Electronics Vertical / Displays & Electronics Product Platform Quality Director

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Job Description: Electronics Vertical / Displays & Electronics Product Platform Quality Director 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 a Quality Director, 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: Leads long‑term quality strategy for the Electronics Vertical and Displays & Electronics Product Platform by partnering with TEBG and ESC leadership, interpreting industry trends and customer needs, and establishing cross‑business quality guidelines and continuous‑improvement initiatives. Oversees functional strategic planning, including budgeting, resource allocation, and approval of budget deviations, while directing multiple quality disciplines such as customer quality, product quality control, incoming inspection, and warranty analysis. Ensures all Quality deliverables within the 3M NPI process are completed on time to support successful product launches; actively participates in NPI gate reviews to provide a strong quality voice in decision making. Provides leadership to managers and teams through coaching, performance management, conflict resolution, and development, while reinforcing a strong "Quality Is My Job!" culture and monitoring customer scorecards to identify risks. Develops innovative solutions to complex, cross‑functional quality challenges by applying advanced analytical skills, leveraging resources across businesses, and making high‑impact decisions affecting multiple regions and sites. Represents the Quality function with senior executives and external customers, delivering strategic recommendations, leading QMS activities (including ISO audits and management reviews), and ensuring alignment with corporate programs, policies, and 3M values. 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). Proficient experience in a quality or manufacturing setting in a private, public, government or military environment. Demonstrated experience in a Quality or Manufacturing leadership position. Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include: Master's degree or higher from an accredited institution Advanced expertise across multiple quality disciplines, such as quality assurance, product quality control, incoming inspection, Six Sigma, ISO standards, and warranty analysis. Experience administering and maintaining ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems. Strong project management capabilities, with a track record of leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives. Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively engage senior leadership, peers, teams, customers, and regulatory stakeholders. Proficiency with corporate systems and digital tools commonly used in Quality functions, along with strong English verbal and written communication skills. Experience with Statistical Process Control and other advanced analytical methods used to manage and improve quality performance. Work location: Global - local to a 3M office (Maplewood, MN / Singapore, SG) Travel: May include up to 25% domestic/international Relocation Assistance: Not authorized 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. Chat with Max For assistance with searching through our current job openings or for more information about all things 3M, visit Max, our virtual recruiting assistant on 3M.com/careers. All 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 www.3M.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @3M. Responsibilities of th