Global Product Strategy Senior Manager (m/f/)

3M

10h

About The Position

As a Global Product Strategy Senior Manager (m/f/) for Technical Ceramics, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by: Defining strategic direction and growth priorities for the Technical Ceramics portfolio, aligning market opportunities, customer needs, competitive dynamics, technology trends, and business objectives P&L accountability within a cross-functional matrix organization Developing and maintaining a multi-year product strategy and roadmap that balances core portfolio optimization, adjacent growth opportunities, and longer-term innovation investments Identifying and prioritizing attractive end markets, applications, and customer segments where Technical Ceramics can deliver differentiated value and sustainable growth Shaping the portfolio value proposition and positioning, ensuring clear differentiation based on performance, quality, reliability, and application-specific customer requirements Translating customer, market, and technology insights into clear strategic choices, investment priorities, and actionable portfolio plans Guiding cross-functional collaboration with R&D, product management, marketing, operations, sales, and business leadership to translate strategy into execution Partnering with technical and commercial teams to align innovation pipelines with market needs, commercialization plans, and business growth priorities Monitoring portfolio performance and market signals, recommending adjustments to strategic priorities to improve growth, profitability, and innovation effectiveness Building strategic recommendations and business cases that align stakeholders on portfolio direction, trade-offs, and resource priorities Influencing cross-functional teams and helping build product strategy capabilities that enable strong execution and long-term portfolio success

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in business, marketing, engineering, materials science, chemistry, or a related field
• Experience in product management, product strategy, marketing, business strategy or R&D in an industrial, advanced materials, manufacturing, or technology-driven environment
• Experience developing product or portfolio strategies using customer, market, and technology insights
• Experience working cross-functionally with technical and commercial teams

Nice To Haves

• MBA, PhD or relevant graduate degree
• Strong financial and business acumen, including P&L management, experience evaluating growth, margin, and portfolio performance metrics
• Experience in technical ceramics, advanced materials, specialty materials, engineered components, or adjacent industrial markets
• Experience in market assessment, segmentation, application prioritization, and portfolio planning
• Experience building multi-year roadmaps that connect technology development, product commercialization, and growth strategy
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional and business leaders without direct authority
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical and market insights into clear strategic recommendations
• People leadership or project leadership experience

Responsibilities

• Defining strategic direction and growth priorities for the Technical Ceramics portfolio, aligning market opportunities, customer needs, competitive dynamics, technology trends, and business objectives
• P&L accountability within a cross-functional matrix organization
• Developing and maintaining a multi-year product strategy and roadmap that balances core portfolio optimization, adjacent growth opportunities, and longer-term innovation investments
• Identifying and prioritizing attractive end markets, applications, and customer segments where Technical Ceramics can deliver differentiated value and sustainable growth
• Shaping the portfolio value proposition and positioning, ensuring clear differentiation based on performance, quality, reliability, and application-specific customer requirements
• Translating customer, market, and technology insights into clear strategic choices, investment priorities, and actionable portfolio plans
• Guiding cross-functional collaboration with R&D, product management, marketing, operations, sales, and business leadership to translate strategy into execution
• Partnering with technical and commercial teams to align innovation pipelines with market needs, commercialization plans, and business growth priorities
• Monitoring portfolio performance and market signals, recommending adjustments to strategic priorities to improve growth, profitability, and innovation effectiveness
• Building strategic recommendations and business cases that align stakeholders on portfolio direction, trade-offs, and resource priorities
• Influencing cross-functional teams and helping build product strategy capabilities that enable strong execution and long-term portfolio success

Benefits

• Safety is a core value at 3M. 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.
• At 3M, we believe diversity & inclusion are essential to innovation. We seek and value differences in people!
• As an equal opportunity employer 3M will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race/ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity-related matters, age or disability, or any other relevant characteristic protected under applicable local law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior