Director and Assistant General Counsel, ERM, Environmental Compliance

Job Description:

Director and Assistant General Counsel, ERM, Environmental Compliance

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 the Director and Assistant General Counsel of Enterprise Risk Management, Environmental Compliance, you will be responsible for representing and advising the company in complex environmental regulatory and enforcement matters, regulatory litigation and government rulemaking processes and administrative law. You will be joining a fast-paced, cross-functional team of other lawyers and legal professionals working jointly to manage risk for 3M.  Here, you will make an impact by: 

• Strategically managing complex environmental compliance and regulatory enforcement issues globally, including by retaining and supervising outside counsel and consultants, carefully managing budgets and coordinating with internal stakeholders.
• Representing and advising the Company in its engagement with regulators on a range of environmental issues, including regulatory submissions and permitting.
• Partnering with other 3M counsel and Government Affairs and Communications colleagues to mitigate risk through internal and external advocacy, including through strategic participation in rulemaking and legislative processes.
• Coordinating with members of the ERM Litigation team on environmental litigation matters.
• Providing legal advice to 3M on potential environmental regulatory changes and regulatory trends.
• Proactively partnering with and advising 3M businesses, Legal Affairs colleagues and other subject matter experts regarding environmental compliance and global regulatory risk.
• Contributing to the efficiency and effectiveness of the global ERM and broader Legal Affairs teams

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Juris Doctor degree (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited law school

• Ten (10) years of environmental law practice in a private, public, government or military environment  

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

• Experience serving as in-house counsel handling environmental matters, including regulatory compliance counseling and regulatory enforcement defense, or experience serving as an attorney for an environmental regulatory or enforcement agency.
• Experience providing legal support for regulatory advocacy initiatives, including participation in notice and comment opportunities and rulemaking challenges.
• Experience engaging with federal and state regulators on environmental matters.
• Experience engaging with environmental regulators and enforcement agencies globally.
• Experience with administrative law and procedure, including experience preparing for and participating in administrative hearings and permitting processes.
• Experience managing or coordinating large, cross-functional teams.
• Highly effective written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to communicate at all levels of the organization, including business leaders, department leaders, and director-level management
• Long-term, strategic and practical thinker
• Self-starter with the ability to triage and manage time-sensitive matters simultaneously and effectively
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate transparently, efficiently and effectively at all levels within a team environment
• Honesty and unwavering integrity
• Sense of humor, curiosity and a drive for continuous improvement
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