Optical Supervisor - The Yards

Warby Parker is searching for an Optical Supervisor to join our growing team of in-house optical professionals.

In this role, you'll rely on your optical prowess, friendly demeanor, and product expertise to create incredible customer experiences.

Whether you're helping longtime WarbyParker fans or first-time wearers, you'll leave them excited and confident about our glasses.

(Our frames are really special, after all.

Take a peek at how our glasses are made.) Acting as a keyholder to the store, you'll help open and close up shop as well as maintain internal operations.

As a leader of the team, you'll foster an upbeat and productive work environment for the opticians and retail advisors.

Our ideal candidate is an energetic self-starter and a lifelong learner who's eager to help Warby Parker grow.

Sound like your cup of tea? Read on!

What you'll do

Optical duties
• Work directly with customers to help meet all of their eyewear needs
• Take and record measurements, adjust and fit eyewear, and execute these details with flawless accuracy
• Check that our finished eyewear meets our optical standards, as well as customer requirements and requests
• Use your expertise to explain prescription terminology and product offerings to customers

Leadership responsibilities
• Set your store up for success each day by ensuring that all operational, service, and staff zoning procedures are executed to Warby Parker standards
• Drive the store vision and sales by providing above-and-beyond service on the floor and acting as the main contact for customer and operational questions
• Work with store management to lead and mentor the Optical team, including participants of our Optician Apprentice Program, and exemplify what great service looks like
• Help maintain general store systems, inventory databases, and business operations
• Foster and support a productive, positive employee culture in your store

Who you are
• Passionate about the eyewear and retail industries
• A clear, effective, and professional communicator-you can break down technical terms for customers to easily understand
• Dedicated to going above-and-beyond to make customers (and your teammates!) happy
• An energetic, positive team player who's able to adapt in a fast-paced, ever-changing work environment
• Extremely detail-oriented, cool under pressure, and capable of juggling a wide range of responsibilities
• Open-minded-you're constantly learning and challenging what you know
• Someone who takes your work very seriously, but not yourself
• Not on the Office of Inspector General's List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)

In compliance with local and state requirements, Warby Parker is committed to pay transparency.

We offer a comprehensive compensation package that includes not only a competitive base salary/hourly rate but also variable compensation for eligible employees.

For applicable postings, the range listed is a good faith estimate of the compens...