Tax Director – M&A

Tax Director - M&A at 3M, providing strategic tax advice for mergers, acquisitions, and investments. Leading a team to ensure tax-efficient transaction structures and due diligence processes.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeMaplewood • District of Columbia, Minnesota, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $250,253 - $305,864 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the strategic tax advisor for all mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic investments
Lead a small team responsible for managing external advisors, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and designing tax-efficient transaction structures
Develop and execute tax-efficient structures for domestic and international acquisitions, dispositions, and restructurings
Lead the tax acquisition and disposition due diligence process
Review and negotiate tax representations, warranties, indemnities, and covenants in purchase agreements
Own the tax integration of acquired entities
Partner closely with the global tax organization and other functions throughout the deal lifecycle
Quantify tax attributes for financial models
Manage external tax advisors, specialized legal counsel, and valuation experts

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting or Tax (completed and verified prior to start)
Ten (10) years of corporate tax or accounting experience in a private, public, government or military environment
Five (5) years of experience with M&A tax, including due diligence and structuring
Deep knowledge of Subchapter C, Subchapter K, and international tax principles related to transactions
Proven experience managing complex, multi-jurisdictional buy-side and sell-side transactions
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently on tax research projects and document findings in collaboration with other senior tax team members

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

M&A taxtax-efficient structuresdue diligencetax representationstax warrantiestax indemnitiestax covenantsSubchapter CSubchapter Kinternational tax principles

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving skillsindependent workcollaborationleadership

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in AccountingBachelor’s degree in Tax