Optical retail chain with 1,200+ stores across US and Puerto Rico
National Vision operates one of the largest optical retail networks in the United States, spanning three retail brands plus e-commerce, with 10,000+ employees across 1,200+ locations. The hiring mix is heavily weighted toward sales (554 roles) and healthcare (552 roles) — predominantly junior-level staff — reflecting a retail operations model focused on store coverage and optometry staffing. Active projects center on lab optimization, store audits, and shift-schedule implementation, while pain points cluster around staff burnout, patient flow efficiency, and recruitment retention — typical friction points for high-volume retail with distributed teams.
Notable leadership hires: Media Director, Creative Lead
National Vision is a public optical retailer serving value-conscious and lower-income consumers across the United States and Puerto Rico. The company operates under three primary retail brands — America's Best, Eyeglass World, and Vista Optical (inside select Fred Meyer locations and military bases) — plus DiscountContacts.com for direct e-commerce. Core services include eye exams, eyeglass dispensing, contact lenses, and sunglasses. With over 1,200 physical stores and a 30-year operating history, the company combines managed care networks with high-volume store operations, supported by in-house optical labs and centralized backend systems (Workday, Oracle ERP, ServiceNow, Databricks/Azure analytics stack).
Core systems: Workday (HR), Oracle ERP, ServiceNow (IT), Microsoft Dynamics 365, ADP. Analytics: Databricks, Azure Synapse, Kafka, Apache Spark, SQL Server. Design/creative: Adobe Creative Cloud, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign. All hosted on Azure infrastructure.
Duluth, GA. The company was founded in 1990 and operates as a public company with 10,000+ employees across the United States.
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