Investment Director

Investment Director at 3M Ventures leading strategic venture investments and managing the investment process. Collaborating with innovative teams and senior leaders to provide value to partners and stakeholders.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeMaplewood • California, Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $250,253 - $305,864 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leading 3M venture investments aligned with areas of strategic interest across 3M’s broad set of businesses
Managing the entire investment process, including mapping investment trends, developing investment themes, building, sourcing and maintaining a pipeline of relevant investment opportunities, conducting due diligence and valuation analysis, pitching deals to the Ventures Investment Committee, closing deals, and managing portfolio companies and board observer roles post-investment
Leveraging investment experience to coach and lead a team of investment managers
Working closely with business and technical leaders to develop collaboration plans that provide value to 3M and partner companies
Forming trusted relationships with senior decision makers to 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

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution
A minimum of 5 years of active Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) or Venture Capital (VC) experience
Experience in deep tech field
MBA, or undergraduate or higher degree in engineering or technical field
Entrepreneurial, business management, strategy, consulting, investment banking or business development experience
Strong knowledge of finance and various valuation techniques
Experience as a board member or board observer for a venture-backed startup
Strong negotiation skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental & Vision
Health Savings Accounts
Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Disability Benefits
Life Insurance
Voluntary Benefits
Paid Absences
Retirement Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

Corporate Venture CapitalVenture Capitalvaluation analysisinvestment trendsdue diligencedeal structuringfinancevaluation techniques

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingcommunicationrelationship buildingnegotiationstrategic thinking

Certifications

MBA