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Director, Alliances and Business Development
3M Company · 🇺🇸 US, Michigan, Livonia
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 17 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 6 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What 3M Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Software Development Engineer” (Software Developers) in MN: $142k–$226k, median $184k. Most were filed at wage level III (100%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — 3M Company
The US Department of Labor certified 17 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 6 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description: Director, Alliances and Business Development 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 wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers. The Impact You’ll Make in this Role As a Director, Alliances and Business Development, 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: • Execute the vertical alliance and business development plan against defined quarterly targets. • Run a disciplined partner engagement cadence with executive sponsors, customers, and ecosystem leaders. • Close partnership agreements and convert them into booked pipeline, signed deals, and recognized revenue. • Build executive-level relationships with strategic partners, customers, and ecosystem leaders. • Identify and prioritize major growth opportunities beyond the current product mix. • Convert partnerships into scalable pipeline strategic deals. • Shape business cases for new market application investments. • Influence product, innovation, and go-to-market priorities using customer and market insight. • Align Sales, Strategy, Marketing, Application Engineering, R&D, and partner divisions around key opportunities. • Provide executive governance for pipeline, partnership performance, and strategic growth initiatives. 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 (completed and verified prior to start) • Twelve (12) years of relevant experience in strategic alliances, business development, ecosystem partnerships, large-deal development, go-to-market strategy, or new growth platform commercialization in a private, public, government, or military environment. Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include: • Master’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Strategy, Engineering, Science, or a related discipline from an accredited institution. • Demonstrated ability to provide vertical strategic leadership and translate business priorities into actionable growth plans. • Strong executive influence and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align senior leaders, strategic partners, and cross-functional teams. • Customer-back and market-back mindset, using customer needs, market dynamics, and competitive insights to shape strategy and execution. • Strong commercial judgment with the ability to evaluate opportunities, risks, deal structures, and business impact. • Proven experience developing and executing business development strategies that create measurable revenue growth. • Strategic alliance leadership experience, including identifying, developing, and managing high-value external partnerships. • Experience building ecosystems and partner networks that expand market access, strengthen capabilities, and create new growth opportunities. • Ability to orchestrate large, complex deals across customers, partners, internal stakeholders, and executive decision-makers. • Strong go-to-market strategy experience, including translating market opportunities into scalable commercial plans. • Experience commercializing new growth platforms, applications, or business models from concept through execution. • Ability to translate market and customer insights into actionable product, portfolio,