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A Day in the Life

This role is responsible for overseeing and leading Legal Operations programs projects and initiatives within the Intellectual Property practice area of the Global Legal function. The primary focus is to ensure that Legal programs and related projects align with the strategic plan and support the achievement of Legals goals. Key responsibilities include strategic systems planning application development or enhancements to systems of record implementation of process and system changes continuous improvement efforts and related budget management.

The Legal Ops Business Process Program Manager is responsible for facilitating alignment across practice leads and support functions including Legal Finance and IT. This involves establishing agreed-upon systems processes and deliverables while ensuring prioritization and alignment across the organization. The ideal candidate will serve as a collaborator partner and liaison between IT Legal Operations services and the practice areas or functions within Global Legal.

The Legal Ops Business Process Program Manager should be a motivated self-starter with expertise in operations finance and project management complemented by strong technical skills organizational change management experience and facilitation abilities. To succeed in this role the Program Manager must thrive in a matrixed environment demonstrate leadership and teamwork communicate effectively and collaborate deeply across the organization.

This position will report solid line into the Global Legal Operations organization with a dotted line to the Legal Intellectual Property practice area.

At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. Were working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Translate practice area goals into operational strategies tactical plans and support processes.

• Lead or collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate develop and manage projects for key practice area processes ensuring successful program execution throughout their lifecycle.

• Oversee and manage ongoing project operations acting as a liaison between project management planning project teams and Legal subject matter experts.

• Monitor project status and budgets manage schedules and prepare status reports.

• Identify and resolve project issues to meet productivity quality and operational goals.

• Develop mechanisms to track project progress and address challenges with project managers line managers and clients.

• Lead strategic planning and oversee the implementation of Legal systems and platforms.

• Manage day-to-day activities for multiple workstreams including project planning resource allocation status reporting risk identification and accountability for deliverables across functional organizations.

• Collaborate with various stakeholder groups (legal and non-legal) to address strategic priorities effectively.

• Serve as an escalation point for concerns raised by the business practice areas or project teams resolving issues inclusively and leveraging diverse resources for optimal solutions.

• Work with finance and project teams to forecast collect and report financial data to meet business and reporting requirements.

• Define change impacts and develop implementation plans.

• Coordinate with vendors for product evaluations including demos and materials.

• Streamline workflows and oversee updates to system configurations.

• Partner with stakeholders to prioritize projects and ad-hoc requests.

• Note: This role does not involve direct hiring firing or people management responsibilities.

• Travel Requirement: Less than 10%.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience working with processes and systems within the Legal discipline in a regulated environment or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years experience

Nice to Have

• Practical experience in leading and managing processes projects programs and tactics related to Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio management.

• Bachelors degree in a related field such as Legal Business Finance or IT.

• Advanced degree or relevant experience in Legal Operations or a specific Legal practice area is preferred.

• Advanced understanding of finance and accounting concepts with experience analyzing financial data.

• Proficiency in process mapping project management and Lean or Six Sigma principles concepts and practices.

• Experience working within a matrixed environment and managing by influence.

• Proven ability to build relationships and earn the trust of Legal leaders attorneys and support staff.

• Skilled in achieving goals through others and providing direction coaching and guidance to project teams.

• Results-oriented with the ability to proactively identify and resolve issues in a creative and collaborative manner.

• Committed to seeking opportunities to enhance stakeholder satisfaction and strengthen relationships.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to deliver executive-level updates effectively.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits resources and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$115200.00 - $172800.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience certification/education market conditions and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:Incentive plans 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life unites a global team of 95000 passionate people.
We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab to the factory floor to the conference room every one of us experiments creates builds improves and solves. We have the talent diverse perspectives and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. In addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.