REI is committed to becoming a fully inclusive, antiracist, multicultural organization. To fulfill our brand promise of enabling a life well-lived outside for everyone, we are seeking candidates who demonstrate shared values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism.

This job contributes to REI’s success by championing communications strategies for the department and coordinating information security training and awareness efforts for the Co-op. As an information security communications and training program manager, you will work in conjunction with information security leadership to expertly develop and support the team’s various communication efforts for a variety of audiences (Board of Directors, Senior Leadership, general employee population, etc.). You will also serve as the coordinator for all information and security training and awareness efforts by gathering requirements, ensuring appropriate content is either created or acquired, partnering with our learning management system team, and ensuring proper delivery to its intended audience in a clear and consistent manner.

• Content creation for internal communication channels, such as department presentations, training awareness notices, newsletters, voice of the leader updates, wiki and organization site design.
• Draft engaging and relevant content for articles and reminders on select compliance topics to raise employee awareness. Communications will be posted on the intranet or internal communications channels and must align with Corporate Communications standards.
• Work closely and collaborate with program partners and key stakeholders to develop and execute communications outputs.
• Build strong and sustained communication strategy for major employee initiatives, fostering strong engagement and building culture.
• Monitor and measure the effectiveness of communications.
• Represent team interests through cross divisional teams by influencing business direction, planning and creative direction; and provide leadership and networking with peer groups in key divisions.
• Partner closely with Information Security management to help develop and/or acquire creative, engaging, customized training content and communications.
• Plan and manage training program resources such as allocated budget dollars and team member responsibilities.
• Use analytics to ensure overall training program effectiveness.
• Determine the most appropriate strategy, methodologies, and technologies to deliver learning program objectives for the Information Security team.
• Provide oversight and direction to team members involved in execution of training programs.