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Job Description:

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 diversity 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 environments to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

• The United States *U.S.) Privacy Counsel will be responsible for state and federal privacy legal issues, regulatory filings, supporting M&A and TSA matters, privacy legal training programs, third-party assessments, legal risk management strategies, and legal compliance with data protection laws and regulations.  
• This role will provide legal counsel and guidance on a wide variety of privacy legal and healthcare privacy law matters which arise from the operation of a large, complex, geographically dispersed and technology-driven organization.
• Provide legal advice and guidance on U.S. privacy regulatory compliance topics to 3M’s senior leaders, managers and other internal colleagues and clients for the United States and Canada to confirm that current and proposed activities, policies, business practices and transactions comply with relevant data privacy laws and regulations.
• Carry out the direction and strategy for 3M’s Chief Privacy Officer and Global Privacy Legal Director, including providing guidance on applicable privacy laws and regulations, implementation of the program, including company policies and processes covering the privacy and security of personally identifiable information in accordance with global, federal and state privacy laws, regulations and standards.
• Ensure the company’s compliance with applicable state and federal privacy and data protection laws, regulations and privacy governance frameworks such as the NIST privacy framework.
• Lead 3M’s U.S. and Canada privacy legal compliance initiatives.
• Candidates with in-house experience on global privacy regulatory compliance framework are strongly encouraged to apply.

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 and admitted to practice law in the United States. 
• Eight (8) years in data privacy law in a private, public, non-profit, government or military environment
• Certification from relevant professional organizations, such as the International Association of Privacy Professionals

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

• Working experience in an AmLaw 100 firm and/or Fortune 500 environment in an attorney role is strongly preferred.
• Significant knowledge of and experience with privacy and data protection laws that relates to United States and Canada.
• Possesses knowledge of business processes within diverse industries, including, product development and approval, manufacturing, marketing and selling.
• Understands public policy and life science industry developments, the legislative and liability implications of business decisions.
• Advanced understanding of global privacy trends, best practices and legal and regulatory requirements, including CPRA, CCPA, HIPAA and other U.S. state privacy laws.
• Ability to form solid assumptions and formulate decisions and recommendations from diverse facts and information

Travel: May include up to 25% domestic and international

Relocation Assistance: N/A

Location: St. Paul, MN or Remote United States

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. 

Resources for You 

For more details on what happens before, during and after the interview process, check out the Insights for Candidates page at 3M.com/careers.