HR M&A Specialist

Job Description:

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HR M&A Specialist

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

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.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As an HR M&A Specialist, 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:

• Working on confidential portfolio management projects, integrations, and separations

  • Reporting: Analyst responsibility, controlled document processes (change logs, versioning)

  • Diligence: Preparing diligence documentation and responding to diligence requests

  • M&A legal processes: Support drafting of agreements, schedules, data privacy notifications and consents, other

  • Retention processes: Preparing retention proposals materials for executive review and approval

  • Communications: Drafting and providing input into deal communication plans

  • Project Management: Direct project ownership with experience gained

• Updating and maintaining the HR M&A Hub, which includes playbooks and associated project management tools, with opportunities to design/implement processes

• Backing up the transitions and U.S. severance function

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)

• Five (5) years of combined experience in Human Resources and/or Finance in a private, public, government or military environment

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Excel use (intermediate +), data analysis, and financial modeling experience

• Understanding of how benefits and compensation plans are utilized

• Exposure to and/or some working knowledge of M&A

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills

• Ability to navigate a deal's perimeter scope to liaison and have discussions with 3M leaders about people in their organization

Work location: This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Center in Maplewood, MN.

Travel: May include up to 5% domestic

Relocation: Not authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

Chat with Max

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $145,676 - $178,049, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

Good Faith Posting Date Range 04/10/2026 To 05/10/2026 Or until filled

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