Working at Purple Patch Fitness is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organization inspiring individuals to achieve the best versions of themselves, born out of a deep belief that there is a better way to train athletes.
Grounded in Purple Patch Pillars of Performance of Endurance Training, Functional Strength Training, Nutrition, and Recovery; our smart approach to training ensures time-starved athletes get their best results again and again.
We are strongly committed to hiring a diverse and multicultural team.
Open Positions:
Full-Time Triathlon Coach:
Join Purple Patch Fitness as a full-time qualified professional coach. You'll collaborate with our coaching team under the mentorship of Matt Dixon and our head of coaching practice. We prioritize coaching utilizing the Purple Patch Methodology across all aspects of endurance training, strength, nutrition, and recovery, emphasizing education and feedback alongside prescription and planning.
As a Purple Patch coach, you'll guide athletes to improve within the context of their lives, aiming to facilitate performance gains and integrate into a holistic approach to health, work, and life performance. What's more, you'll be part of a supportive team environment that values collaboration, learning, and contribution to our broader athlete base.
We're seeking candidates who are professional, responsive, performance-driven, and adaptable to an open, collaborative peer environment. Strong communication skills, organizational effectiveness, and a passion for athlete experience and technology quality are key.
Being a Purple Patch coach is not a hobby; it is more encompassing than simply working with a selection of individual athletes to get faster in racing. You will play a crucial role in a team of coaches passionate about ensuring success for all Purple Patch athletes across all programs. Your professional coaching across all aspects of improved performance in sports and life will be instrumental in this.
Minimum Qualifications:
Proven coaching experience improving endurance performance and overall health.
Understanding and passion for Purple Patch methodology and principles.
Strong organizational skills, problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
A positive, empowering mindset focused on the athlete.
Proficiency in coaching platforms and technology, e.g., Training Peaks.
Data analysis skills to optimize training plans and outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience coaching a diverse range of athletes, including time-starved amateurs and professionals, is highly valued. We believe in the power of our coaching to transform lives, and this includes athletes from all walks of life. Your ability to adapt your coaching style to different athletes' needs and goals is key.
5+ years of coaching success.
Coaching accolades, such as coaching athletes to championship-level events.
Comfortable leading webinars and in-person sessions.
Responsibilities include:
Active participation as a Purple Patch Coaching Team member.
Delivering personalized coaching programs that integrate with the demands of a broader life.
Provide regular sessions with athletes with feedback, education, and customized coaching recommendations.
Providing ongoing support and guidance on nutrition, recovery, organizational effectiveness, and other lifestyle factors.
Dedicate an agreed portion of your role to contributing to athlete support, education, and guidance across all other Purple Patch Squad Programs.
Active engagement within the Purple Patch Hub community and education platform.
Leading live athlete and customer education sessions.
Attend and coach in-person premium training camps as requested.
Note:
As a Purple Patch Coach, aligning with the program's guidelines and focusing on coaching athletes within the Purple Patch program and banner is essential. We understand the importance of your existing athlete relationships and will support you in integrating them into Purple Patch. This transition will be smooth, ensuring continuity and maintaining oversight over the athletes you've been working with. Our goal is to ensure that all athletes receive the benefits and support offered by Purple Patch while preserving the relationships and coaching dynamics you've already established. If you are successful in your application, we will work together to ensure a successful transition for you and your athletes.
Location:
This is a remote position based anywhere in the US, with a preference for candidates in the Bay Area. We value the flexibility and autonomy that remote work offers, while also recognizing the benefits of local proximity for certain team activities.
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to dylan@purplepatchfitness.com. We look forward to welcoming you to our team, which is dedicated to athlete success and holistic performance.
Director of Growth and Business Operations
Purple Patch Fitness is one of the country’s most respected performance companies, with a rich history of training some of the world’s best triathletes and endurance athletes to world-class success, and we are set to take things to the next level. We are looking for an extraordinary, digital-centric Marketer with a tremendous ambition to create impact and help us grow.
Founder and Head Coach Matt Dixon created a methodology that produced one of the world's most successful professional athlete squads in triathlon history. Still, the truth is that we get just as fired up when one of our busy executives unlocks their recipe for sustained daily energy and reports lower stress levels or when a new athlete successfully crosses their first finish line in a race. When empowered with the proper methodology, anyone can thrive across sport, business, and life, and we’ve witnessed this for over fifteen years and with thousands of happy members.
This leadership role is a pivotal stake in the ground for our commitment to scale the business. This candidate will take the reins on all of our marketing and related operational assets to grow the platform. Keyword: leader. We still operate like a lean startup and need a scrappy, resourceful firestarter to take the initiative and thrive without much handholding. The Director of Growth and Business Operations at Purple Patch will help us 10x the business size, and this could be you!
We are a privately held and founder-run business. This opportunity is ideal for someone with an owner’s mindset and a strong entrepreneurial spirit who is excited to accelerate an already highly respected company and brand to a new level.
The home of the Purple Patch team is our state-of-the-art Performance Center in San Francisco, with a portion of the team based out of the facility. The Center welcomes athletes remotely and in person for coaching and performance services. In addition, the facility was designed and is operating as a production facility (video) and venue for executive-focus camps and clinics.
The candidate must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area, working out of the Purple Patch Performance Center.
The remaining Purple Patch team members work remotely, dispersed across the US. This strategic and operational role impacts all aspects of the Purple Patch Fitness business and product lines and will include leveraging and integrating the performance center into all product offerings.
The Purple Patch client base ranges from elite and professional athletes to C-level executives at Fortune 100 global businesses and organizations. We have a long history of proven results, an impeccable brand, reputation, and the right audience, and our Director of Growth and Business Operations will help drive our next growth stage.
The ideal candidate should have a demonstrated track record of growth and management within a consumer, subscription-based business, where customer retention and growth are essential to their role. The successful candidate will be hands-on, loves process, and is highly detail-oriented while quickly shifting to a big-picture framing when necessary. High autonomy and an ownership mindset are critical to the success of this role, with a focus on driving the current operational efficiency and profitability of our current offerings while also helping to drive new product line success in our corporate offering.
Job Description:
An entrepreneurial, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude and knack for problem-solving and organization – we pass the baton, and you run with it.
Create and drive a cohesive Marketing Strategy to scale our subscription memberships (Triathlon, Cycling, Running, 1:1 Coaching); and the proliferation of our ongoing content efforts (podcast, video, newsletter) to broader audiences for upper funnel expansion.
P&L responsibility for multiple existing lines of business within the Purple Patch Fitness group, including all squad subscription products, individual coaching, physical performance center, and multi-day training camps. This should consist of regular LTV/CAC & cohort modeling for quarterly forecasting.
Develop a strategic plan to maximize the integration of the Purple Patch Performance Center into all product offerings, as well as the exploration and evolution of subscription products, including entirely new memberships, to broader audiences.
Own, manage, and scale all digital marketing channels: Search, Social, Video, Podcast, Email/SMS, Affiliate, and Partnerships.
Own, manage, and report upon all Website, App & Subscription platform data and analytics, including regular member surveys and NPS reporting.
Systems integrations, streamlining of processes, customer support, and workflows.
Negotiate and ensure the appropriate legal agreements are in place for all stakeholders, vendors, and employees.
Day-to-day management of vendors, coaching, support, and system support staff
Minimum Requirements:
Minimum 5 years in a senior digital marketing capacity with deep knowledge of the customer lifecycle, from Acquisition to Retention & Engagement
Current subscription and membership experience, ideally including premium membership models.
Deeply data-centric and performance marketing oriented with a complete understanding of marketing analytics and cohort analyses
Experience and desire to manage and grow teams with a relentlessly positive mindset, great teamwork, leadership, and communication abilities.
Mastery of electronic communication tools (Google Apps, Microsoft Office, Slack, etc).
We do not require you to have completed an Ironman or even a 10k. Still, if you’re a perfect match, the infectious joy of personal success you help facilitate daily will doubtless get you moving on your performance journey. If the above triggers “This is me!” then reach out immediately. We tend to move fast.
Location:
The candidate will be at the Purple Patch Performance Center in San Francisco. Please reach out to kelli@purplepatchfitness.com with the following:
A resume and a cover letter detailing your background and interest in the position
About Purple Patch Fitness:
Since 2007, Purple Patch Fitness has empowered and educated people to reach their athletic potential, becoming one of the most respected performance organizations in the world. Purple Patch brings a wealth of education, guidance, and support for athletes, coaches, and executives to improve their performance in sports and life.
Since our inception, we have coached professional and amateur World Champions, with over 450 professional victories and podiums, as well as more than 1000 amateur qualifications for World Championship events. In addition, we have developed a strong reputation for guiding C-Level executives and leadership teams to improve performance across work and life. From this history of results and our position as thought leaders in the space, we are passionate about the next step in our evolution. This next phase includes bringing our methodology to new audiences and greatly amplifying the reach and success of the business.
We like to have fun but are serious about our commitment to excellent customer service. We are innovative, welcoming, and driven to deliver high-quality coaching and education to enable the success of all Purple Patch athletes and fitness enthusiasts worldwide.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Research Assistant:
Over the coming year, we plan to expand the role of Purple Patch Fitness as a trusted resource for education to time-starved athletes and fitness enthusiasts. We take great pride in the positive influence we have had in helping guide so many to improved performance in sport and life. We want to reach even more people and continue developing our education quality.
We are looking for a research assistant to collate the latest performance lessons and best practices across sports and life.
This is a paid-intern role with the potential to develop into part-time or full-time employment.
The successful candidate will have an educational background in sports science (or related) and will be detail focused, with a passion and ability to collate findings into accessible and applicable findings that apply to life. Mastery of electronic presentation and communication tools (Google Apps, Microsoft Office, Keynote, Slack, etc.) is important.
This is a remote position reporting to CEO, Matt Dixon.
The successful candidate can be located anywhere, but available for meetings and communication in the Pacific Standard Time (PST) zone.
Please reach out to info@purplepatchfitness.com with a resume and a cover letter detailing your background and interest.
Small Group Coach / Personal Trainer:
We are looking to add to our dedicated team of coaches operating out of the Purple Patch Performance Center in San Francisco. The ideal candidate will have a passion for individual and small group coaching and development, combined with experience and expertise in group fitness instruction and coaching. The role will include a combination of
Small Group Strength Training
Personal Training
Treadmill-Circuit Coaching
Cycling Coaching in a studio environment
Outdoor Strength Circuit instruction.
The small group coach position will include some operational and facility support roles, as well as a keen desire for development culture, athlete experience, and loyalty.
This role will be based out of the Purple Patch Performance Center in San Francisco and will commence as a part-time employee, with the opportunity to develop into a full-time position with benefits.