Senior Academy Manager

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 19 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:

As the Senior Academy Manager, you will lead, plan, and complete all advanced and continuing education programs for licensed cosmetologists at Kao Salon Academies. Reporting to our Associate Director of Education, you will deliver the best education on all Kao Salon brand products, promoting community engagement, and increasing sales growth and profitability through impactful learning experiences.

At Kao, we offer amazing benefits that are available to you on your first day of employment (healthcare, 401(k) plus company match), 36 total days off (vacation + holidays + sick) and a reasonable salary range of $80,000 - $110,000.

Our Academy is open Sunday through Thursday, with occasional events on Fridays. You must be willing to work on site at the Academy.

What you will do:

• Promote, Plan, Scheduling and manage all the programs at the Kao salon academy ensuring Kao academy standards for the ultimate experience in advanced education.
• Create Social Media content to drive awareness and ticket sales of Academy programs.
• Manage salon academy budget
• Manage a team of 2 academy employees
• Collaborate with the Academy Experience Manager for the Global Salon Awards judging and training of finalists for competition in the Global event
• Manage the Kao Salon Academy registration site and maintain content for accuracy and maintain image standards

What you will need:

• Certified and licensed by the State Board of Cosmetic Art as a cosmetologist.
• 5 years' experience managing building/vendor relationships.
• 5 years' experience managing employees, contractors and memorable customer experiences.
• Previous experience in a comparable education role and/or experience making group presentations.

How we work: Having been selected among the World's Most Ethical Companies for 1 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and create 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 great compensation packages, 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/).

Kao USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.

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