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• Overview

  Kinder Morgan is hiring a Learning & Development Manager in Rochester, NY.

• Role description

  Step into a Learning & Development Manager role at Kinder Morgan where Teamwork isn't a checkbox but the whole point, in Rochester, NY. The thing worth noting is how much Kinder Morgan trusts you here — $84,000 - $120,000, general ownership, and a long runway, all from 6 years in.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Keep Kinder Morgan's freelance commitments visible and on track
  • Use TESOL Certification to streamline routine tasks and free up capacity
  • Maintain clear documentation of work performed and outcomes delivered
  • Bring 6 of general instinct to problems the playbook misses
  • Partner sideways with teams who rarely sit in the same room
  • Onboard, mentor, and guide newer team members when called upon
  • Earn the trust to make people-first judgment calls without a committee
  • Trim Pear Deck processes that have quietly outlived their purpose

  What You'll Bring

  • The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in
  • A point of view, held loosely and defended well
  • The instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating
  • Comfort with freelance arrangements and the rhythms of a hands-on workplace
  • At least 6 years of standing behind your own estimates
  • 8+ years navigating the politics that general work attracts
  • Proven leadership experience guiding manager-level initiatives

  Kinder Morgan treats Rochester, NY as both home and laboratory, prototyping data-driven general ideas no larger rival would risk. Learning out loud is encouraged here, so share the Cooperative Learning rabbit hole you fell down yesterday.

  From the $84,000 - $120,000 starting line, expect coaching that grows your Cooperative Learning and benefits that quietly cover the rest of life.

  Confirmed live today, applications for this general role land in real time.

  Bring your TESOL Certification, your questions, and your ambition; we'll bring the rest at Kinder Morgan.

• Required skills

  • Curriculum Development
  • Schoology
  • Formative Assessment
  • Rubric Design
  • ADDIE Model
  • Blackboard
  • Backward Design
  • Cooperative Learning
  • TESOL Certification
  • Pear Deck
  • Teamwork
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Decision Making

• Benefits & perks

  • Telemedicine and virtual care access
  • Summer Fridays
  • HSA investment options
  • Supplemental life insurance
  • Spot bonuses and recognition awards
  • Lactation support and nursing rooms
  • Discounts on company products
  • Disability Insurance
  • Employee discount program

• Apply before 2026-09-09

  Submit your application for this Freelance general position.