Regional People & Culture Director, West

Regional People & Culture Director, West Overview

Equinox Group is a high growth collective of the world’s most influential, experiential, and differentiated lifestyle brands. We restlessly seek what is next for maximizing life - and boldly grow the lifestyle brands and experiences that define it. In addition to Equinox, our other brands,
Soul Cycle and Equinox Hotels are all recognized for inspiring and motivating members and employees to maximize life. Our portfolio of brands is recognized globally with locations within every major city across the United States in addition to London, Toronto, and Vancouver.

OUR CODE:

We are passionate about high performance living and we practice what we preach – investing time in our own health and fitness. We believe that everyone has untapped potential within them and it takes a disruptive approach to unleash it. We dream big and don’t settle for the status quo. We sweat the details
. We never accept less than 110% to help each other deliver the Equinox experience and enable our members to get great results. We are obsessed with what’s new, what’s now,
what’s next
. Never following, always leading, and living ahead of the moment in fashion, culture, and consumer behavior. We aren’t just a company; we’re a community vested in each other’s success. We value humility and a team approach at every level of the company.

If you are a high performing individual who is passionate about winning and inspiring others then we are excited to discuss career opportunities with you.

• Identifies trends and provides guidance to management at all levels to mitigate employee relations issues and promote a positive, inclusive, and compliant work culture. Assists the regional team in implementing action plans that improve employee engagement and strengthen the employee experience.
• Leads, supports, and develops a team of People & Culture (Human Resources) Partners, providing direction, coaching, and professional development to ensure high performance and effective business partnership across the region.
• Partners with the Employee Relations team to conduct thorough, objective investigations and develop solutions to complex employee issues and concerns.
• Serves as a resource for all employees in the assigned region by being accessible and responsive to People & Culture-related matters.
• Partners with Regional Operations and People & Culture teams to develop and maintain an organizational design structure that supports the business while fostering equitable career paths and development opportunities.
• Supports regional talent management activities and partners with the Regional Operations VP to drive talent and succession planning processes.
• Partners with People & Culture and senior regional leadership to ensure successful execution and compliance with a wide range of initiatives and programs, including orientation and onboarding, employee events, benefits enrollment, leave of absence administration, compensation reviews, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Partners with Corporate People & Culture and Legal to interpret and communicate policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws, including those specific to California (e.g., wage and hour, pay transparency, CFRA/FEHA compliance, and meal and rest period requirements).
• Acts as a resource to leaders on compensation and benefit matters. Coaches managers on salary, bonus, merit, and reward recommendations while ensuring alignment with pay equity and transparency requirements.
• Assists in the creation of organizational and talent plans to support the successful opening of new club locations.
• Supports the performance management process to promote continuous improvement and best-practice implementation. Partners with managers on coaching, corrective actions, performance improvement plans, and goal setting.
• Analyzes and interprets employee retention and other key People & Culture metrics, partnering with business leaders to develop appropriate action plans and inform data-driven decisions.
• Assess regional development needs and partners with the Learning & Development team to implement…