Director, Strategy & Business Development

Socket.dev; Maplewood (MN); On-site; USD 287,000 - 351,000; Full time

Job summary

3M in Maplewood, MN is seeking a Director, Strategy & Business Development to shape the Consumer Business Group's multi-year roadmap and lead two to three priority transformation initiatives end to end.

You will work with Finance, Marketing, Sales, and R&D to build business cases, evaluate partnerships, and prepare executive materials for the Group President, CEO, and Board. Travel up to 20%, relocation possible, and US work authorization required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start).
• Seven (7) years of experience in consumer-packaged goods strategy, transformation, commercial, or marketing roles and/or in strategy consulting serving consumer and retail clients, in a private, public, government or military environment.
• Five (5) years of experience leading strategy or transformation projects end to end, from problem framing and hypothesis-driven analysis through executive alignment and implementation.
• Five (5) years of experience building P&L, business-case, and scenario models and working with consumer, retail, pricing, promotion, or syndicated data.
• Five (5) years of experience influencing and partnering across a matrixed organization, including Finance, Marketing, Commercial, Supply Chain, R&D, or HR

Responsibilities

• Shaping CBG’s multi-year strategic roadmap — building the three-year plan and the category, channel, and area strategies beneath it, with explicit revenue, margin, and investment implications.
• Leading two to three high-priority transformation initiatives end to end — from problem framing and hypothesis-driven analysis through execution, adoption, and measured P&L impact.
• Evaluating and building business development opportunities — screening acquisitions, licensing, divestitures, and strategic partnerships against CBG’s strategic filters, and building business cases that inform investment decisions.
• Running CBG’s strategic planning and performance cadence — annual operating planning, KPI definition, initiative tracking, and long-range planning with Finance.
• Preparing executive-ready materials and decision support for the CBG leadership team, Group President, CEO, and Board forums, while leading cross-functional project teams and external advisors to deliver.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Strategy experience

Transformation projects

P&L modelling

Cross-functional influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Job description

Job Description:

Director, Strategy & Business Development

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’s Consumer Business Group (CBG) is the ~$5 billion business behind Post-it®, Scotch®, Command™, Scotch-Brite®, Filtrete™, Meguiar’s®, Nexcare™ and ACE™ — brands that hold the #1 or a leading share position in the large majority of the categories where they compete, backed by 3M’s material-science innovation engine and margins at the top of the consumer peer set. CBG is in the middle of a deliberate transformation into a top-tier consumer packaged goods organization: one global brand-portfolio operating model executed across five area markets, and three growth priorities — portfolio reinvention, demand generation, and distribution & channel.

The Strategy & Business Development team reports to the Consumer Group President, and it sits where the $5 billion choices get made. This Director role reports to the Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, and is built for someone who has led hypothesis-driven strategy or transformation work at a top-tier consulting firm or inside a leading CPG company and now wants to own the answer and the outcome, not just the recommendation. You will own two to three CBG-priority initiatives at a time, from blank page to embedded change, with the mandate and air cover to land them, and you will shape the materials that go to the Group President, CEO, and Board.

As a Director, Strategy & Business Development, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Shaping CBG’s multi-year strategic roadmap — building the three-year plan and the category, channel, and area strategies beneath it (where to play, how to win, what to stop), with explicit revenue, margin, and investment implications.
• Leading two to three high-priority transformation initiatives end to end — from problem framing and hypothesis-driven analysis through execution, adoption, and measured P&L impact — across operating-model redesign, portfolio simplification, revenue growth management, ecommerce and retail media, and international go-to-market.
• Evaluating and building business development opportunities — screening acquisitions, licensing, divestitures, and strategic partnerships against CBG’s strategic filters, and building the business cases that inform investment decisions.
• Running CBG’s strategic planning and performance cadence — annual operating planning, KPI definition, initiative tracking, and long-range planning with Finance — so it works as a decision engine rather than a reporting exercise.
• Preparing executive-ready materials and decision support for the CBG leadership team, Group President, CEO, and Board forums, while leading cross-functional project teams and external advisors to deliver.

What you get in return: a direction-setting seat in a $5 billion consumer business at a pivotal moment in its transformation; a focused set of priority initiatives with the mandate to land them; ongoing exposure to the CBG leadership team, Group President, and 3M enterprise leadership; and a recognized launch pad, because the strategy team is a talent pool for broader leadership roles across CBG and 3M.

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)
• Seven (7) years of experience in consumer-packaged goods strategy, transformation, commercial, or marketing roles and/or in strategy consulting serving consumer and retail clients, in a private, public, government or military environment
• Five (5) years of experience leading strategy or transformation projects end to end, from problem framing and hypothesis-driven analysis through executive alignment and implementation
• Five (5) years of experience building P&L, business-case, and scenario models and working with consumer, retail, pricing, promotion, or syndicated data
• Five (5) years of experience influencing and partnering across a matrixed organization, including functions such as Finance, Marketing, Commercial, Supply Chain, R&D, or HR

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

• MBA or equivalent graduate degree from an accredited institution
• Experience at a top-tier strategy consulting firm serving the consumer sector, a leading CPG brand owner, or a leading retailer — ideally more than one of these
• Hands-on experience in one or more of CBG’s growth levers: portfolio and lifecycle management, revenue growth management, ecommerce and retail media, route-to-market, brand strategy, or digital demand generation
• Corporate development experience (deal screening, valuation, due diligence, integration, separation, or strategic partnerships) and/or experience leading a transformation PMO or operating-model change
• International or multi-market experience, executive-level communication and facilitation skills, and fluency with AI-enabled analysis and productivity tools

Work location

• 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 20% domestic and international

Relocation: 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.

Applicable to US Applicants Only: The expected compensation range for this position is $287,281 - $351,122, 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.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

Good Faith Posting Date Range 09/18/2026 To 10/18/2026 Or until filledAll US-based 3M full time employees will need to sign an employee agreement as a condition of employment with 3M. This agreement lays out key terms on using 3M Confidential Information and Trade Secrets. It also has provisions discussing conflicts of interest and how inventions are assigned. Employees that are Job Grade 7 or equivalent and above may also have obligations to not compete against 3M or solicit its employees or customers, both during their employment, and for a period after they leave 3M.

Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @3M.

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties. Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.

Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.