childhood education locations.
• Experience overseeing at least five units/locations, ideally for three or more years.
• Experience with P&L management, budgeting, financial performance, and operational metrics.
• Demonstrated success recruiting, developing, coaching, and retaining strong leadership teams.
• Strong understanding of customer service and family experience.
• Ability to regularly travel between assigned schools.
• Must reside in Minnesota. Relocation assistance may be available for the right candidate.

The Ideal Candidate

• Is an exceptional relationship builder who earns trust with school leaders and teams.
• Is results-driven while remaining people-focused.
• Enjoys coaching, teaching, mentoring, and developing others.
• Is adaptable and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Can navigate ambiguity and solve problems without waiting for perfect information.
• Has strong business and financial acumen.
• Communicates clearly and confidently with leaders at all levels.
• Demonstrates exceptional organization, follow-through, and accountability.
• Has strong technology and software skills.
• Brings high integrity and sound judgment.
• Is passionate about early childhood education and creating outstanding experiences for children, families, and employees.

Work Environment & Travel

The five schools are located within approximately 30 minutes of one another in the Minneapolis area, allowing for efficient support across the market.

The Regional Director will be expected to be on-site approximately four days per week during the first 60 days to build relationships, understand each school, and establish strong leadership routines.

As teams and operations become stable, the schedule may transition to approximately one to two days per week on-site, with flexibility based on business needs.

Regular travel between assigned schools is required.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact across multiple schools while developing the next generation of early childhood leaders.

You will have the autonomy to lead, the support of executive leadership, and the opportunity to directly influence school performance, team development, enrollment growth, family satisfaction, and organizational growth.

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