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ABC Fitness

Multi-location fitness coaching and training

Vice President, People Operations and Experience

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/20/2026
No salary listed
Expert
Remote in Ireland
Remote
People & HRLearning & Development

About the job

Requirements
  • Significant progressive People or HR leadership experience, including leadership of broad People Operations, Employee Experience, HR Operations, or HR transformation work.
  • Demonstrated depth in Talent Management, Learning & Development, leadership development, manager enablement, succession planning, talent reviews, or workforce capability building.
  • Meaningful experience with HR technology, people analytics, workflow automation, digital transformation, or AI-enabled HR practices.
  • Experience redesigning operating models, simplifying processes, and building scalable systems rather than only managing existing programs.
  • Ability to lead through senior functional leaders by setting direction, clarifying ownership, developing leadership capability, and creating accountability without becoming the execution bottleneck.
  • Strong executive partnership skills, with the ability to connect People investments to business outcomes, productivity, employee experience, risk, and ROI.
  • Change leadership experience in a complex, growing, global, PE-backed, technology, or transformation-oriented environment.
  • Comfort operating through ambiguity, shifting priorities, direct feedback, and high expectations while building trust through judgment, transparency, and follow-through.
Responsibilities
  • Define and lead a scalable People Operations and Experience roadmap that supports ABC’s business strategy, global growth, and evolving workforce needs.
  • Establish clear operating models, decision rights, service standards, governance, and success metrics across People Operations and Experience.
  • Build practical, enterprise-ready Talent Management, Learning & Development, succession, leadership development, manager enablement, and capability-building practices.
  • Champion a technology-forward People operating model, including responsible use of automation, AI-enabled workflows, people analytics, data governance, and employee and manager self-service.
  • Lead through strong functional leaders, helping Directors and Senior Directors grow from excellent operators into enterprise-level People leaders.
  • Partner with the CPO, HR Business Partners, business leaders, IT, Finance, and Legal to connect People priorities to business outcomes, productivity, risk, employee experience, and organizational effectiveness.
  • Strengthen employee and manager service delivery through simplified processes, clearer knowledge management, stronger support models, and measurable improvements in quality, speed, and experience.
  • Integrate employee listening, internal communications, culture activation, and change communications into broader People transformation work.
  • Elevate People analytics from reporting to actionable workforce insights that improve leadership decisions and organizational performance.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in SaaS, software, payments, HR technology, professional services, or another technology-enabled business.
  • Experience working in a PE-backed, global, high-growth, or transformation-heavy environment.
  • Familiarity with Workday, HR service delivery models, employee support, employee relations, Total Rewards, payroll, or job architecture.
  • Experience implementing AI-enabled, automated, or analytics-driven People workflows with appropriate controls and human oversight.
  • Experience connecting internal communications, employee listening, engagement, culture, and change management into broader employee experience work.

About the company

ABC Fitness provides indoor and outdoor fitness programs including outdoor bootcamps, private and semi-private training, heated yoga, and weight lifting across two locations. They organize monthly outdoor trips in a company vehicle to California for hiking, paddle boarding, kayaking, and sometimes wine tasting, accommodating 15–20 participants. Trained professionals design and adjust training plans to help clients build confidence and achieve goals. The company differentiates itself by offering a mix of indoor and outdoor options under one umbrella, plus group and private sessions and company-organized outings that create a social, ongoing fitness experience with local recognition.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Turlock, California

Founded

2008

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What believers are saying

  • Replify reportedly drove 10x leads and automated 65% of call volume in Q2 2026.
  • Gold's Gym and UFC Gym already trusted Replify before ABC Fitness bought it.
  • Headcount reached 3,262 by March 2026, while job postings jumped 83.9% in 2026.

What critics are saying

  • AI acquisitions invite fast followers like Mindbody and Mariana Tek to undercut pricing by 2027.
  • BBB shows 456 complaints in three years, signaling recurring billing and support friction.
  • If Replify or FitMetrics integrations disappoint, ABC Fitness looks like an expensive rollup.

What makes ABC Fitness unique

  • ABC Fitness owns the Intelligent Operating System across gyms, studios, and health clubs.
  • July 2026 Replify added agentic AI for calls, texts, email, chat workflows.
  • September 2026 FitMetrics extends ABC Trainerize into AI-assisted coaching and personalization.

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Benefits

  • Remote Work Options
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off
  • Parental Leave
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Wellness Program
  • Childcare Support
  • Mentorship Program
  • Hybrid Work Options

Company News

Athletech News
Jul 27th, 2026
ABC Fitness Acquires Agentic AI Platform Used by Gold's Gym, UFC Gym

ABC Fitness' acquisition of Replify comes as the fit tech giant doubles down on its goal of providing tools that allow gym operators to embed AI into their workflows.