Global Product Strategy Director

3M•Maplewood, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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. As the Global Product Strategy Director for the Filtrete brand, 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: Defining the long-term portfolio strategy and growth choices for the Filtrete brand, aligning market opportunities, consumer and shopper needs, category dynamics, retailer strategies, and enterprise growth priorities Developing and maintaining a multi-year product strategy and roadmap that strengthens the core while identifying and scaling new adjacent platforms, balancing investment, innovation, and optimization priorities, resulting in a robust innovation pipeline to drive household penetration and share growth Championing consumer-centric innovation and agility, continuously adapting to evolving shopper behaviors, channel shifts (including e-commerce), and competitive dynamics to maintain category leadership Identifying and sizing white-space opportunities and long-term growth platforms, translating consumer, shopper, and category insights into clear strategic choices and prioritized bets across time horizons Shaping the product value proposition and positioning, ensuring clear, compelling differentiation and relevance for consumers and customers, integrating insights into packaging, pricing, and promotional strategies across channels Integrating global category trends, regional nuances, and regulatory requirements into strategy, leveraging insights from emerging markets, e-commerce growth, and sustainability mandates across regions to shape scalable yet locally relevant approaches Monitoring portfolio performance using CPG-specific KPIs such as brand health, market share, household penetration, velocity, and profitability; leverage syndicated data and retailer POS analytics to inform decisions Creating and communicating strategic narratives that align senior leaders and cross-functional partners on portfolio direction, trade-offs, and priorities, enabling decisions beyond direct control Leading and developing a team of product managers, setting strategic direction, building capability, and ensuring strong execution against portfolio priorities Guiding cross-functional collaboration with R&D, marketing, supply chain, finance, and business leadership to translate strategy into execution, ensuring speed-to-market and operational readiness for new launches

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
Ten (10) years of experience in portfolio strategy, product strategy, general management, or category leadership within CPG/consumer products (or closely adjacent industries)
Five (5) years leading cross-functional teams and influencing senior stakeholders (VP-level and above) in complex, matrixed organizations
Three (3) years leading strategy, portfolio, innovation and/or commercialization work across multiple international markets/regions
Two (2) years of experience identifying, sizing, and scaling white-space opportunities, new business models, or category adjacencies

Nice To Haves

MBA or relevant graduate degree
Strong financial and business acumen, including P&L management, trade spend analysis, pricing, pack architecture, and margin trade-offs to optimize profitability while driving volume and household penetration
Experience guiding cross-functional teams through influence to translate strategy into execution readiness across R&D, marketing, supply chain, finance, and business leadership
Demonstrated systems thinking to connect consumer ecosystems, retail environments, supply chains, sustainability requirements, and regulatory frameworks into integrated portfolio strategies
Experience using syndicated data, POS analytics, shopper panels, and other market intelligence sources to identify trends and inform strategic decisions
Experience integrating global category trends, regional nuances, and regulatory requirements into strategy, leveraging insights from emerging markets, e-commerce growth, and sustainability mandates across regions to shape scalable yet locally relevant approaches
Experience working in the HVAC, air filtration, air care, home environment, or closely related product categories
Experience serving professional, trade, contractor, installer, or specification-driven customer segments

Responsibilities

Defining the long-term portfolio strategy and growth choices for the Filtrete brand, aligning market opportunities, consumer and shopper needs, category dynamics, retailer strategies, and enterprise growth priorities
Developing and maintaining a multi-year product strategy and roadmap that strengthens the core while identifying and scaling new adjacent platforms, balancing investment, innovation, and optimization priorities, resulting in a robust innovation pipeline to drive household penetration and share growth
Championing consumer-centric innovation and agility, continuously adapting to evolving shopper behaviors, channel shifts (including e-commerce), and competitive dynamics to maintain category leadership
Identifying and sizing white-space opportunities and long-term growth platforms, translating consumer, shopper, and category insights into clear strategic choices and prioritized bets across time horizons
Shaping the product value proposition and positioning, ensuring clear, compelling differentiation and relevance for consumers and customers, integrating insights into packaging, pricing, and promotional strategies across channels
Integrating global category trends, regional nuances, and regulatory requirements into strategy, leveraging insights from emerging markets, e-commerce growth, and sustainability mandates across regions to shape scalable yet locally relevant approaches
Monitoring portfolio performance using CPG-specific KPIs such as brand health, market share, household penetration, velocity, and profitability; leverage syndicated data and retailer POS analytics to inform decisions
Creating and communicating strategic narratives that align senior leaders and cross-functional partners on portfolio direction, trade-offs, and priorities, enabling decisions beyond direct control
Leading and developing a team of product managers, setting strategic direction, building capability, and ensuring strong execution against portfolio priorities
Guiding cross-functional collaboration with R&D, marketing, supply chain, finance, and business leadership to translate strategy into execution, ensuring speed-to-market and operational readiness for new launches