Director, Marketing Strategy, Operations & Transformation (Consumer Business Group)

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

The Director of Marketing Strategy, Operations & Transformation is a pivotal leadership role focused on shaping the future of Global Consumer Marketing at 3M. Collaborating with the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and senior leaders, this role defines strategic priorities, creates actionable plans, and ensures effective governance and cross-functional coordination. Key responsibilities include strategic planning, transformation leadership, process modernization, and capability enablement. The role demands a strategic thinker and transformation leader who can drive measurable progress and align diverse stakeholders in a rapidly changing market environment.

As a Director of Marketing Strategy, Operations & Transformation, 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:

• Partner with the CMO and leadership team to set strategic priorities and translate business objectives into a clear global consumer marketing transformation agenda.
• Lead annual and multi-year strategic planning by identifying capability gaps, key choices, dependencies, resource needs, and actionable recommendations.
• Define and operationalize the future-state global marketing operating model, including decision rights, governance, workflows, accountability, and ways to simplify execution.
• Lead cross-functional transformation initiatives across marketing, commercial, digital, and enterprise teams, with clear roadmaps, ownership, milestones, and business outcomes.
• Establish strong marketing operations and governance through KPI/OKR frameworks, scorecards, dashboards, review rhythms, and aligned planning across teams.
• Accelerate adoption of data, technology, and AI-enabled marketing capabilities by partnering with Digital, IT, and business stakeholders to improve insights, content, targeting, experimentation, and measurement.
• Drive change management and stakeholder alignment through clear communication, adoption planning, and partnership with enabling functions to ensure sustainable transformation.

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)
• Eight (8) combined years of experience in strategy, operations, transformation, consulting, marketing operations, or program leadership in a private, public, government or military environment
• Five (5) years of experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed or global environment.
• At least one (1) year of experience in consumer, CPG, retail, or other fast-moving commercial sectors
• At least one (1) year of experience working with or adjacent to modern marketing organizations, including digital, data, analytics, process, and technology enablers.

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

• Master's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• from an accredited institution
• Ability to connect strategy, operating model, governance, and execution into a cohesive management approach.
• Experience supporting executive decision-making through structured analysis, synthesis, and communication.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, influence, and sound business judgment in ambiguous environments.
• Proven ability to independently drive outcomes across complex, cross-functional organizations.
• Experience in top-tier consulting, strategic transformation, and fast-moving consumer or commercial sectors.
• Exposure to AI, MarTech, AdTech, Agile, Lean, and global operating model transformation.

Work location:

• Onsite: This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four (4) days a week at the 3M Center in St. Paul, MN.
• This position has the possibility for remote work for candidates located more than 50-miles from to 3M Global Headquarters in St. Paul, MN. Employees located within a commutable distance to 3M Global Headquarters must work on-site at least 4 days per week.
• Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/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).