General Manager / Relocation Required

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Located in Virginia Beach, VA

Salary: $100,000 - $120,000

General Manager Leadership Development Program 
Nationwide Relocation Required 
Direct Hire | Confidential Search 
$100,000 to $125,000 Base Salary 

 
Final placement: Nationwide after training 

Express Employment Professionals, Virginia Beach is conducting a confidential national search for a high-growth residential services company building its next generation of General Managers across the United States. 

This is a direct-hire leadership opportunity for proven operators who are ready to own a large branch operation, lead through change, develop leaders, and drive measurable business results. 

This is not a traditional single-site retail management role. The strongest candidates will have experience leading large teams, managing through layers of leadership, owning major operational responsibility, and operating in fast-paced, high-accountability environments. 

 

Why This Opportunity Stands Out 

Selected candidates will enter a paid 6-month General Manager Leadership Development Program designed to prepare them for full branch leadership. 

You will receive: 

  • $100,000 to $125,000 base salary 

  • Full base salary from day one of training 

  • Performance-based bonus opportunity after branch placement 

  • Realistic first full-year earnings potential of $150,000+ 

  • Higher earnings possible based on branch performance 

  • Equity participation opportunity after branch placement 

  • Company vehicle and fuel card 

  • Relocation assistance 

  • Clear path into regional and multi-site leadership 

  • Opportunity to lead a multimillion-dollar branch operation 

This company invests heavily in its future leaders upfront. You earn your full salary while learning the business, then step into branch leadership with training, support, and long-term upside. 

Promotion from within is the norm. The company has a strong track record of developing leaders into larger operational roles, including regional and executive-level opportunities. 

 

What You Will Do 

After training, you will be placed into a General Manager role where you will lead a branch location and oversee people, operations, revenue, customer experience, safety, execution, and profitability. 

 

Responsibilities include: 

  • Lead and develop teams across operations, production, service, office, and field support 

  • Lead through layers of leadership, including direct reports who manage their own teams 

  • Own branch performance, execution, customer experience, and profitability 

  • Use data, reporting, and operational metrics to make decisions 

  • Drive revenue growth, operational improvement, and accountability 

  • Build a high-performance team culture rooted in ownership, discipline, and follow-through 

  • Ensure work is completed safely, on time, and to customer expectations 

  • Partner with regional leadership to execute local business goals 

  • Lead through change, growth, ambiguity, and operational pressure 

  • Develop future leaders within the branch 

  • Solve problems with urgency, ownership, and measurable outcomes 

  • Represent the company professionally with employees, customers, and local market partners 

 

Who We Are Looking For 

The strongest candidates are proven leaders who can clearly explain: 

  • The size and scope of the teams they have led 

  • How many direct and indirect reports they have managed 

  • Whether they have led through multiple layers of leadership 

  • The operational, financial, asset, or territory responsibility they have owned 

  • The measurable results they have delivered 

  • How they have led teams through change, pressure, and ambiguity 

 

Ideal backgrounds include: 

  • Experienced military officer-level leadership 

  • Transitioning or recently transitioned military leaders 

  • Military operations, maintenance, logistics, engineering, aviation, maritime, facilities, or field leadership 

  • Regional, district, branch, or multi-site operations leadership 

  • Home services, residential services, construction, renovation, roofing, pest control, HVAC, plumbing, restoration, landscaping, or field service operations 

  • Direct-to-consumer service businesses with large teams, field crews, customer-facing operations, and branch-level accountability 

Military leaders are strongly encouraged to apply, especially experienced officer-level leaders who have led large teams, managed through subordinate leaders, owned significant operational responsibility, and produced measurable results. 

Exceptionally qualified senior enlisted leaders may also be considered if they bring comparable leadership scope, operational responsibility, and a strong record of leading through complexity. 

Industry experience is helpful, but it is not the main requirement. The company can teach the industry, systems, financial model, and operating process. What cannot be taught quickly is leadership presence, ownership, grit, judgment, accountability, and the ability to lead people through change. 

 

Qualified candidates should be able to demonstrate: 

  • 5+ years of meaningful leadership experience, or military equivalent 

  • Experience leading large teams with real operational responsibility 

  • Experience managing through layers of leadership 

  • Ability to explain results using numbers, outcomes, and measurable impact 

  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making ability 

  • Comfort leading through change, pressure, and growth 

  • Ability to hold people accountable while developing them 

  • Strong communication skills 

  • Professional presence with employees, customers, and senior leaders 

  • Long-term career motivation and staying power 

  • Clean driving record, as this role includes a company vehicle 

 

Culture Fit 

This is a fast-paced, high-accountability environment. The company values leaders who take ownership, stay composed under pressure, develop their people, and lead from the front. 

Candidates who connect with an Extreme Ownership-style leadership mindset will likely understand the pace, expectations, and leadership culture of this organization. 

This opportunity is best for leaders who want to build something, stay through change, and grow with a company over the long term. It is not the right fit for someone looking for a short-term move, a temporary compensation bump, or a low-pressure management role. 

 

Important Relocation Requirement 

This role requires true geographic flexibility. 

Training is approximately 6 months. After training, candidates must be open to placement anywhere in the United States based on business need. 

Candidate location preferences will be discussed and considered when possible, but relocation flexibility is required. 

If you are not open to relocating, this will not be the right opportunity. 

 

Interview Process 

The process is designed to move quickly for qualified candidates. 

Initial conversations with Express Employment Professionals, Virginia Beach will focus on: 

  • Leadership experience 

  • Team size and leadership layers 

  • Operational, financial, asset, or territory scope 

  • Measurable results 

  • Relocation flexibility 

  • Long-term career motivation 

  • Communication style and leadership presence 

The client company name will be shared during the screening process after mutual fit is established. 

 
 

 

Equal Opportunity Statement 

Express Employment Professionals, Virginia Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. 

 

Express Employment Professionals, Virginia Beach 
Office #3446 
3079 Brickhouse Court 
Virginia Beach, VA 23452 

#3446LI 

Express Office: Virginia Beach
3079 Brickhouse Court
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
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