Head of Global Salon Education

Founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people's lives with our high quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all - a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment.

As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values we pride ourselves to be listed among the World's Most Ethical Companies since 16 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do - acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect.

Founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people's lives with our high-quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all – a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values, we pride ourselves to be listed among the World´s Most Ethical Companies since 18 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do – acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation, and treating each other with trust and respect.

The role:

Reporting to our Global Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, as Head of Global Salon Education, you will enhance Kao Salon Division's portfolio (Goldwell, KMS and Kerasilk) equities by training of technical and inspirational content, training, materials, events and academies in support of our targets, in close collaboration with Design and Delivery Teams, and other related functions.

You will develop global education strategy, assets and message track for internal as well as external communication in cooperation with Sr. Leaders , while providing recommendations for spending priorities for countries.

What you will do:

• Develop global education strategies for Goldwell, KMS and Kerasilk brands in line with overall brand strategy.
• Develop and implement training principles, flagship artistic content and facilitation standards for regions/country educators and independent contractors and drive innovation with R&D and Marketing on time and within budget.
• Develop holistic strategy for all Kao Salon Academies.
• Evaluate and create strategies for all global/region/country platforms for digital education.
• Global Event Production: Develop strategy for global events.
• Track progress against education goals across countries and regions to create a consistent report.
• Be a member of Global Centre Lead Team to collaborate on Kao Salon Division overarching strategies, vision and tactics.
• Ensure budget management for department and division and secure savings.

What you will need:

• University degree or equivalent, ideally with international experience
• Licensed / accredited hairdresser
• 15+ years' experience in professional beauty industry
• Experience in an International business
• Experience at global level regarding strategy development and regional / country experience with managerial experience
• Experience in Education and excellent comprehension on the use and training of Hair color, Cutting, Finishing
• Experience developing teams, content, concept development and go-to-market planning

How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 16 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.

Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.

Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit our Americas website (https://www.kao.com/americas/en/) or EMEA website (https://www.kao.com/emea/en/)