Product Owner - BA

Job Description:

Product Owner - Business Analyst

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 that you know that the company 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 a Product Owner-Business Analyst, 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:

• Understand and Translate Business Needs: Engage with stakeholders to gather, clarify, and document business requirements. Translate high-level objectives into actionable user stories and acceptance criteria for development teams.
• Facilitate Communication: Serve as a bridge between business and technical teams, ensuring developers understand the business context and priorities behind each requirement.
• Document Requirements: Create and maintain clear documentation such as process flows, current/future state diagrams, and functional specifications.
• Track Progress and Dependencies: Assist in managing timelines, deliverables, and dependencies across workstreams. Help identify risks and escalate blockers to project leadership.

Your Skills and Expertise

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

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or Technology (completed and verified prior to start).
• Eight (8) years of industry experience as a product owner leading agile teams in a private, public, government, or military environment.
• Three (3) years of experience with Figma, Miro, and Jira.

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

• Coordinate Meetings and Updates: Schedule and facilitate stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives. Provide regular status updates to stakeholders and leadership.
• Support Change Management: Help prepare training materials, user guides, and communications to support the adoption of new tools or processes.
• Own Functional Outcomes: Take ownership of specific solution components or features, ensuring they meet business needs and deliver measurable value.
• Validate Solutions: Participate in UAT, triage issues, and confirm that delivered functionality aligns with requirements and stakeholder expectations.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Gather feedback post-implementation and identify opportunities to optimize processes or enhance the solution.
• Learn and Adapt: Stay current with tools, methodologies, and best practices in business analysis and project delivery.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with Product Owners, Developers, QA, and other BAs to ensure alignment and shared understanding.

Work location: Onsite Maplewood, MN, at least 4 days per week)

Travel: May include up to 5% domestic

Relocation Assistance: Not authorized

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.

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $122,292 - $149,468, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

Good Faith Posting Date Range 09/22/2025 To 10/22/2025 Or until filled

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Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

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Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

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