New Center Openings Manager
Full Time • Hybrid - US
Responsive recruiter
Benefits:
- Childcare Benefit
- Childcare Benefit
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Tuition assistance
- Vision insurance
- Wellness resources
- Company parties
- Free food & snacks
Salary: $75,000 - $85,000 per year
Location: (Hybrid) - reside within 25 miles of major airport. Colorado market.
Travel: 85% National Travel
Location: (Hybrid) - reside within 25 miles of major airport. Colorado market.
Travel: 85% National Travel
What You’ll Do
- Drive Launch Readiness: Partner with franchisees to prepare new centers for successful openings—covering staffing, licensing, operations, and training.
- Coach & Empower Leaders: Train and support Center Directors and Leadership Teams to deliver exceptional family experiences and strong team culture.
- Ensure Operational Excellence: Oversee compliance with state childcare regulations, TLE standards, and brand protocols throughout the opening process.
- Support Enrollment & Marketing: Collaborate with local and corporate Marketing to drive awareness, tours, and early enrollment momentum.
- Track & Improve Performance: Analyze staffing, enrollment, and P&L data to identify gaps and implement improvement plans.
- Champion Best Practices: Serve as a business consultant, helping franchisees adopt systems that strengthen consistency, quality, and results.
- Be the Brand Ambassador: Model TLE’s mission and values—making every new center opening a joyful, seamless experience for families and teams.
What You’ll Bring
- 3+ years in multi-unit operations, franchise management, childcare, retail, or hospitality. Childcare experience preferred.
- Flexibility: Ability to travel up to 85% and work a variable schedule based on center opening timelines.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent operational leadership experience.
- Strong project management, business acumen, and analytical capability with exceptional communication and influencing skills.
- A coach and problem-solver who thrives on helping others succeed and can lead through complexity with optimism and structure.
Why You’ll Love It Here
- Make an immediate impact launching high-growth locations nationwide.
- Work with passionate leaders committed to nurturing future generations.
- Join a values-driven brand that believes learning should always be joyful—for children, families, and our teams.
At The Learning Experience® (TLE), we make early education joyful, engaging, and meaningful for children—and empowering for franchisees. As a New Center Openings Manager, you’ll lead the charge in bringing new TLE centers to life across the country. From hiring and training to operational readiness and grand openings, you’ll be the bridge between franchisees, field teams, and the corporate support network that makes each launch a success.
Flexible work from home options available.
Compensation: $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
The Learning Experience
At The Learning Experience, we make early education joyful, engaging and fun so children are happy to learn, play and grow.
Our curriculum focuses on the six ages and stages of early childhood development and engages children in hands-on learning activities that encourage them to explore and solve problems at their own rate of development. This forms a foundation for kids to Learn, Play and Grow under the care of our nurturing teachers and staff.
At TLE®, we’ve created a full cast of characters that become our little learners’ educators, partners and friends through their preschool education journey. Each character has a unique personality and area of interest and brings learning to life by allowing children to explore the world through fun and imagination.
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Living TLE®’s mission and values every day
Our mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of a child, their families, and the communities we serve.We achieve this mission through three core values: an Innovative Mindset, a Collaborative Spirit, and Community Impact.
TLE® Center job opportunities
The enthusiasm, commitment and care from our people is what makes TLE® the best place to work in early childhood education. Your talents will shine in our Centers. They’re great places to pursue your passion for teaching, daycare and providing quality early childhood education.
See for yourself what makes TLE® Centers special
Step inside a TLE Center and see how we’ve designed and built every classroom to ensure our little learners and staff are safe and supported.