Position Summary
The L4 Department Manager works to ensure the mission, vision, values and focus of Experience Momentum are upheld at all times. The L4 Department Manager is responsible and accountable for the day-to-day operations of their specific department at their specific Experience Momentum location (or multiple locations, when applicable). The L4 Department Manager supports their department team members through routine and consistent check-ins and works to ensure the company’s and department’s quarterly goals and company mission, vision, core values, and core focus are met. The L4 Manager is expected to support all staff as necessary, regardless of department, and act as a leader for the company at all times. The L4 Manager reports to the General Manager (L5) and works alongside the L4 Manager Team to help guide the strategic direction of the location and company during regularly scheduled meetings.
L4 Manager Job Duties
- Provide client-facing, direct revenue-generating services for your department. This could include, but is not limited to, one on one client sessions in your discipline, clinic and/or gym hours, working at events (I.e. races, health fairs, etc.), giving seminars or presentations, or otherwise participating in company-sanctioned events.
- Ensure day-to-day operations of your department run smoothly. Actively anticipate problems that may arise. Address issues immediately and efficiently, keeping ideal solutions for both staff and clients in mind.
- Ensure department staff has everything they need to do their jobs well (I.e. inventory, equipment, etc.).
- Create a development plan for the staff in your department (L1, L2, and L3), and use it to manage, guide, mentor, and develop these individuals, following company guidelines for appropriate time investment in staff.
- Perform routine meetings, performance reviews, and annual reviews with the staff in your department with the intent to support their progress in personal and professional goals.
- Perform routine service provision and skill audits for staff in your department. If a staff member does not meet audit expectations, work with the L3 Assistant Manager (if applicable) to create a development plan and clear performance expectations.
- As appropriate and relevant, and following company guidelines, approve, plan and/or deliver continuing education for your department staff.
- In coordination with the L3 Assistant Manager, organize and execute effective and productive team meetings within company meeting guidelines. Department meetings should occur twice quarterly, taking place during the 1st and 3rd month of each quarter.
- Actively participate in and contribute to all appropriate team meetings (both as a leader and as an attendee). This includes (as appropriate) sharing your thoughts, opinions, knowledge, context, and relevant department statistics, analytics, and goal outcomes.
- Work directly with the L5 General Manager (and with the L4 Manager Team, as appropriate) to identify department-specific goals to grow your department, as well as determine appropriate methods to measure progress towards desired outcomes.
- Determine appropriate methods to report and present progress toward desired outcomes.
- Work directly with your L3 Manager(s) and L1/L2 staff to execute strategies to grow your department and meet or exceed goal outcomes.
- Hold L3 Manager(s) accountable (if relevant) to execution of strategies to meet goal outcomes. Provide support, guidance, and assistance to the L3 Manager(s) when needed.
- Working with Human Resources, assess and determine staffing requirements based on the evolving needs of the department.
- Provide new hire on-boarding and training as needed.
- When necessary, working with HR and other appropriate Leadership, determine and follow through with disciplinary action for staff in accordance with company policy.
- Assess and recognize current team members who should be promoted and/or acknowledged for consistently demonstrating behaviors at or above expectations.
- Other duties as assigned.
L4 Manager Leadership Expectations
- At all times, the L4 Manager is to maintain a “servant leadership” mentality, seeking tangible ways to support and encourage all team members through positive words and supportive actions.
- The L4 Manager consistently engages in a leadership style that seeks to understand and cares personally, while appropriately challenging directly fellow superiors, peers, and team members.
- The L4 Manager leads by example.
- The L4 Manager is responsible for providing the support necessary to allow their team members to function at or above expected standards.
- The L4 Manager knows how to create “raving fans” of Experience Momentum.
- As an L4 Manager, you consistently demonstrate eagerness to learn and understand the “why” behind company decisions.
- As an L4 Manager, you are privy to company information that is not available to the rest of staff or the general public.
L4 Manager Position Time Allocation
As an L4 Manager, roughly 90% of your time (approximately 36 hours per week) is dedicated to performing client-facing and service provision tasks within the department. Roughly 10% of your time (approximately 2-4 hours per week) is dedicated to department and personnel management, leadership meetings, and department strategy growth and development.
Requirements
Soft Skills
- Invested, Humble, Self-Aware, People-Smart, Inclusive, Candid.
- Demonstrates ability to maintain a controlled presence in various environments with and without unforeseen stress.
- Proficient in interpersonal and intercultural communication standards within and outside of a team environment.
- Excels within conflict.
- Able to motivate and successfully engage staff and customers.
- Demonstrates servant leadership through verbal and non-verbal actions.
Hard Skills
- Strong organizational skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
- Consistent, punctual, and reliable.
- Enjoys and/or consistently excels while having multiple tasks and accountabilities.
- Superior ability to identify problems/barriers and effectively recommend how to best overcome the problem/barrier.
- Intrinsically motivated to grow personally and professionally.
- Competent in goal/outcome assessment and the design and management of action items/plans to achieve the goal/outcome with little to no supervision.
- Proficient in 6 Thinking Hats debate strategy.
- Technically literate in the following systems: Cloud based file management systems: Microsoft SharePoint and Google Drive; Cloud based word processing: Microsoft Office Word Online; Cloud based spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel Online; Cloud-based email: Microsoft Outlook.
Professional Experience and Certifications:
- 3+ years of customer service experience.
- Active CPR/AED certification upon start date is desired but not required.
- Managing processes and persons relative to an assigned budget and growth targets.
- Developing a team member from a performance baseline to a performance goal.
- Developing strategies and action plans around revenue cycles and multiple service offerings.
- Has held a management or director position overseeing or involved in overseeing at least 1 million in revenue and at least 6 staff.
Professional Capacity:
- Able to work 35-40 hours per week.
- Capable of performing all the above job duties within a 35-40 hour work week.
- Equipped to excel within a fast-paced environment while effectively managing customer, team member, and leadership needs without compromising one’s own quality of customer service, or adherence to all policies and procedures.