Issues, Crisis and M&A Communications Manager

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Job Description: Job Title Issues, Crisis and M&A Communications 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 As an Issues, Crisis, and M&A Manager in Global Communications, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. As an Issues, Crisis, and M&A 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: including key messages, FAQs, public statements, and executive briefing documents. Leading preparation of senior‑executive briefing materials and coordinating cross‑functional inputs for high‑priority issues. Implementing global monitoring processes to assess regulatory, media, and reputational developments and synthesizing insights to inform enterprise response strategies. Determining cross‑functional alignment needs and ensuring communication responses are timely, accurate, and consistent across the enterprise. Supporting enterprise readiness by maintaining and enhancing global issues and crisis playbooks, tools, templates, and workflows. Supporting live issues and crisis activation by managing workflows, documentation, timelines, and communication reviews to enable rapid and aligned response. Communicating proactively with senior executives and internal partners across Legal, Government Affairs, and business teams to ensure communications are accurate, aligned, and compliant. Collaborating with global and regional communications partners to ensure aligned messaging and consistent execution across markets. Collaborating with cross‑functional teams on M&A communication planning, drafting content, coordinating deliverables, and supporting integration‑related communications. Promoting operational discipline through documentation, issue tracking, and maintaining accessible issue histories for future planning and continuous improvement. Promoting strong governance by ensuring communication materials reflect brand voice, tone, and corporate communication requirements. Managing global reporting, dashboards, and performance assessments related to issues and crisis activity and providing insights to inform future strategy. Your Skills and Expertise To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who meet following minimum requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. Ten (10) or more years of strong communication, writing, and executive level briefing skills in a private, public, government or military environment Ten (10) or more years of experience in communications, issues management, crisis communications, public affairs, or related corporate communications work in a private, public, government or military environment Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include: Proven ability to work under pressure, manage sensitive information, and support rapid response activities. Experience collaborating directly with senior executives as well as Legal, Government Affairs, and cross‑functional partners. Project management or operational coordination experience. Strong analytical skills and familiarity with reporting tools or dashboards. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple high‑priority projects under tight timelines. Strong organizational, time‑management, and interpersonal skills. Ability to work occasional non-standard hours outside the traditional 40‑hour workweek. 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 10% Relocation: May be authorized Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status). U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum. To comply with these laws, 3M must help assess candidates' U.S. person status. The ques

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