Senior Director of Wellness

Career Details

Pay: $130,000 - $140,000 per year
Job type: Full-time, Exempt
Schedule: Monday to Friday, with occasional evenings/weekends for events
Work location: On-site in Foster City, CA
Benefits:  Competitive Medical, Dental & Vision • Retirement & Retirement Matching • Generous PTO & Holidays Package • Complimentary PJCC Membership For You & Your Household 

Please Note: Candidates must have 5+ years of leadership experience in a fitness, wellness, aquatics, recreation, or comparable environment to be considered. AI-generated application materials that do not demonstrate relevant experience will not be considered.

Overview Of The Role 

The Senior Director of Wellness will strengthen and grow successful programs, develop new offerings in response to community needs and emerging best practices, maximize revenue opportunities, and build partnerships and relationships that position the PJCC as a trusted community resource and recognized leader in wellness, healthy aging, and brain health.

Top Qualifications

• 5+ years leading fitness, aquatics, wellness, or recreation teams
• People and team leadership (coaching, hiring, performance management)
• Budget ownership and financial/revenue management
• Program strategy, development, and operations
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent experience

About the PJCC

For more than 75 years, the PJCC has been a hub for community in San Mateo County, serving over 37,000 Jewish residents and the broader community from its 12‑acre campus in Foster City, between San Francisco and Palo Alto.

PJCC Mission: We positively impact people’s lives, fostering belonging and meaningful connections with a diverse community, grounded in Jewish values and traditions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Fitness, Group Exercise, Aquatics, and wellness initiatives, ensuring alignment with PJCC’s mission and community needs.
• Lead, coach, and develop wellness managers and staff, fostering a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing team.
• Set annual and long-term goals and use data, member feedback, financial results, and industry trends to evaluate performance and guide decisions.
• Strengthen existing Fitness and Aquatics programs while identifying and launching new opportunities that respond to community needs and wellness trends.
• Advance specialized wellness programming, including PINK Power, healthy aging, brain health, and other evidence-informed initiatives.
• Partner with PJCC leadership and external experts to grow the Center for Healthy Longevity and its focus on physical wellness, brain health, lifelong learning, and social connection.
• Create opportunities for members to deepen their engagement across PJCC’s fitness, aquatics, and wellness programs.
• Manage department budgets and optimize pricing, staffing, scheduling, and programs to support financial sustainability, accessibility, and mission impact.
• Collaborate across PJCC departments to create seamless member experiences, cross-program engagement, and coordinated communications.
• Build relationships with members, community organizations, wellness professionals, funders, and partners, serving as a visible ambassador for PJCC wellness.
• Ensure programs and facilities maintain high standards for safety, inclusion, quality, risk management, and operational excellence.
   

Qualifications & Key Skills: 

• 5+ years of proven leadership experience in health, fitness, aquatics, wellness, recreation, or a related field, overseeing people, programs, operations, and financial performance.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience; advanced degrees and professional certifications are a plus.
• Strong people leadership skills, with experience coaching staff, managing performance, and building collaborative, high-performing teams.
• Strategic and results-oriented, with the ability to turn ideas into clear priorities, measurable goals, and successful programs.
• Strong business and financial acumen, including budgeting, revenue development, program analysis, and resource allocation.
• Broad knowledge of health, fitness, aquatics, and wellness trends; experience in healthy aging, medical fitness, and/or brain health is highly valued.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and engage members and community partners