About Us
Founded in 1992 in Dover, NH, Planet Fitness is one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the United States by number of members and locations. We have over 2,500+ stores in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Panama, Mexico, and Australia. 90% of Planet Fitness stores are owned and operated by independent franchisees.
At Planet Fitness, our unique mission has always been to enhance people’s lives by providing a high-quality fitness experience in a welcoming, non-intimidating environment. And we’re proud of the amazing Planet Fitness team that supports our clubs and team members. They are comprised of dynamic, dedicated, and talented individuals who represent our values of integrity, transparency, passion, respect, and excellence (while having fun!) in everything they do.
Joining the PF family means being part of a company that cares about bettering the health and wellbeing of our communities. It means being a part of a supportive, engaging workforce with an inclusive culture that values diversity and creates an environment where everyone can feel they belong. It means encouraging professional growth and development. It means making true, lasting connections with your co-workers with celebrations, team building activities and engaging corporate events! It means creating a positive impact in our local communities through our Judgement Free Generation® philanthropic initiative. It means being part of a brand that you can be proud of!
For the past 30 years, we’ve helped millions of people in their fitness journey and revolutionized the industry along the way. And we’re just getting started!
Overview
The Lease Specialist for Corporate Clubs will play a critical role in managing all aspects of the lease agreements, overseeing Tennant Improvement Allowances (TIA), Common Area Maintenance (CAM) charges, reviewing Estoppel certificates, track monthly rents, and record keeping.
This role will be based out of our Orlando, FL office.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for managing the entire lease administration process, including lease preparation, execution, and overseeing lease extensions and expirations, abstracts, estoppel certificates, SNDAs, rent reductions/increases, and CAM payments & reconciliations
- Shared responsibility managing Leases for 250+ clubs. Tracking leases and rent payments, and time sensitive responses needed in most cases due to contractual requirements, including legal implications (e.g. risk of default).
- Issue formal notifications to landlords in violation of lease terms – can have a direct impact on member experience (e.g. roof leaks)
- Responsible for collecting Tenant Improvement Allowance Manages all landlord communication and interaction as regards new club builds, capex projects, relocations, remodels, tenant improvement allowance collection, as well as all on-going property management concerns
- Serve as primary point of contact for landlords regarding lease-related matters, addressing inquiries, providing problem solving/resolution in a timely and professional manner.
- Manage relationship with property insurance carrier, setting up insurance for new clubs, and providing documentation to landlord of Certificate Of Insurance (COI).
- Responsible for abstracting leases and uploading pertinent information to lease management/database platform (Lease Query)
- Manage ongoing changes and updates to lease management/database platform (Lease Query)
- Work closely with other departments and team members from Facilities, Construction, Operations, Marketing, Pre-Sale and Accounting/Finance
- Other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree, paralegal preferred
- 5+ years of experience with commercial leases and LOIs, with a focus on TIAs, CAM and estoppels
- Strong understanding of lease agreements, lease accounting principles, and best practices
- Experience with lease management/database platforms and abstracting leases
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with landlords, property managers, vendors and cross-functional partners
- Extremely detail-oriented, efficient, and organized with an exceptional ability to establish priorities and objectives
- Excellent presentation and communication skills along with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
- Able to establish and maintain effective, collaborative work relationships with diverse individuals, internally and externally
- Dedicated learner with a natural curiosity for consistent growth
- Exhibits comfort, ease, and flexibility working in an extremely fast-paced ever-changing, deadline-driven environment
- Cooperative team player with an upbeat, positive, “can-do” attitude!
Perks
- Hybrid work schedule out of our Orlando, FL office
- Volunteer days off
- Competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits package, including medical, pharmacy, dental and vision benefits
- Generous vacation/holiday pay
- 401(k) Retirement
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Childcare reimbursement
- Pet care reimbursement
- Learning and development programs
- Discount programs, including vacations, theme parks, shopping, meal delivery services & much more
- Free Black Card membership and fun exercise incentives
- Company-sponsored social events
Note to Applicants: We have been made aware of an increasing number of hiring fraud schemes across numerous platforms. Planet Fitness never requires advance payments of any kind for computer equipment or any other purpose at the start of employment. Any request for you to provide payment information during the application process is part of a fraud scheme. Further, we recommend that you do not provide sensitive personal information (SSN, DOB, driver’s license number) as part of the initial application process.