Data Center Global Technical Leader

Job Description

Global Data Center Technical Leader

Collaborate with Innovative 3

Mers 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 3

Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

As a Technical Leader for Data Center in the Electronics Vertical Business, you will have the opportunity to lead technical teams to develop and deliver product and application solutions through customer intimacy and technical collaboration. As a Technical Leader, 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:

• Leading and supporting detailed technical discussions with data center customers to define opportunities to ensure smooth operation and efficient performance of data center infrastructure.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand requirements and design solutions that meet business needs.
• Managing a global team of application engineers, the technical liaison between customers and internal product development teams.
• Understanding the technology trends to support customer road maps and providing guidance to product development, Core R&D, and marketing to develop a technology strategy and product road map for 3M interconnect products and other products related to data center infrastructure.
• Influencing and guiding development and R&D to accelerate product development and generate data that demonstrates the value to customers and the ability to position the products.
• Establishing strong relationships with customers and throughout the data center industry; developing a broad and deep understanding of customer and infrastructure needs for all materials needs in data centers to help successfully launch new products.
• Driving new product evaluations at data center customers to win business through data‑driven interactions and developing customer‑specific applications and data packages demonstrating 3M product performance.

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

• Master’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
• Three (3) years of hands‑on experience in Data Center infrastructure, either operations or networking and interconnects in a private, public, government or military environment

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

• PhD in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related field from an accredited institution
• Five (5) years of management experience in a private, public, government or military environment
• Strong technical knowledge of Data Center infrastructure, network infrastructure and connectivity
• Strong understanding of the Data Center industry mindset, pace, and customer culture
• Proven leadership experience, with a track record of managing and developing engineering teams
• Excellent problem‑solving, project management, and communication skills

• Work location in Austin, TX or Maplewood, MN
• Travel:
  May include up to 15%
• Relocation Assistance:
  May be authorized

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

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.

Pay & Benefits overview: 3M provides benefits such as Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits.

3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.