Investment Manager, 3M Ventures
Job Description
Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As an Investment Manager in 3M Ventures, 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:
- Leading 3M venture investments aligned with areas of strategic interest across 3M’s broad set of businesses
- Managing the entire investment process, as needed, from mapping investment trends, developing investment themes, sourcing and maintaining a pipeline of relevant investment opportunities, conducting due diligence and valuation analysis, to pitching deals to the Ventures Investment Committee, closing deals, and managing portfolio companies and board observer roles post- investment
- Working closely with business and technical leaders to develop collaboration plans that provide value to 3M and partner companies, while forming trusted relationships with senior decision makers that enable effective communication and alignment around critical business decisions related to our projects
- Developing creative and highly tailored deal structures and processes that result in optimal solutions for unique project objectives
Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution
- Five (5) years of entrepreneurial, business management, strategy, consulting, investment banking or business development experience in a private, public, government or military environment
- Experience in a deep tech field
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- MBA, or undergraduate degree in engineering or technical field
- Venture capital (VC) or corporate venture capital (CVC) experience, including strong knowledge of finance and various valuation techniques
- Experience as a board member or board observer for a venture-backed startup
- Strong negotiation skills, with the ability to effectively engage directly with target company senior management
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