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Chief Operating Officer (COO) Franchise Operations
Location: Allen, TX Preferred (Hybrid)
We strongly prefer candidates located in the Dallas Fort Worth area who can work from our Allen, Texas headquarters two to three days per week. Exceptional candidates who are willing to relocate or travel regularly for executive meetings and planning sessions will also be considered.
Job Type: Full Time
Compensation: $150,000 to $250,000 annually
Build a National Brand That Changes Lives
Special Strong is one of the fastest growing adaptive fitness franchise systems in the United States, serving children, adults, and veterans with disabilities through life changing fitness programs.
We are a faith based company built on integrity, excellence, servant leadership, and stewardship. Our mission is to empower people with disabilities while building a world class franchise organization.
We are looking for an exceptional Chief Operating Officer (COO) to partner directly with our Founder and CEO as we scale from approximately 25 franchise locations today to more than 100 locations over the next few years and help make Special Strong a household name across America.
This is an opportunity to build something that matters. If you love scaling organizations, building leaders, improving operations, driving profitability, and creating lasting enterprise value, we would love to meet you.
Compensation
Total Compensation: $150,000 to $250,000 annually, based on experience, qualifications, and demonstrated results.
Compensation Includes
Competitive base salary
Performance based bonuses tied to company growth, operational excellence, and franchisee success
Paid time off
Professional development
Executive leadership growth opportunities
Responsibilities
Lead day to day operations across the company
Scale franchise operations across a rapidly growing national franchise system
Build systems, processes, and technology that support sustainable growth
Improve operational efficiency, profitability, and franchisee unit economics
Develop KPIs, dashboards, scorecards, and accountability systems
Oversee franchise support, onboarding, training, compliance, and operational excellence
Recruit, coach, and develop high performing executive leaders
Partner with the CEO to execute strategic priorities and company initiatives
Improve financial performance and operational execution across every department
Help prepare the company for future acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and long term growth
Qualifications
Required
10 or more years of executive leadership experience
Franchise operations or multi unit operations experience
Proven success scaling organizations through rapid growth
Strong operational, financial, and strategic leadership skills
Experience leading cross functional executive teams
Bachelor's degree
Preferred
EOS Integrator experience
MBA
Experience with mergers and acquisitions (M&A), due diligence, or post acquisition integration
Experience working with private equity or preparing a company for acquisition
Previous experience as a Chief Operating Officer, COO, Chief Operations Officer, Vice President of Operations, or senior operations executive
Why Join Special Strong?
Help build one of America's fastest growing franchise brands
Play a key role in making Special Strong a household name
Partner directly with the Founder and CEO
High level of ownership, autonomy, and executive influence
Opportunity to earn equity based on long term performance
Build a lasting legacy while changing thousands of lives across the country
About Special Strong
Special Strong is a national adaptive fitness franchise serving children, adults, and veterans with physical, intellectual, and developmental disabilities through one on one training, group fitness, and community partnerships.
If you're an experienced executive who thrives in high growth environments and wants to build an organization that creates both meaningful impact and lasting enterprise value, we'd love to hear from you.
Flexible work from home options available.