IT Security Career Change Mid-Career?

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The OP has years of experience in security and there is a demand to fill Info Sec positions. Add some knowledge, credibility, and networking and I think there is a pretty good chance of getting a shot at a Info Sec manager position. Best chance might be at a large retailer, that will value the industry experience.

Information security is not the same thing as retail security. The only similarity is in the name "security". The OP has 0 years of experience as an information security professional.

Do you expect a company to hire someone as a "senior software developer" to oversee other developers, with no software development experience? I hope not. In the same way, I wouldn't expect a company to hire a "information security manager" to oversee infosec operations with no experience. Then again, there are a lot of data breaches lately, so maybe...

That being said, entry level infosec jobs (good ones, not help desk password reset monkeys) probably pay more than most retail security management jobs, so you aren't putting yourself behind IMO.