About the Role
This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career. 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.
Responsibilities
- Leads cross-functional New Product Introduction (NPI) project teams to successful completion of projects, including scoping, milestone identification, gate review preparation, and management of team to project cycle time and on-time launch targets.
- Possesses expertise in project leadership recognized within the Business and demonstrates competency at an individual project level.
- Requires use of the 3M New Product Introduction (NPI) process and associated systems and project management tools within the project team and the Division.
- Maintains knowledge of external activities in project management and tool development and applies learnings to ongoing projects.
- Serves as mentor/coach to new team members, local management, and stakeholders.
- Provides training on existing project leadership tools and methodologies to team members across multiple disciplines.
- May present to the broader 3M internal and external project leadership community.
- Provides direct task-level guidance to team members as necessary.
- Maintains expertise in a functional area (technical, marketing, sales, etc.) sufficient to carry out project leadership duties and to effectively leverage a network of company resources.
- Updates self and co-workers on trends relevant to the project.
- Authors or initiates appropriate documentation including reports and presentations.
- Corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
- 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.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start).
- Eight (8) years of manufacturing, product engineering, and/or product development experience in a private, public, government or military environment.
- Three (3) years of experience in project leadership.
- Experience leading hardgoods and software-related new product development projects.
- Functional expertise and project leadership skills in Design For Six Sigma (DFSS) and DMAIC Six Sigma projects.
- Experience within the Electrical, Renewable Energy, or Automotive industries.
- Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
- All US-based 3M full time employees will need to sign an employee agreement as a condition of employment with 3M.
- 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.
Skills
- Project leadership
- 3M New Product Introduction (NPI) process
- Project management tools
- Design For Six Sigma (DFSS)
- DMAIC Six Sigma
Location
- On-site: 3M Center in Austin, TX
Work Type
- On-site
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Eight (8) years of manufacturing, product engineering, and/or product development experience
- Three (3) years of experience in project leadership
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
Salary/Compensations
- $164,612 - $201,193
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Health Savings Accounts
- Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Disability Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits
- Paid Absences
- Retirement Benefits
About the Company
- With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.
- Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @3M.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
