Training Manager

BSN SPORTS, A VARSITY BRANDS COMPANY - THE RECOGNIZED LEADER IN TEAM ATHLETIC GEAR

For over 50 years, BSN SPORTS has been the largest team sporting goods equipment and apparel distributor of choice in the United States.  Our 3,000 BSN SPORTS employees strive to support the Heart of the Game by putting valuable time back into the day of coaches and administrators through excellent service platforms. Our company mission is simple: Save coaches and administrators time with everything they do off the field so they have more time to impact young lives on it.

WORK TYPE:  Full-Time Remote in Dallas

LOCATION: DFW

HOURS: Monday-Friday 8 AM to 5 PM CT

HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT

At BSN SPORTS, we believe sports have the power to change lives. Behind every athlete is a coach, teacher, administrator, and support team making those moments possible. Our mission is simple: save our customers time so they can spend more of it changing lives.

As part of the Learning & Development team, you'll help build the knowledge, skills, and confidence of employees across the organization—creating learning experiences that improve performance, strengthen partnerships, and support business growth.

The Training Manager is responsible for managing enterprise learning initiatives that support Inside Sales and Sales Support. This role serves as the primary project manager for learning requests, partnering with business leaders to assess needs, prioritize work, oversee curriculum development, and ensure high-quality learning solutions are delivered on time.

Working closely with the Director of Leadership Development & Sales Enablement, Digital Learning, and business stakeholders, the Training Manager designs, develops, and delivers engaging learning experiences, including onboarding, systems training, skill development, and reinforcement programs. This role facilitates both in-person and virtual instructor-led training sessions, ensuring learners are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to perform successfully.

The Training Manager drives consistency, quality, and continuous improvement across all learning programs while maintaining enterprise standards for instructional design and learner experience.

This position is an individual contributor and does not have direct reports.

WHAT YOU’LL DO ON A DAILY BASIS

Learning Strategy & Project Management

• Serve as the primary point of contact for enterprise learning requests across supported business functions.
• Partner with leaders to identify learning needs, define project scope, establish priorities, and manage timelines.
• Coordinate multiple learning projects simultaneously while ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Monitor project progress and communicate status, risks, and milestones to stakeholders.

Curriculum Development & Learning Programs

• Design, develop, and maintain instructor-led, virtual, self-paced, and blended learning solutions.
• Build onboarding, role-based, systems, process, product, and professional development programs.
• Create reinforcement learning, micro-learning, and performance support resources.
• Ensure learning content remains current, relevant, and aligned with business processes.

Stakeholder Partnership

• Collaborate with leaders across Sales, Customer Care, Financial Services, Sales Support, and other enterprise functions.
• Consult with business partners to recommend learning solutions that improve performance.
• Build trusted relationships while managing stakeholder expectations regarding scope, priorities, and delivery timelines.

Learning Standards & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain enterprise standards for instructional design, learner experience, branding, and content quality.
• Evaluate training effectiveness using learner feedback, business metrics, and performance data.
• Recommend process improvements that increase learning efficiency, scalability, and business impact.
• Ensure learning assets align with digital learning standards and AI-supported development practices.

QUALIFICATIONS:

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Experience supporting Sales, Customer Care, Financial Services, Operations, or other enterprise business functions.
• Experience designing and delivering onboarding programs, role-based training, and ongoing skill development initiatives.
• Strong facilitation skills with experience leading engaging instructor-led, virtual, and hybrid learning experiences for diverse audiences.
• Experience developing digital learning, micro-learning, and blended learning solutions.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles, instructional design methodologies, and learner engagement best practices.
• Experience using AI-enabled content development tools, learning technologies, and learning management systems.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Learning & Development, Education, Organizational Development, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and managing corporate learning programs.
• Experience managing multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Strong instructional design and curriculum development skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and learning management systems.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job.

JOIN THE BEST TEAM IN SPORT & SPIRIT

At Varsity Brands, we believe every student deserves the opportunity to succeed and every educator wants to make a difference. It takes a team to make a real impact, and through our two divisions – BSN SPORTS and Varsity Spirit – and our network of 6,000+ employees and independent representatives, we are proud to partner with a wide range of educational institutions and club and professional sports to transform the student journey in SPORT and SPIRIT.

OUR VALUES

Service - We lead with heart. We champion community.

Passion - We love what we do. It fuels our purpose.

Integrity - We do what we promise. We own our actions and decisions.

Respect - We earn it by giving it. Because everyone deserves it.

Innovation - We never stop striving to be better. For ourselves and our community.

Transparency - We are committed to openness and honesty in everything we do.

OUR BENEFITS

We are committed to putting you and your families first. For benefits eligible roles, we offer a variety of choices and costs as well as program enhancements that align with our responsibility to elevate the employee experience. Some of our offerings include:

• Comprehensive Health Care Benefits
• HSA Employer Contribution/ FSA Opportunities
• Wellbeing Program
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Company paid Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability
• Generous My Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Varsity Brands Ownership Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• Access to Financial Coaching and member-owned Credit Union
• St. Jude Partnership & Volunteer Opportunities
• Employee Perks including discounts on personal apparel and equipment!

Varsity Brands companies are equal opportunity employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.