Full-Time

Store Manager

Posted on 7/15/2025

Hey Rowan

Hey Rowan

201-500 employees

Nurse-led ear piercing services and products

Compensation Overview

$65k - $75k/yr

McAllen, TX, USA

In Person

This position is onsite at La Plaza Mall.

Category
Retail (3)
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Required Skills
Sales
Inventory Management
Customer Service
Requirements
  • Proven experience in a retail management role for 3-5 years, preferably in a similar service-oriented environment. Jewelry experience a plus.
  • Proven strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire, motivate and develop a team.
  • Customer-obsessed, you love being on a selling floor with your team leading by example and delivering exceptional, memorable customer experiences.
  • Proven track record of driving sales and optimizing store profitability.
  • Excellent customer service skills with a passion for creating memorable experiences.
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.
  • Thrives in a fast-paced environment, able to adapt to multiple priorities while ensuring daily expected standards and financial goals are met.
  • Comfortable using technology, software systems and POS.
  • Deep understanding of retail operations, including inventory management and visual merchandising.
  • Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
  • Knowledge of health and safety regulations, particularly related to piercing, is a plus.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Proficient working in Google Suite (Calendar, Gmail, Sheets, and Documents).
  • Analytical skills, including basic retail math, calculating inventory on-hands, tracking sales.
  • The role involves tasks that may include climbing ladders, bending, lifting, pushing, and reaching above and below the waist. The ability to lift up to 25 pounds is required.
  • Standing for a full 8-hour shift is a regular part of this role.
Responsibilities
  • Create a warm, welcoming, celebratory atmosphere, greet and engage with customers.
  • Customer-obsessed, working on the selling floor shoulder to shoulder with your teams, leading by example and delivering celebratory customer service, ensuring every customer enjoys a joyful and memorable ear piercing experience.
  • Help customers and their friends and family choose and style their ears with Rowan jewelry.
  • Handle customer inquiries, concerns, and complaints with professionalism and a focus on customer satisfaction.
  • Maintain a clean, welcoming, and safe studio environment at all times.
  • Engage with the local community to drive brand awareness, traffic and appointments.
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of studio staff, including Nurse Piercers and Sales Associates, to ensure consistent delivery of exceptional customer service and adherence to Rowan’s Clinical Safety standards and protocols.
  • Accountable for meeting Studio targets and overall performance, driving revenue growth and creating a performance-oriented culture by setting clear expectations and targets for the Studio team.
  • Foster a positive and inclusive team culture that reflects Rowan’s values and mission, bringing out the best in the Studio team and helping all team members meet and exceed their goals.
  • Schedule staff within labor allocations to ensure optimal coverage while achieving payroll plans and audit for payroll accuracy, Manage time-off requests, and handle any staffing issues as they arise.
  • Recruit for open studio positions.
  • Oversee all aspects inventory management, prioritizing Studio compliance to policies and standard operating procedures, while ensuring inventory control through POS accuracy and loss prevention measures.
  • Meet or exceed individual and Studio sales targets and performance metrics, including average order value, revenue to target, and increasing LTV by effectively communicating the value of Rowan’s services and products to customers, converting piercing customers to non piercing jewelry customers, and coaching and helping team members achieve their targets as well.
  • Drive sales and profitability by meeting or exceeding targets through optimized appointments, inventory sell-through, and ensuring proper daily team coverage to meet customer demand.
  • Ensure all visual merchandising standards are met and that product presentation, displays and fixtures are reflective of brand guidelines and standards.
  • Ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations, particularly regarding ear piercing procedures.
  • Ensure the studio and selling floor are neat, clean, organized, and reflects the brand image at all times.
  • Train and onboard new staff members, ensuring they understand Rowan’s procedures, safety protocols, customer experience standards and product knowledge.
  • Leverage coaching and feedback to continually develop a diverse Studio team.
  • Provide ongoing training and development opportunities to staff to enhance their skills and knowledge.
  • Prepare and submit reports on studio performance, including sales, customer feedback, and operational opportunities.
  • Ensure studio budgets, track expenses, and financial targets are met.
  • Coordinate with corporate teams on marketing initiatives, product launches, and other company-wide activities.
Desired Qualifications
  • Knowledge of health and safety regulations, particularly related to piercing, is a plus.

Rowan provides ear piercing services performed by nurses, combining medical safety with fashion style. Customers choose from stylish earrings and receive piercings in a setting that emphasizes a safe, fun, and high-quality experience. The procedure works by having trained nurses perform the piercing with careful technique, and the shop also sells earrings and related products to generate extra revenue. Rowan stands apart from typical mall piercing by using medical professionals, focusing on safety, precision, and a personalized, memorable experience. Its goal is to offer a trustworthy, enjoyable piercing process and become the go-to choice for people seeking unique and well-executed ear piercings and fashionable earrings.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$29.3M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2019

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • $20M Series B in 2022 funds 100+ stores by end-2026.
  • Nationwide studios with walk-ins boost accessibility and revenue.
  • Flexible services for ages 2 months to over 100 expand market.

What critics are saying

  • Studs' 50+ locations by 2023 erode Rowan's market share.
  • Claire's safe piercing rebrand diverts 30-40% teen customers.
  • TikTok at-home kits collapse 40% Gen Z appointment revenue.

What makes Hey Rowan unique

  • Licensed nurses perform all ear piercings ensuring medical-grade safety.
  • Hypoallergenic earrings cater to sensitive ears from infants to seniors.
  • Endorsed by Dr. Charles Thorne for superior safety standards.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Mental Health Support

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Employee Discounts

Employee Referral Bonus

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

4%
New Orleans CityBusiness
Oct 13th, 2025
Rowan Piercing opens at Lakeside Shopping Center

Rowan Piercing opens at Lakeside Shopping Center. * Rowan Piercing opens Oct. 11 at Lakeside Shopping Center in Metairie. * All piercings performed by licensed nurses using medical-grade methods. * Studio offers hypoallergenic jewelry made from gold, titanium, and stainless steel. * Opening aligns with Lakeside's retail expansion featuring top lifestyle brands. A nurse-led ear piercing studio offering a medical-grade approach to body jewelry has opened at Lakeside Shopping Center. After being announced in July, Rowan Piercing officially opened October 11 in the Restoration Hardware wing of the Metairie mall, expanding the center's growing lineup of fashion and wellness brands. The New York-based company, founded and led by women, is known for performing ear piercings exclusively by licensed nurses using hand-pressurized devices or single-use hollow needles - never piercing guns. The company emphasizes safety and precision through its proprietary Clinical Piercing Standard and uses only hypoallergenic materials such as 14k gold, titanium, and surgical-grade stainless steel. "Rowan's unique blend of safety, style, and celebration creates a one-of-a-kind experience that we know our guests will love," said Lisa Manzella, general manager of Lakeside Shopping Center. The addition of Rowan comes as Lakeside continues to expand its retail offerings. The shopping center recently welcomed brands such as Alo, Mango, and Garage. Anthropologie and Vuori are set to open later in 2025, part of Lakeside's broader push to introduce in-demand lifestyle and wellness concepts to the Greater New Orleans market. Rowan operates studios across the U.S. and markets itself as a safe, celebratory destination for first-time piercings and milestone moments. Backed by a medical advisory board, the brand has positioned itself as a health-conscious alternative to traditional mall piercing options, offering jewelry designed in-house to minimize irritation and promote healing. Lakeside Shopping Center, Louisiana's largest retail destination, spans 1.2 million square feet and features more than 100 stores, including anchors Dillard's, Macy's, and J.C. Penney. The center serves shoppers across the New Orleans area and Gulf Coast region. More information about Lakeside Shopping Center is available at www.LakesideShopping.com.

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Sep 13th, 2022
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CIM Group announced today the signing of a long-term lease with piercing and jewelry brand Rowan for a prominent, approximately 900-square-foot retail space on Michigan Avenue at The Shops at Tribune Tower in Chicago, Illinois. The new location is Rowan’s first in Chicago and is part of the company’s ongoing expansion of its retail studios in select markets across the U.S. "Rowan was founded in 2018 to offer safe piercings in a way that celebrates the experience as a life milestone. Piercings are performed exclusively by licensed nurses. All earring designs are hypoallergenic, using only ethically sourced materials, expressly suited for freshly pierced ears. The company uses earrings that are pre-sterilized 14k gold or stainless steel and titanium. Rowan does not use brass, nickel or zinc in any of the earrings and does not use metals that can cause irritation, rashes or any kind of allergic reactions,” noted Louisa Schneider, CEO and Founder of Rowan

Business Wire
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rowan, the innovative, female-founded startup powering the future of ear piercing, today announces its $20M Series B raise led by VMG Partners. Additional notable investors include Thirty Five Ventures, TABLE Management, Beechwood Capital, Silas Capital, Goldcrest Capital and entrepreneur Sara Foster. With the capital, Rowan will expand its brick-and-mortar footprint, with locations in Miami, Denver and Atlanta expected by end of Q1 2022; hire additional nurses; and b

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