Director, Policy Governance

Solventum in; Maplewood (MN); On-site; USD 212,000 - 291,000; Full time

Job summary

Solventum is seeking a Director, Policy Governance (Finance) to own the enterprise-wide policy framework, ensuring policies are clear, enforceable and easily navigable for all employees.

You will partner with Legal, Compliance, HR, IT, Finance and business units to balance risk with speed, drive policy adoption, and oversee modernization, maintenance, and change management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Law, Business, Public Admin, HR, or related field.
• 10+ years in corporate governance, legal, compliance, HR, or related area.
• Ability to lead cross-functional policy initiatives and interpret regulatory requirements.
• Influence senior leaders on policy, governance, and risk-related matters.
• Experience with policy management systems and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Policy Architecture: Create centralized policy structure and repository.
• Cross-Functional Governance: Lead governance to ensure understandability and necessity.
• Modernization & Maintenance: Update or retire policies per changes in business/legal requirements.
• Change Management: Develop communication strategies for policy adoption.
• Risk Mitigation: Identify policy gaps and draft proactive solutions.

Skills

Policy governance

Cross-functional governance

Strategic partnership

Communication

Change management

Systems & process management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Advanced degree (JD, MBA, or Master’s)

Job description

Director, Policy Governance (Finance)

Thank you for your interest in joining Solventum. Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy of solving big challenges that improve lives and help healthcare professionals perform at their best. At Solventum, people are at the heart of every innovation we pursue. Guided by empathy, insight, and clinical intelligence, we collaborate with the best minds in healthcare to address our customers' toughest challenges. While we continue updating the Solventum Careers Page and applicant materials, some documents may still reflect legacy branding. Please note that all listed roles are Solventum positions, and our Privacy Policy: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/legal/website-privacy-statement/applicant-privacy/ applies to any personal information you submit. As it was with 3M, at Solventum all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Description:

Job Title: Director, Policy Governance (Solventum)

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers' toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You'll Make in this Role

The Director, Policy Governance owns the enterprise-wide framework for how corporate policies are created, organized, maintained , communicated, and retired. This role ensures the organization has a single, authoritative, and easily navigable source of truth for its policies - and that those policies are necessary, clear, and enforceable rather than a source of friction or risk. The Director partners with Legal, Compliance, HR, IT, Finance, and business unit leaders to build a governance model that balances risk mitigation with organizational speed and productivity.

Core Responsibilities

• Policy Architecture: Create and oversee a centralized policy structure and a searchable repository for all corporate policies.
• Cross-Functional Governance: Lead Policy Governance to ensure policies are understandable, effective and necessary and do not create unnecessary barriers to productivity and innovation.
• Modernization & Maintenance: Develop and manage process to update or retire policies to reflect changing business, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Change Management: Develop communication strategies to ensure employees at all levels understand policies applicable to them and how to follow them.
• Risk Mitigation: Identify "policy gaps" that could expose the company to legal, financial, or reputational damage and draft proactive solutions.

Your Skills and Expertise

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

• Education: Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution in Law, Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resources, Organizational Development, or a related field. An advanced degree (JD, MBA, or Master's degree) preferred.
• Experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in a corporate environment in the areas of Corporate Governance, Legal, Compliance, Human Resources, Ethics & Compliance, or a related discipline, including significant experience developing, implementing, or managing corporate policies and governance frameworks.
• Policy & Governance Expertise: Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional policy initiatives, interpret complex regulatory or business requirements, and translate them into practical, employee-friendly guidance.
• Strategic Partnership: Ability to influence and advise senior leaders on policy, governance, compliance, and risk-related matters while balancing business objectives and organizational needs.
• Communication & Change Management: Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience driving policy awareness, adoption, and organizational change.
• Systems & Process Management: Experience with policy management, governance, compliance, or HR systems and tools.

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

• Strong learning agility and ability to adapt in a fast-moving, changing environment.
• Project Management experience and/or exceptional organizational skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships across business units and functions.
• Resilience and comfort with ambiguity.
• Experience in the Healthcare industry or related field.

Work location

• Remote

Travel

May include up to 10% travel

Relocation Assistance

No

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

Supporting Your Well-being

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

Applicable to US Applicants Only: The expected compensation range for this position is $211,600 - $290,950, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/our-company/careers/#Total-Rewards

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Integrity and Professionalism

Solventum is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in our recruitment process. Applicants must remain alert to fraudulent job postings and recruitment schemes that falsely claim to represent Solventum and seek to exploit job seekers.

Communication Security

Please note that all email communications from Solventum regarding job opportunities with the company will be from an email with a domain of @solventum.com. Be wary of unsolicited emails or messages regarding Solventum job opportunities from emails with other email domains.

Location Note

Please note, Solventum does not expect candidates in this position to perform work in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Solventum is an equal opportunity employer. Solventum will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.