District Manager
Full Time • Hybrid - US
Responsive recruiter
Compensation & Benefits
Salary: $95,000–$100,000 annually
Employment Type: Full-Time | Field Based
Territory: Michigan, Indiana, and Southern Ohio
Travel: Approximately 85%
Salary: $95,000–$100,000 annually
Employment Type: Full-Time | Field Based
Territory: Michigan, Indiana, and Southern Ohio
Travel: Approximately 85%
Location Requirements
This role supports a multi-state district and requires residence within 30 miles of a major airport, with the ability to drive to neighboring states for frequent onsite center visits. Candidates in the Indianapolis or Detroit metro areas are preferred, though qualified candidates outside these locations will be considered.
This role supports a multi-state district and requires residence within 30 miles of a major airport, with the ability to drive to neighboring states for frequent onsite center visits. Candidates in the Indianapolis or Detroit metro areas are preferred, though qualified candidates outside these locations will be considered.
Job Overview
The Learning Experience is seeking an experienced District Manager to support franchise childcare centers across Michigan, Indiana, and Southern Ohio. This field-based leadership role focuses on protecting brand standards, driving operational excellence, and partnering with franchise owners to improve enrollment, quality, financial performance, and team development. The ideal candidate is a strong multi-unit or franchise operator who thrives in a high-travel, relationship-driven environment and enjoys coaching leaders to achieve measurable results. Experience in early childhood education, franchising, or service-based industries is strongly preferred.
The Learning Experience is seeking an experienced District Manager to support franchise childcare centers across Michigan, Indiana, and Southern Ohio. This field-based leadership role focuses on protecting brand standards, driving operational excellence, and partnering with franchise owners to improve enrollment, quality, financial performance, and team development. The ideal candidate is a strong multi-unit or franchise operator who thrives in a high-travel, relationship-driven environment and enjoys coaching leaders to achieve measurable results. Experience in early childhood education, franchising, or service-based industries is strongly preferred.
Key Responsibilities
• Ensure compliance with SOPs, franchise agreements, and state licensing regulations
• Analyze enrollment and financial performance (P&L) to identify improvement opportunities
• Drive regional strategies to improve enrollment, retention, productivity, and quality
• Serve as a field leader and brand ambassador
• Act as a trusted business consultant to franchise owners
• Train and implement new initiatives and systems
• Partner with Marketing on enrollment and regional action plans
• Support licensing, hiring, training, and new center openings
• Build strong relationships and proactively resolve issues
• Ensure compliance with SOPs, franchise agreements, and state licensing regulations
• Analyze enrollment and financial performance (P&L) to identify improvement opportunities
• Drive regional strategies to improve enrollment, retention, productivity, and quality
• Serve as a field leader and brand ambassador
• Act as a trusted business consultant to franchise owners
• Train and implement new initiatives and systems
• Partner with Marketing on enrollment and regional action plans
• Support licensing, hiring, training, and new center openings
• Build strong relationships and proactively resolve issues
Qualifications
• Multi-unit or field leadership experience
• Strong financial and analytical skills
• Excellent communication, coaching, and project management abilities
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Ability to travel ~85% with reliable transportation
• Multi-unit or field leadership experience
• Strong financial and analytical skills
• Excellent communication, coaching, and project management abilities
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Ability to travel ~85% with reliable transportation
Why Join Us
Join a fast-growing organization dedicated to quality, growth, and making a meaningful impact in early childhood education.
Join a fast-growing organization dedicated to quality, growth, and making a meaningful impact in early childhood education.
Flexible work from home options available.
Compensation: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 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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