Job Title

Project Manager

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 person hired for the position of Project Manager will oversee and coordinate a portfolio of consumer product NPI (New Product Introduction) projects, ensuring timelines, milestones, risks, dependencies, owners, and deliverables are clearly tracked and communicated. This role will also lead vendor engagement and escalation processes, partner with cross-functional teams, and support portfolio governance through consistent reporting, documentation, and process improvements that improve visibility, accountability, and execution.

As a Project Manager, 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:

• Building and maintaining a clear, accurate view of portfolio projects, including timelines, milestones, owners, dependencies, risks, issues, and key deliverables.
• Coordinating across project teams, stakeholders, and vendors to track progress, identify gaps, resolve issues, and help ensure deliverables are completed on time.
• Leading and improving vendor engagement processes, including intake, communication, follow-up, documentation, status tracking, and escalations.
• Supporting portfolio-level governance through status updates, dashboards, meeting materials, action logs, and clear communications for project teams and leaders.
• Driving consistency and continuous improvement in project tracking, reporting, documentation, and portfolio management practices to strengthen transparency, accountability, and execution.

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)
• 6 year(s) of project management in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an Engineering or Science discipline from an accredited institution
• New product development experience
• Experience with New Product Introduction Process and Executing Gate Reviews
• Consumer product development experience
• Excellent communication skills (oral, written and presentation)
• Ability to influence including clarifying risks and opportunities with stakeholders
• Experience leading global cross-functional teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Project
• Project Management Institute’s Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

Work location:

• Maplewood, MN​: 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 10% domestic/international
• Relocation: Is not Authorized

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