Career switch, measured
From General Manager to Security Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 63% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Leadership, Training and coaching, Budgeting, Stakeholder management; the main skills to add are Security operations, Cybersecurity, Counseling, Vendor management.
63%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillGeneral ManagerSecurity Manager
- Leadership77%82%
- Training and coaching48%45%
- Budgeting23%56%
- Stakeholder management22%42%
- Process improvement16%22%
- Scheduling24%20%
- Customer service25%47%
- Regulatory compliance20%33%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Security Manager postings, rarely in General Manager ones.
SkillGeneral ManagerSecurity Manager
- Security operations9%47%
- Cybersecurity–18%
- Counseling–13%
- Vendor management–11%
- Risk management–9%
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