Director, Assistant General Counsel

Job Description:

Director, Assistant General Counsel-M&A and Ventures

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

As Director, Assistant General Counsel - M&A and Ventures, you will be a core member of 3M's M&A legal team supporting all of 3M's global acquisition, divestiture, and venture capital activities. You will independently lead and manage the legal aspects of complex corporate transactions, including global M&A, strategic partnerships, joint ventures and venture capital. You will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with innovative and talented people around the world.

Impact:

• Lead and coordinate the structuring, negotiation, and execution of complex corporate transactions, including global mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, strategic partnerships, and joint ventures.
• Provide practical, solution-oriented legal and strategic counsel to executives and colleagues on strategy, risk assessment, negotiations, and transaction execution.
• Partner with 3M's corporate development team and cross-functional experts on all aspects of M&A and venture capital transactions, including due diligence, negotiations, execution and integration and transition planning.
• Oversee all aspects of legal due diligence, including coordination of all business and functional experts; analyze and assess due diligence findings.
• Draft, review, and negotiate all relevant transaction documentation, including NDAs, purchase agreements, shareholder agreements, joint venture agreements, disclosure schedules, and other ancillary documents.
• Partner with business and functional experts in developing, implementing, and monitoring integration/divestiture plans.
• Identify, evaluate, and address complex and strategic issues of legal and commercial risk.
• Select and manage outside counsel from the 3M Preferred Counsel Network.
• Drive continuous improvement on all aspects of 3M's legal, M&A, and venture capital processes.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Juris Doctor degree (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited law school.
• Member of a United States bar association in good standing.
• Five (5) years of corporate transactional legal experience (e.g., mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, or similar) in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• Eight (8) years of related work experience, including significant direct global/international M&A experience, preferably at a Fortune 500 company or AM Law 100, Magic Circle, or similar firm.
• Expertise structuring, negotiating, and executing global M&A transactions, including prioritization, managing due diligence, drafting transaction documents, strategically leading negotiations, handling closings and overseeing integration matters.
• Experience structuring, negotiating, and executing venture capital deals, minority investments, strategic partnerships, or joint ventures.
• Exceptional executive communication, advocacy, and writing skills, including the ability to convey clearly the most complex legal and transactional concepts/issues to all levels of the organization.
• Experience advising clients in a complex, diversified, global organization.
• Common sense, honesty, unwavering integrity, exceptional judgment, and a collegial work style.
• Experience prioritizing and managing multiple projects efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced business environment and driving complex projects to completion.
• Desire to work collaboratively with and lead a large cross-functional team.
• Sense of humor, curiosity, courage, and a drive for continuous improvement.

Work location

• 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 5% domestic/international

Relocation: Is 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.

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $228,040 - $278,715, 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: Faith Posting Date Range 10/21/2025 To 11/20/2025 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 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: 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.

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