Issues, Crisis and M&A Communications Manager

3M•Maplewood, MN

11d•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career. 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.

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
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 questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position.
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.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

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.
Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
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.