Educator, Salon, Australia at Kao in Melbourne, Victoria, AU

Kao Professional Hair Brands - Educator

Work with Goldwell, Oribe, KMS & Kerasilk Melbourne City, South West, Geelong (Field-based) Full Time

Full Time + Commission + Car Allowance

Bring colour to life through education, inspiration, and technical excellence.

At Kao Professional Hair Brands, we believe great colour work starts with great education. Our Educators play a key role in developing salon capability across our brands, supporting stylists to build confidence, creativity, and technical mastery.

This role is hands-on and highly collaborative. You’ll deliver in-salon education, support our Academy programs, and work closely with the sales team to ensure salons are not only supported—but continually growing.

With a strong focus on colour education and technical development, you’ll help shape the next generation of salon talent while strengthening relationships across our salon network.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Delivering in-salon education and technical training sessions
• Supporting Academy programs and structured learning pathways
• Leading colour education across core brand techniques and systems
• Partnering with the sales team to support salon growth and engagement
• Developing emerging talent within salons and building long-term capability
• Ensuring consistent, high-quality education aligned to brand standards

What we’re looking for

• Strong technical colour knowledge and hands-on salon experience
• Previous experience in education, training, or mentoring stylists
• Confident communicator with the ability to engage and inspire
• Strong understanding of salon business and professional haircare
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work closely with sales teams
• Passion for developing others and lifting industry standards

Territory

• Mebourne-based role with regular in-salon and regional travel to Geelong.

What you’ll get

• Competitive salary package
• Car allowance
• Access to professional Academy training and global education resources
• Staff product discounts across premium brands
• Career development opportunities within a global organisation
• Supportive, creative, and collaborative team culture

About us

At Kao Professional Hair Brands, our purpose is simple: to make life beautiful. Backed by Japanese heritage and a strong ethical foundation, we focus on quality, innovation, and meaningful partnerships with the salons we serve.

To find out more about our culture and opportunities, check out our short video. Ready to apply?

If you’re looking for more than just a sales job and want to be part of a business where you can grow, contribute, and make a real impact –we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and tell us what excites you about working with our brands.

How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 19 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/).

EOE, including disability/vets