Corporate Safety & Security Training, Communications, and Contract Manager
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Manager of Corporate Safety and Security Training and Communications
This role is responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving training, communications, governance, and vendor-related processes that strengthen readiness, compliance, consistency, and operational effectiveness across the organization. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Governance, this manager will serve as a key program leader for Corporate Safety and Security by managing training strategy, communication planning, contract lifecycle support, vendor performance oversight, and cross-functional coordination.
- Develop and manage enterprise training plans: for safety and security policies, procedures, tools, emergency response protocols, and operational standards.
- Oversee the creation, review, and delivery of instructor-led, virtual, self-paced, and job-aid-based training content: for associates, security teams, and business partners.
- Manage communication materials: including leadership updates, program announcements, reference guides, and other written content to ensure clarity, consistency, and alignment with department standards.
- Partner with internal stakeholders: to identify training and communication needs, translate operational requirements into learning objectives, and drive adoption of safety and security expectations.
- Manage contract administration activities: including tracking contract status, renewal timelines, service requirements, deliverables, and supporting documentation.
- Coordinate with Procurement, Legal, Finance, and business stakeholders: to support contract development, amendments, renewals, terminations, and vendor-related governance processes.
- Oversee vendor management activities: including vendor onboarding support, service-level monitoring, issue resolution, performance tracking, and relationship management.
- Develop and maintain vendor performance metrics: dashboards, reports, and summaries to support leadership visibility and informed decision-making.
- Support readiness exercises, drills, after-action reviews, program assessments, and training refresh efforts: by identifying gaps and implementing improvements.
- Lead cross-functional projects and initiatives: related to training, communications, contracts, vendors, and operational program improvements.
- Prepare executive-ready updates, reports, recommendations, and presentations: for leadership review.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) or equivalent relevant experience in business, security management, communications, training, contract administration, vendor management, or a related field.
- Professional-level experience leading programs, projects, or operational initiatives with multiple stakeholders, timelines, priorities, and deliverables.
- Experience developing, managing, or implementing training programs, learning content, job aids, or readiness materials for operational, compliance, safety, or security-focused programs.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing leadership updates, presentations, communications plans, and stakeholder-facing materials.
- Experience managing internal communications, program rollouts, change communications, or stakeholder engagement activities.
- Experience supporting or managing contract administration, contract lifecycle tracking, renewals, amendments, documentation, and vendor-related processes.
- Experience working with vendors or third-party service providers, including performance monitoring, issue resolution, relationship management, and service delivery coordination.
- Ability to partner effectively with business stakeholders and operational teams to advance contract and vendor management objectives.
- Working knowledge of project and program management practices, including planning, scheduling, tracking, risk management, and reporting.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities, maintain accurate records, and drive multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate metrics, feedback, trends, and performance data to recommend program improvements.
- Exposure to corporate safety, physical security, crisis management, incident response, emergency preparedness, or business continuity programs preferred.
- Ability to influence without direct authority, build trusted relationships, and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Flexibility to support evolving priorities, time-sensitive operational needs, and occasional non-traditional hours; ability to travel up to 25% as needed.
Location
Location: Bethesda, MD, Buffalo, NY, Lakeland, FL, and Tampa, FL - this is a hybrid role with a 3-day in-office requirement.
Pay
Annual Salary: $91,225.00 - $172,200.00