Manager Training I

The Learning Experience Training Manager I is responsible for delivering effective learning experiences across the Ecolab Life Science Sector, with primary support for the Purification Technology business. This role partners closely with sales, leadership, and technical experts to design and develop innovative, learnercentered training solutions that advance key business objectives. Success in this position requires expertise in adult learning principles, instructional design, learning technologies, multimedia development, and onthejob performance reinforcement.

What You Will Do

• Be nimble, resilient, and adaptable to the ever-changing environment and offer creative solutions based on experience and industry trends.
• Enable our sales team to provide best-in-class sales and service to customers. Create innovative learning curriculum for this audience by applying knowledge and skills in instructional design, development processes, tools, strategies, various delivery modalities, on-the-job application, and evaluation methods.
• Assign and monitor training programs, assess results, and implement enhancements as needed.
• Work with subject matter experts and colleagues to identify the root cause of organizational talent gaps that limit the achievement of the business strategy.
• Collaborate across the department, functions and businesses we support by leveraging strong interpersonal skills to discern individual needs that result in the best outcome for all parties involved.
• Demonstrate strong project management and ability to lead, design and develop large-scale projects with tight deadlines and communicate project updates.
• Effectively promote and market training as a strong business partner by demonstrating business acumen and helping to solve business problems.
• Stay current on learning theory, instructional design, delivery methods, and best practices with a focus on sales enablement.

Position Details:

• Based in St Paul, MN or King of Prussia, PA
• Hybrid work schedule
• Minimal overnight travel - 10%

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Excellent spoken and written English proficiency
• 5+ years of experience related to instructional design; competency-based program design; innovative live and virtual classroom design; complex, multi-media-rich e-learning experience design; hands-on digital and experience design; and instructional technology.
• Comprehensive knowledge of instructional design principles and learner-centered methodologies, with proven experience in innovative learning applications, including the A.D.D.I.E Model.
• Demonstrated ability and passion for creating modern, visually appealing content for today's learners that is easy to consume including digital content (elearning, videos), PowerPoint, and job aids, with a demonstrated interest in exploring how emerging technologies-especially AI-can improve instructional design and learner engagement.
• Expert proficiency with Microsoft tools and Articulate 360

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant certification in learning, organizational development, human resources or leadership development.
• Knowledge of and practical experience in applying behavioral, performance, and learning best practices and theories.
• Expert proficiency with SharePoint, Workday, Learning Management Systems, and/or other related talent technology and social collaboration tools.
• Experience working in a global organization where interaction across geographies, functions, and business units is key to success, including managing the creation of learning solutions in multiple languages

Additional Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Employees may be required to assume other related duties as assigned.

Purolite resin technologies play a vital and enduring role in safeguarding the essentials that sustain our communities worldwide. Whether it's the food we eat or the products we rely on every day, these innovative resins help ensure safer and more efficient operations, contributing to a healthier and more sustainable world.

Our Purification Technologies products are essential across a broad spectrum of industries, from providing clean drinking water and treating groundwater, to supporting food and beverage production, nuclear power generation, and advanced mineral processing. These technologies enable critical processes such as water softening and demineralization, sugar purification, removal of harmful radionuclides, and the extraction and concentration of valuable elements like gold, silver, and uranium from mineral ores. With hundreds of new applications discovered each year, the versatility and impact of ion-exchange resins continue to expand, shaping a better future for countless industries and communities.

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At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are inclusive. We are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA).

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.