Senior Manager - Global Product Strategy

The Role

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

About the Role

As a Global Product Strategy Senior Manager (m/f/*) for Technical Ceramics, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world.

Responsibilities

• Define strategic direction and growth priorities for the Technical Ceramics portfolio, aligning market opportunities, customer needs, competitive dynamics, technology trends, and business objectives
• P&L accountability within a cross-functional matrix organization
• Develop and maintain a multi-year product strategy and roadmap that balances core portfolio optimization, adjacent growth opportunities, and longer-term innovation investments
• Identify and prioritize attractive end markets, applications, and customer segments where Technical Ceramics can deliver differentiated value and sustainable growth
• Shape the portfolio value proposition and positioning, ensuring clear differentiation based on performance, quality, reliability, and application-specific customer requirements
• Translate customer, market, and technology insights into clear strategic choices, investment priorities, and actionable portfolio plans
• Guide cross-functional collaboration with R&D, product management, marketing, operations, sales, and business leadership to translate strategy into execution
• Partner with technical and commercial teams to align innovation pipelines with market needs, commercialization plans, and business growth priorities
• Monitor portfolio performance and market signals, recommend adjustments to strategic priorities to improve growth, profitability, and innovation effectiveness
• Build strategic recommendations and business cases that align stakeholders on portfolio direction, trade-offs, and resource priorities
• Influence cross-functional teams and help build product strategy capabilities that enable strong execution and long-term portfolio success

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in business, marketing, engineering, or science from an accredited institution
• Five (5) or more years experience in product management, product strategy, marketing, business strategy or R&D in an industrial, advanced materials, manufacturing, or technology-driven environment
• Five (5) or more years experience developing product or portfolio strategies using customer, market, and technology insights
• Additional knowledge qualifications that could help include: MBA, PhD or relevant graduate degree preferred
• Strong financial and business acumen, including P&L management, experience evaluating growth, margin, and portfolio performance metrics
• Experience in technical ceramics, advanced materials, specialty materials, engineered components, or adjacent industrial markets
• Experience in market assessment, segmentation, application prioritization, and portfolio planning
• Experience building multi-year roadmaps that connect technology development, product commercialization, and growth strategy
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional and business leaders without direct authority
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical and market insights into clear strategic recommendations
• People leadership or project leadership experience
• Experience working cross-functionally with technical and commercial teams

Qualifications

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

Benefits

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.

Pay & Benefits

The expected compensation range for this position is $221,591 - $270,834, 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/.

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