Director, Assistant General Counsel - M&A and Ventures

3M Companies•Maplewood, MN

73d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

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.

Benefits

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.
Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits

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