Career switch, measured
From Training and Development Manager to Security Manager
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 41% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Leadership, Budgeting, Training and coaching, Process improvement; the main skills to add are Security operations, Customer service, Auditing, Scheduling.
41%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillTraining and Development ManagerSecurity Manager
- Leadership75%82%
- Budgeting34%56%
- Training and coaching47%45%
- Process improvement31%22%
- Regulatory compliance28%33%
- Stakeholder management19%42%
- Excel16%13%
- Microsoft Office19%11%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Security Manager postings, rarely in Training and Development Manager ones.
SkillTraining and Development ManagerSecurity Manager
- Security operations–47%
- Customer service–47%
- Auditing–20%
- Scheduling–20%
- Cybersecurity–18%
- Problem solving–13%
- Counseling–13%
- Vendor management–11%
Plan your move to Security Manager
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