Director, Training Product Development

National Safety Council; United States; Remote; USD 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A nonprofit safety organization is seeking a Director, Training Product Development. This remote position involves leading a team, managing a diverse training product portfolio, and executing strategic plans. The ideal candidate has extensive product management experience, especially in instructional design and training. Competitive salary of $140,000 is offered along with various benefits including flexible work arrangements and comprehensive insurance plans.

Benefits

At least 20 PTO days in the 1st year

Flexible work arrangements

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

403(b) with employer match

Reimbursable training

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management experience leading training products.
• Experience in multi-modal training for different audiences.
• Strong foundation in instructional design methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Support execution of product portfolio strategy.
• Drive operational execution within product development.
• Design and implement product development plans.

Skills

Product management

Instructional design

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Overview

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.

We are currently looking for a Director, Training Product Development to join us in our mission to save lives and prevent injuries.

Position Highlights

National Safety Council (NSC) is seeking a seasoned, progressive and innovative Director of Training Product Development to lead NSC's Training product management team. This Director will be responsible for managing a diverse training product portfolio, leading short and long-range planning for a multi-faceted curriculum, and optimizing operational execution within product development, production, and ongoing management. Responsibilities include overseeing NSC's training products including the Defensive Driving Course, First Aid, Workplace Training, and others. Reporting to the EVP of Training, this role will play an important leadership part in determining business, portfolio, and product strategy, setting direction, forming and managing partnerships, bringing the voice of the customer into the organization, and building a high-performing product management organization. This role provides a unique opportunity to build best-in-class processes and go-to-market approaches with a substantial impact on the company's success.

Leads a function or significant discipline within a function. Directs the execution of functional strategy. Develops strategies for and leads programs with significant impact to the broader organization. Influences senior leaders' decisions that affect the function or NSC's overall mission. Directs the work for a function of the organization and manages employees. Program budget creation and management.

What You'll Do

• Support the execution of the product portfolio strategy - including vision, customer persona, positioning, differentiation, and roadmap - ensuring alignment with our mission, while contributing to short- and long-range planning in close cross-functional collaboration.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs) to analyze training needs and translate complex content into clear, engaging learning experiences.
• Drive operational execution within the product development, production and commercial functions and meeting key business outcomes across those areas.
• Design and implement product development and commercialization plans to ensure successful execution of the company's strategy.
• Maintain knowledge of the market and establish competitive intelligence through research.
• Establish a Product Development Roadmap for initial and future product lines and manage it as required for meeting deliverables for the business (growth objectives including market share, revenue, profit, and ROI for all channels/categories and/or key customers).
• Set Operational Goals and Metrics for the product development, production, and commercial functions to align with overall business strategy and direction.
• Oversee the content development and publishing process using authoring tools and learning management systems, ensuring efficient workflows, quality standards, and timely delivery of product.
• Prepare and ensure adherence to the company operating budget.
• Outreach: Present at and attend key industry and business meetings; keep abreast of relevant competitor activities and industry reports; participate in and, when needed, lead interactions with current and prospective business partners; identify and conduct interactions with external subject matter experts and stakeholders; bring the Voice of Customers into the organization to shape portfolio and product development plans; participate in trade shows or other events.
• Relationship Management: Directly manage team members and influence cross-functional colleagues to ensure high performance; support and encourage an environment that values diverse styles, opinions, and perspectives; relay information, build consensus, fact-find, and maintain transparency; communicate with other NSC initiatives, campaigns, and departments to identify cross-collaboration opportunities.

We're Looking for Someone With

• Bachelor's degree and at least 10 years of relevant product management experience leading training product portfolio management
• Experience in the instructional design and development of multi-modal training for consumer and business consumption, including instructor-led training (in person and virtual) and self-paced online learning
• Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to produce significant, measurable results.
• Five or more years of managing people and teams, preferably in a matrix environment.
• Proven ability to manage and execute multiple complex projects and teams to achieve desired behavior change and injury reduction.
• Strong foundation in instructional design methodologies and comfortable deploying learning technologies to enhance learner engagement and retention.
• Direct experience working in the safety industry or as part of a safety organization within a company preferred
• This is a remote position
• Salary for this role is $140,000

Reasons You'll Love It Here

NSC cares about the safety, health, and well-being of our employees. We offer competitive benefits, resources, and tools to promote work-life balance. We offer:

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

Our hiring process is designed to give you the opportunity to shine at each step. It starts with an assessment where you really showcase your drive for the role. From there, candidates selected for the first interview will discuss their skills and how they fit with our team. If you're a match, the second interview takes a deeper dive into your background and how you can contribute to our goals. After that, we'll make our final decision and let you know the outcome. This is our usual process, and we're excited to get to know you along the way!

NSC is an equal opportunity employer.