Salon Leader

SmartStyle Salons; Greencastle (IN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

American Salon Group is seeking a licensed Salon Manager / Salon Leader to lead a dynamic salon team in Indiana. The role combines chair-side styling with leadership, client-building, and sales responsibilities to grow the salon’s client base and overall performance.

You will coach, mentor, and manage stylists while delivering exceptional guest experiences, performing services behind the chair, and promoting professional retail products.

Qualifications

• Requires current cosmetology license per state rules.
• Proven professional hair styling and salon service experience.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to perform services behind the chair.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, motivate, and develop a team of professional hair stylists.
• Work behind the chair and perform professional hair services.
• Actively build, grow, and retain personal clientele.
• Deliver exceptional client consultations and guest experiences.
• Perform haircuts, styling, color, treatments, and other salon services.
• Drive salon revenue through service and retail product sales.
• Recruit, interview, onboard, and develop salon team members.
• Set performance expectations and coach toward goals.
• Build client loyalty, repeat business, referrals, and salon traffic.
• Monitor productivity, client retention, wait times, and salon performance.
• Manage scheduling based on business and client needs.

Skills

Client relations

Team leadership

Sales skills

Coaching

Education

Cosmetology license

Hair styling experience

Job description

Salon Manager / Salon Leader – Licensed Hair Stylist

Lead the Salon. Build Your Clientele. Grow Your Career.

Salon Manager / Salon Leader – Licensed Hair Stylist

Lead the Salon. Build Your Clientele. Grow Your Career.

American Salon Group is hiring a motivated, licensed Salon Manager / Salon Leader / Hair Stylist who is ready to take the next step in their beauty career.

This is not a management-only position. Our Salon Leaders are working stylists who perform services behind the chair, build and retain their own clientele, drive salon sales, and lead their team by example.

If you're a licensed cosmetologist or hair stylist with strong customer service skills, a passion for the beauty industry, and the drive to grow both a client base and a successful salon team, we want to meet you.

What You'll Do

• Lead, coach, motivate, and develop a team of professional hair stylists
• Work behind the chair and perform professional hair services
• Actively build, grow, and retain your own clientele
• Deliver exceptional client consultations and guest experiences
• Perform haircuts, styling, color, treatments, and other salon services within your skill set
• Drive salon revenue through service sales and retail product sales
• Recommend professional hair care products to clients
• Recruit, interview, onboard, train, and develop salon team members
• Set performance expectations and coach stylists toward their goals
• Build client loyalty, repeat business, referrals, and salon traffic
• Monitor productivity, client retention, wait times, and salon performance
• Manage scheduling based on business and client needs
• Handle guest concerns professionally and provide service recovery when needed
• Maintain salon inventory, merchandising, and product ordering
• Oversee daily opening and closing procedures and salon operations
• Help create a positive, professional, team-focused salon culture
• Promote the salon locally and identify opportunities to attract new clients
• Lead by example in customer service, professionalism, sales, and technical performance

Who We're Looking For

We're interested in candidates with experience or interest in:

Hair Stylist

• Salon Manager
• Salon Leader
• Cosmetologist
• Hairdresser
• Hairstylist
• Beauty Salon
• Hair Salon
• Salon Management
• Hair Cutting
• Hair Color
• Men's Haircuts
• Women's Haircuts
• Customer Service
• Retail Sales
• Client Retention
• Clientele Building
• Team Leadership
• Staff Development
• Salon Operations

Qualifications

• Current cosmetology license as required by the state
• Professional hair styling and salon service experience
• Strong customer service and communication skills
• Ability and willingness to perform services behind the chair
• Motivated to build and maintain a personal clientele
• Leadership, coaching, or management experience preferred
• Strong sales mindset with the ability to recommend professional retail products
• Ability to motivate and develop a team
• Dependable, professional, organized, and goal-oriented
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced salon environment

Why Join American Salon Group?

This is an opportunity to do more than simply manage a schedule. You'll have the ability to lead a salon, grow your own book of business, develop other stylists, and directly impact the success of your location.

We're looking for leaders who think like business builders—stylists who understand that great service, strong client relationships, team development, retail sales, and consistent clientele growth all work together to create a successful salon.

Whether you're an experienced Salon Manager looking for your next opportunity or a successful Hair Stylist ready to move into salon leadership, we'd love to hear from you.