Manager, Corporate Strategy

Manager, Corporate Strategy

Collaborate with innovative 3Mers around the world

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it's equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The impact you'll make in this role

3M Corporate Strategy is a high-impact, highly visible team that works on strategic initiatives that cut across 3M's wide variety of businesses and geographies. The group leads efforts related to enterprise strategy, portfolio management, resource allocation, M&A strategy, and manages the annual strategic planning process. Corporate strategists are senior professionals, working with business executives and leaders on the company's highest priority initiatives, with an emphasis placed on value creation through growth.

As the Manager, Corporate Strategy, you will support defining the global enterprise strategy aimed at fostering growth and innovation. This strategy professional will collaborate closely with leadership as an internal strategic resource supporting critical global initiatives, influencing the development, communication, and execution of 3M's strategic plan while enhancing the corporate portfolio to expand and evolve market offerings. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Leading strategic initiatives sponsored by the CEO, CFO, Chief Strategy Officer, and other Operating Committee members
• Leading corporate portfolio management projects focused on value creation and growth through resource allocation, business creation, and M&A
• Supporting the corporate strategic planning process, including executive and Board-level strategy formulation, business case development and deck creation
• Tracking industry and competitive trends, and developing business outlook and forecasts
• Developing rigorous, fact-based, quantitative analysis to support recommendations
• Ensuring strategic and financial soundness and alignment for any recommendations

Your skills and expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
• Five (5) years of strategy experience in a private, public, government, or military environment

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

• Three (3) years of experience at a leading strategy consulting firm or similar corporate strategy role
• Master's Degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution
• Proven track record in providing novel and innovative solutions to complex or difficult strategic issues
• Demonstrated leadership ability – proven track record of leading high impact projects and cross-functional teams
• Action-oriented, with emphasis on execution and results rather than theory
• Ability to independently lead and manage projects with multiple work streams, with proven leadership success over a wide variety of functional business problems
• Must be able to interact with senior executives and handle high-pressure settings with confidence
• Hands-on, self-starter, team-oriented, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, including solid understanding of financial and statistical analysis
• Significant experience with MS PowerPoint and Excel
• Experienced with advanced analytics tools (e.g. Tableau) is a plus

Work location:

• Hybrid Eligible: Job duties allow for some remote work but require travel to Maplewood, MN at least 4 days per week (Monday - Thursday)
• Maplewood, MN

Travel: May include up to 15% domestic/international

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting your well-being

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.