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Join the Discovery family, where quality and service are at the heart of everything we do!
This role will be located at one of Discovery Land Company’s locations or remote, with frequent travel across the global portfolio (50%+).
Discovery Land Company is seeking a full-time, year-round Vice President, Wellness to join the Wellness Department.
Job Summary:
As Vice President of Wellness, you will lead the vision, culture, and standards for spa, fitness, recovery, and longevity programming across every Discovery Land Company property. Discovery's communities are homes and lifelong memberships, not transactional guest stays, and this role exists to ensure wellness feels like a natural, deeply personal part of that experience. You will partner with property leadership, development, and design teams to bring wellness to life, while building the organizational, clinical, and technological foundation needed to scale wellness safely and consistently across a global portfolio.
Duties & Responsibilities:
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Vision, Standards & Programming
Define and evolve Discovery's wellness philosophy and member experience standards across all properties, ensuring consistency of feel while honoring each community's local character.
Design signature wellness programming — spa, fitness, recovery, and longevity offerings — that feels personal, unhurried, and true to a residential, member-first environment.
Formulate and maintain a comprehensive Wellness Brand Manual as the definitive guide for consistency and excellence across properties.
Monitor wellness, fitness, and longevity trends, bringing forward ideas that keep Discovery communities ahead of the curve for members.
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Development, Design & Capital Planning
Partner with development, architecture, and design teams from concept through opening on all wellness facilities, including spas, fitness centers, recovery spaces, and outdoor wellness amenities.
Own the wellness pre-opening timeline for new properties, including design sign-off milestones, equipment procurement, licensing lead time, and staffing ramp schedule, in partnership with the pre-opening framework used across Discovery's regional openings.
Set space planning, equipment, and design standards that support member privacy, comfort, and the discreet, uncrowded feel core to the Discovery experience.
Recommend capital investment priorities based on member experience impact and long-term community value, in partnership with ownership and finance; hold approval authority over wellness capex within an established threshold.
Own the wellness department's annual operating budget in partnership with property finance leads; approve wellness-related opex above property-level authority limits.
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Compliance, Risk & Clinical Oversight
Ensure all wellness, spa, fitness, and longevity services comply with local licensing, certification, and health & safety regulations across every jurisdiction in the portfolio (e.g., esthetician and massage therapy licensure, personal training certification, med-spa regulations where applicable).
Establish and maintain a relationship with a licensed Medical Director or physician group to provide oversight for any longevity, hormone, IV therapy, or other services that cross into medical treatment.
Maintain member health data privacy and security practices consistent with applicable regulations in each market (e.g., HIPAA in the U.S., GDPR in the EU), in partnership with Legal and IT.
Ensure adequate liability insurance coverage and risk protocols are in place for all wellness modalities offered, in partnership with Risk Management.
Ensure wellness facilities meet accessibility (ADA and equivalent international standards) and sanitation requirements.
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People & Talent
Set and monitor wellness service and staffing standards across all properties, including hiring, training, and development of property-level Wellness Directors and teams.
Hold hiring approval authority for property-level Wellness Director roles; provide hands-on support to properties and lead recruitment for key wellness leadership roles.
Build and maintain a cross-property wellness talent pipeline and succession bench, enabling Wellness Directors and senior staff to move between properties as the portfolio grows.
Partner with Human Resources on colleague wellness programs that reflect Discovery's culture and values for its own team members.
Conduct regular property site visits to assess staff performance, facility condition, and member sentiment, and to coach property leadership.
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Technology & Vendor Partnerships
Define the wellness technology stack across the portfolio, including booking and scheduling systems, biometric and wearable integration, and member wellness data platforms, in partnership with IT.
Identify and manage exclusive or preferred brand partnerships (spa product lines, fitness equipment, longevity clinics) that enhance member experience and Discovery's market positioning.
Oversee vendor relationships supporting wellness operations to ensure a seamless, high-touch member journey.
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Member & Community Engagement
Represent wellness in member communications and community-facing moments, ensuring tone and delivery reflect Discovery's private, understated brand voice.
Build strong relationships with members to understand evolving wellness expectations and family needs.
Champion Discovery's Mission, Vision, and Values, serving as an organizational model and thought leader for wellness across the company.
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Excellence in Member Experience and Satisfaction
Oversee service delivery and member interaction processes across all wellness touchpoints.
Monitor member feedback and satisfaction trends, adjusting programming and standards accordingly.
Track wellness facility utilization rates and program enrollment as leading indicators of member engagement.
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Fiscal Budget and Financial Adherence
Review monthly Profit & Loss statements at each club location.
Conduct an annual review of budgets and capital expenditures.
Monitor revenue-per-treatment and cost-per-member benchmarks across properties, understood as indicators of program health rather than department profit targets.
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Employee Development
Establish succession and career-path plans for Wellness Director-level replacements at each property, including a cross-property talent bench.
Track internal promotion and retention rates for wellness staff portfolio-wide.
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Capital Planning and Facility Standards
Conduct an annual review of wellness capital expenditure priorities across the portfolio.
Ensure wellness facilities remain aligned with Discovery design and brand standards.
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Compliance & Risk
Maintain a zero-incident record on licensing and regulatory compliance across all properties.
Complete an annual audit of clinical oversight, insurance coverage, and data privacy practices for all longevity and medical-adjacent services.
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Innovation and Best Practices
Leverage cutting-edge wellness and longevity technology and best practices.
Foster innovative thinking and push boundaries to enhance the member and employee experience.
Maintain and update the Wellness Brand Manual annually.
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Business Travel
Committed to regular travel to properties and events.
Schedule annual on-site visits to each property.
Submit a thorough post-visit report following each property visit, detailing current status and strategic recommendations.
Skills & Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or a related field; relevant wellness or spa management certification preferred.
10–15 years of experience in wellness, spa, and fitness management, including 5+ years in senior leadership, ideally within luxury residential, private club, or high-end hospitality settings.
Demonstrated ability to lead wellness development projects from concept to opening across multiple locations.
Experience building and leading teams in a service culture defined by discretion, familiarity, and long-term relationships rather than transactional guest turnover.
Working knowledge of wellness and spa regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions, and experience partnering with medical or clinical oversight for longevity-adjacent services.
Comfort operating in a capital-intensive, real-estate-driven business, where wellness's value is measured in member retention, referral, and property desirability rather than department revenue.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a discreet, warm style suited to a private club environment.
Ability to inspire and lead a diverse team across a geographically dispersed portfolio.
Familiarity with international markets and a broad range of wellness, fitness, and longevity trends.
Additional Requirements
Positive attitude, professional demeanor, and exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to deliver service to members, guests, and team members.
Must be able to work flexible work hours/schedule including evenings, weekends, and holidays. Long hours may be required due to business demands.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Ability to stay calm and focused during the busiest of times.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English; additional languages preferred.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the position including, but not limited to, working indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions, standing, walking, and moving for periods of greater than eight (8) hours, and lifting and carrying items sometimes greater than fifty (50) pounds.
Flexibility and ability to pivot to new projects and a desire to work in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
Competitive Pay
Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits (Full-Time Year Round Only)
401k Contribution (Full-Time Year Round Only)
Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays (Full-Time Year Round Only)
Employee Meals, Referral Incentives, and Recognition Programs
Holiday Pay
Professional development and upward mobility opportunities
Work-Family Culture
Discovery Land Company's good faith estimate of the salary range it reasonably expects to pay for this position upon hire is $230,000-$365,000 plus bonus.
About Us
Discovery Land Company is a U.S.-based real estate developer and operator of private residential communities with a world-renowned portfolio of domestic and international properties. The mission of is to create one-of-a-kind environments that provide individuals and families the freedom, security, and resources to learn, grow, and play in some of the most beautiful places in the world. For more information about our company, please visit: .
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