Director, Policy Governance

USA SOLVENTUM MANAGEMENT LLC; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Solventum is seeking a Director, Policy Governance to own the enterprise-wide framework for creating, organizing, maintaining, communicating, and retiring corporate policies. You will partner with Legal, Compliance, HR, IT, Finance, and business leaders to balance risk with speed and productivity.

The role requires 10+ years in governance, policy development, or related areas, with strong cross-functional collaboration and change management experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Law, Business Administration, Public Administration, Human Resources, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive corporate governance, legal, compliance, HR, ethics & compliance, or related discipline.
• Policy & governance expertise with cross-functional initiatives.
• Strategic partnership with senior leaders on policy, governance, and risk."
• Strong communication and change-management capabilities.
• Experience with policy management, governance, or HR systems and tools.
• Healthcare industry experience is a plus.

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 processes to update or retire policies to reflect changing requirements.
• Change Management: Develop communication strategies to ensure employees understand applicable policies.
• Risk Mitigation: Identify policy gaps that could expose the company to legal, financial, or reputational damage and draft proactive solutions.
• Responsibilities include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Skills

Policy governance

Cross-functional leadership

Change management

Communication skills

Systems experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Advanced degree preferred (JD/MBA)

Tools

Policy management systems

Job description

About 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 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 Title

Director, Policy Governance (Solventum)

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

Your Skills and Expertise

• 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

Authorization

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.