Job Description

Save lives, from the workplace to anyplace.

The National Safety Council is America’s leading nonprofit safety advocate. We focus on eliminating the leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths. Through leadership, research, education, and advocacy, NSC focuses on areas where most unintentional injuries and deaths occur. Our Initiatives include:

• Workplace Safety
• Roadway Security
• Impairment

We are currently looking for a Senior Director Trainingto join us in our mission to save lives and prevent injuries.

Position Highlights:

As the Senior Director of Workplace Training, you will lead the development and implementation of innovative workplace training strategies that drive exceptional growth and operational excellence with a customer-centric focus. This role will oversee the First Aid and Workplace Training business units and will prioritize synergy across all NSC’s business offerings.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive and innovative learning strategy that aligns with the company's growth objectives and market trends.
• Unify and lead the Workplace training and First Aid teams to drive collaboration, innovation, and a customer-centric approach.
• Analyze and optimize customer-centric processes for a seamless and uniform experience, implementing data-driven improvements, and putting the customer at the center of everything we do.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide workplace context and requirements for implementing a new LMS system organization-wide.
• Develop and maintain a strong P&L focus, identifying and prioritizing business unit opportunities using data-driven insights and financial, customer, and market analyses.
• Foster strategic partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to develop new growth-focused capabilities aligned with corporate strategy and objectives to fully capitalize on the NSC brand.
• Drive the execution of plans and strategies across business units to achieve revenue targets and market growth, while optimizing for surplus to re-invest in the organization’s mission of ‘saving lives.”
• Identify and develop adjacent offerings to complement our core business, expanding the company's portfolio and reach.
• Work with the business to research future trends in health & safety, and create training courses to meet emerging needs, ensuring the company stays at the forefront of the industry.
• Continuously evaluate and optimize existing training courses, developing a new product development plan to fill gaps and meet market demands.
• Establish a product refresh plan in collaboration with finance and other stakeholders to maintain up-to-date offerings and drive competitive advantage.
• Represent the company as an industry leader in training, ensuring alignment with senior executive(s) and programmatic teams.
• Drive internal and external discussions and debates on key strategic training issues by offering personal insights, generating ideas, and leveraging your influence to shape outcomes.
• Continuously gather competitive insights and analyze marketplace dynamics for informed decision-making and strategic planning.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives prioritized by the Executive Leadership Team, driving collaboration and execution.
• Create and conduct presentations and updates for stakeholders and members on special projects, representing the company in industry events and conferences

We’re Looking for Someone with:

• Bachelor's degree in business, adult education, or a relevant field; master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of ten years of relevant experience
• Proven work experience as a leader of a learning/training business, or similar role, with a strong focus on Profit and Loss management and business leadership.
• Demonstrable success in designing and executing innovative training programs, driving growth and customer satisfaction.
• Familiarity with traditional and modern training methods (Interactive eLearning, Virtual Instructor Lead, adaptive learning, on-the-job or in-classroom training, workshops, simulations, etc.). Experience with mixed reality (XR) e.g., virtual reality, augmented reality, etc. with familiarity with Unity, Unreal, etc.
• Sales, marketing, and learning technology experience/background strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and influence outcomes.
• Strategic and analytical thinking, with a focus on data-driven decision-making and problem-solving.
• Proficiency in LMS systems and good computer/database skills.
• Proven ability to drive results, manage priorities and allocate time effectively, with limited guidance and direction.
• Demonstrable experience making decisions within guidelines and policies that impact business performance and growth.
• This is a remote position
• Salary range: $130,000 to $135,000

Reasons You’ll Love it here:

NSC cares about the safety, health, and overall well-being of our employees. We offer competitive benefits, resources, and tools to promote a work-life balance that supports employees during all phases of life. We offer the following:

• At least 20 PTO days accrued 1^st year and 11 paid holidays
• Flexible work arrangements
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• Flex spending accounts for medical and dependent care
• 403(b) & Roth 403(b) with employer match up to 6%
• Reimbursable training
• Student loan pay down
• Dress for your day

We believe that you can’t be safe if you don’t feel safe.Feeling safe requires a commitment to equitable policy implementation and promoting diversity in the safety profession. We must cultivate our own diverse, inclusive, and equitable work environment to deliver on our mission to save lives, from the workplace to anyplace.

NSC is an equal-opportunity employer.