Director, Global Strategic Projects & Transformation

3M; Maplewood (MN); On-site; USD 250,000 - 306,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Relocation assistance

Job summary

3M seeks a Director, ESC Strategic Projects to lead the build and scale-up of strategic capabilities at a global level, focusing on governance, roadmap prioritization, and cross-functional collaboration. You will drive execution across key initiatives, partnering with leadership to enable sustained growth and organizational performance.

The role requires extensive experience in transformation, PMO, or related strategic environments, with strong change leadership and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Master’s degree in business, operations, engineering, organizational leadership, or a related field from an accredited institution (preferred).
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Leadership experience

PMO experience

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Change leadership

Communication skills

Organizational alignment

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Master’s degree in business/operations/engineering/leadership

Job description

3M seeks a Director, ESC Strategic Projects to lead the build and scale-up of strategic capabilities at a global level, focusing on governance, roadmap prioritization, and cross-functional collaboration. You will drive execution across key initiatives, partnering with leadership to enable sustained growth and organizational performance.

The role requires extensive experience in transformation, PMO, or related strategic environments, with strong change leadership and stakeholder management.