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Director, ESC Strategic Projects

3M Maplewood, Minnesota On-site executive full-time

Salary

$250,253 - $305,864 per year

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Description

As a Director, ESC Strategic Projects at 3M, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world.

You will make an impact by:

  • Leading the build and scale-up of strategic capabilities to establish a strong and sustainable operating foundation
  • Implementing capabilities, governance, and execution disciplines that strengthen organizational performance and support long-term growth
  • Determining roadmap priorities, milestones, and improvement actions needed to advance toward industry benchmarks
  • Supporting leadership development, stakeholder alignment, and cross-functional collaboration to enable effective execution
  • Driving execution progress, capability build-out, and leadership engagement across key strategic initiatives

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
  • Eight (8) years of leadership experience in transformation, global capability center, PMO, operations, or related strategic execution environments in a private, public, government or military environment
  • Five (5) years of experience in project leadership

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

  • Master’s degree in business, operations, engineering, organizational leadership, or a related field from an accredited institution
  • Ability to lead change with discipline, accountability, and a strong focus on continuous improvement
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional global teams
  • Experience guiding local leadership teams through growth, change, and organizational scale-up
  • Results-oriented, self-motivated professional with a proven ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize effectively, and drive execution against business needs

This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN.

Travel: May include up to 25% domestic/international

Relocation: May be authorized

The expected compensation range for this position is $250,253 - $305,864, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible.

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