Real Estate Manager

The Real Estate Team is a significant part of the growth engine of our company. We thrive on finding the best property and markets to expand our portfolio of Athletic Resort destinations. We work side by side with our Team Members in the Property Development group by leveraging continual collaboration throughout the life cycle of each project. When you join our team, you are joining a group of fun and talented people. We offer an incredible benefits package, generous club discounts, and a fully subsidized Signature Life Time membership.

Position Summary

Life Time isn't just building clubs. We're building destinations where people come to live a Healthy Way of Life. As our Real Estate Manager, you'll be the person on the ground finding the next great location: scouting sites, reading markets, and turning raw land into the next Life Time Athletic Country Club or mixed-use Healthy Way of Life development.

You'll work at the intersection of strategy and boots-on-the-ground hustle, visiting new markets, building broker relationships, running the numbers, and bringing your findings to the table with our architecture, construction, legal, operations, and development teams. With 195+ locations already serving 1.5M+ members across the U.S. and Canada, you'll be helping write the next chapter of where Life Time shows up next.

If you love the deal-making side of real estate as much as the "why does this market make sense" side, and you want to see something you sourced go from a spreadsheet to a grand opening, this is your seat at the table.

What You'll Do

Scout new markets and build deployment strategies for future Life Time locations

Dig into market and trade area studies to identify where we should grow next

Keep a pulse on assigned trade areas, tracking development opportunities over time

Build and maintain a broker network that consistently surfaces land opportunities aligned with our growth strategy

Pursue high-quality sites using fact-based, metrics-driven decision-making

Evaluate potential sites across demographics, accessibility, utilities, land composition, and location fit against our brand standards

Write and present business plans to the Board of Directors, laying out the market opportunity and the case for investment

Assess the competitive landscape: who's nearby, what they offer, what they charge, and whether they matter

Negotiate Letters of Intent, Purchase Agreements, and Leases

Guide sites through civil engineering, site planning, and entitlement once land is secured

Partner with our SVP of Real Estate and Development and senior leadership on final site walkthroughs and approvals

Manage the disposition of excess property when needed

What You Bring

A four-year college degree

5 to 8 years of real estate analysis and acquisition experience

2 years of management experience

Sharp instincts for real estate finance, site development, and negotiation

The ability to juggle multiple deals and deadlines without losing precision

A knack for pulling insight out of data and turning it into a clear recommendation

Strong written and verbal communication; you'll be presenting to senior leaders and the Board

Project management chops that keep complex, multi-team deals moving

Good to Know

This is a primarily office-based role with frequent travel to visit markets, walk sites, and meet with brokers and leadership. You'll be on your feet, on the phone, in front of a room, and occasionally trudging through a vacant lot, sometimes all in the same week.

Pay This is a salaried position starting at $105,000.00(or applicable minimum salary, if higher) and pays up to $145,000.00, based on experience and qualifications. In addition, this role is eligible for bonuses based on performance metrics.

Benefits

All team members receive the following benefits while working for Life Time:

A fully subsidized membership

Discounts on Life Time products and services

401(k) retirement savings plan with company discretionary match (21 years of age and older)

Training and professional development

Paid sick leave where required by law

Full-time Team Members are eligible for additional benefits, including:

Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage

Short term and long term disability insurance

Life insurance

Pre-tax flexible spending and dependent care plans

Parental leave and adoption assistance

Paid time off, including 5 to 20 vacation days per calendar year (based on tenure) and paid sick leave

Deferred compensation plan, if the team member meets the required income threshold

Life Time is a place for everyone. As an organization, we are committed to an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace that respects and celebrates the unique contributions of each individual while ensuring we remain an equal opportunity employer that recruits, hires, trains and promotes based on merit and qualifications.