Design Officer - 3M Safety and Industrial Business Group

3M is driving creativity and design as a competitive platform for innovation and brand globally to enhance design-driven solutions for people and the world.  We are looking for a Design Officer to lead the charge for our Safety and Industrial Business Group at the 3M Design Center, located in St. Paul, MN.

Does your curiosity inspire you to imagine tomorrow’s solutions to today’s problems? Do you ever wonder how collaborative creativity can enrich innovation and make progress possible? Or wonder if design can drive competitive advantage for business, while also having positive impact on the world? These are just a few of the questions we ask at 3M Design every day. Our diverse, global team not only includes design talent from multiple creative disciplines, but also achievement-oriented professionals who keep the engine going for strong operations to ensure our design organization is world class. We’re looking for creative explorers who are excited to be part of the very inspiring journey of design at an innovation company like 3M.

The Design Officer for the 3M Safety and Industrial Business Group (SIBG) is the primary visionary, functional leader and champion of Design for this 3M business group globally. The person hired for this position establishes a global design network and practice for the Safety and Industrial Divisions and Business Group-level design strategy; Provides advice and consults with Division and Business Group leaders to establish complex, long-term strategic design direction for brand design, innovation, user experience design, digital connected solutions and process improvements; Represents this 3M Business Group as the primary voice of design to media, customers, key stakeholders and the external design community to grow 3M's Safety and Industrial Business Group reputation in design.

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

Major Duties & Responsibilities

• Design Officer primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Champion for design within 3M Safety and Industrial Business Groups (SIBG) and externally
• Establish a connected, aligned design community for 3M SIBG and its divisions
• Build the design community for 3M SIBG and its division teams
• Develops a strategy and implements steps to move this 3M Business Group to world?class design leadership
• Drive the growth of design thinking and digital connected solutions within the business context of 3M SIBG
• Drive the growth of design thinking within a 'customer engagement' context; inspiring others to use our technologies, solutions and solving customer challenges through design in SIBG domains
• Ensure a consistent standard of design investment across SIBG
• Champion and lead design talent management driven by multi-disciplinary design capabilities and diversity for the SIBG design organizations
• Develop and execute the 3M SIBG’s strategic plan for design in close cooperation with Business Group senior leadership
• Envision, plan and drive investment towards industry thought leadership in design for 3M SIBG
• Teach, inspire and engage the design and business community inside 3M toward a shared vision of design for the Business Group its divisions globally
• Drive brand custodianship for visual identity through development of relevant design language(s), identity programs/processes and guidelines for deployment, being a brand design ambassador for 3M SIBG aligned with 3M design and marketing function
• Work in collaboration with the SIBG Chief Marketing Officer and Head of R&D to integrate design strategy into the new product pipeline and strategy
• Part of Global Design Leadership Team and closely working together with the company’s Chief Design Officer on design strategies, policies, talent management, process/methods/tools and messaging to drive Design Functional Leadership for the company and respective businesses of SIBG