Salon Manager

About the role

Join your locally owned Great Clips® salon team and step into a leadership role where you can make a real impact. If you’re a licensed stylist who enjoys coaching others, building strong teams, and helping a salon run at its best, this could be the next step in your career.

Responsibilities

• Drive a culture of kindness, caring, inclusion and respect in our salons
• Grow into a successful salon leader through Great Clips' MIT Management Training Development Program
• Offer health, dental, and vision insurance, AFLAC, 401k, and more
• Maintain and manage day-to-day salon operations
• Split time between salon management responsibilities and providing services to customers
• Lead the team and provide haircuts as needed

Requirements

• A valid Cosmetology and/or Barber License (requirements vary by state/province)
• Strong technical haircutting skills and the ability to help others grow their skills and confidence
• Proven leadership ability or readiness to take on full salon responsibility
• Excellent communication skills and the desire to motivate, develop, and support a team
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage day-to-day salon operations
• Comfort with technology and salon tools (scheduling systems, metrics, and reports)
• A goal-oriented mindset with a focus on team performance and customer experience
• Adaptability and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced, high-volume environment

Qualifications

To join a Great Clips salon team as a Salon Manager, you’ll need:

• A valid Cosmetology and/or Barber License (requirements vary by state/province)
• Strong technical haircutting skills and the ability to help others grow their skills and confidence
• Proven leadership ability or readiness to take on full salon responsibility
• Excellent communication skills and the desire to motivate, develop, and support a team
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage day-to-day salon operations
• Comfort with technology and salon tools (scheduling systems, metrics, and reports)
• A goal-oriented mindset with a focus on team performance and customer experience
• Adaptability and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced, high-volume environment

Skills

The following skills are important for a Salon Manager:

• Leadership
• Technical haircutting skills
• Communication
• Organizational skills
• Technology and salon tools
• Problem-solving

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• AFLAC
• 401k

Pay

Great Clips offers a clear systems, expectations, and operational support, with a consistent income you can count on — without upselling pressure, commission stress, or competition for walk-ins.

Schedule

Flexible scheduling with dependable retail hours, job stability, and a steady flow of customers driven by the marketing of the largest hair salon brand in the world — no self-marketing to find clients, booth rent or hidden fees, and no appointments required.