At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

The Diabetes Operating Unit focuses on improving the lives of those within the global diabetes community. As a business we strive to empower people with diabetes to live life on their terms by delivering innovation that truly matters and providing support in the ways they need it. Were committed to meeting people with diabetes where they are in their journey always with an aim to make their lives easier. We are a nearly $3 billion USA-based medical technology business. Our portfolio of innovative solutions is designed to provide customers with greater freedom and better health helping them achieve better glucose control while spending less time managing their disease.

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As part of our separation from our parent company Medtronic we are building a standalone organization with leaders to enable strategic growth and operational excellence (link topress release Medtronic Diabetes intent to separate . To that end we are seeking a highly experienced and strategicSr Director Strategy & Enterprise Architecture to establish our applied architecture practice.

At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we -person exchanges are invaluable to our work. Were working a minimum of 3 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 . This role can be located in Northridge (LA Metro-area) Minneapolis or Duluth (Atlanta Metro-area).

TheSenior Director Chief Architectwill serve as the senior-most technology architect in IT shapingenterprise-wide architecture and technology strategy. This is ahands-on leadership role focused on applied architecture and deep technical expertise rather than building a large EA department. This role will:

• Act as thearchitecture authorityacross enterprise systems and platforms.
• Drive the definition ofstandards patterns and roadmapsfor core systems (ERP MES QMS CRM cloud).
• Partner with peers in ERP Infrastructure Cybersecurity Manufacturing Quality R&D and GTM to ensure architectural coherence.
• Lead anEnterprise Architecture Community of Practice mentoring solution/domain architects across IT.
• Guide adoption ofemerging technologies(AI automation analytics digital platforms) where they create measurable value.

Key Responsibilities

Technology & Architecture Leadership

• Define and maintain theenterprise architectureacross applications data infrastructure and integration.
• Providehands-on architectural guidancefor major initiatives:
  • ERP modernization (ECC S/4HANA)
  • MES and QMS evolution in regulated manufacturing
  • CRM/digital transformation in commercial functions
  • Cloud adoption and modernization
• Setarchitecture standards patterns and principlesto ensure security scalability and interoperability.
• Partner with Cybersecurity to embedsecure-by-designpractices.

Strategy & Roadmaps

• Shape theenterprise technology strategyaligned to business priorities.
• Develop modernization roadmaps balancing reliability regulatory compliance and innovation.
• Evaluateemerging technologies(AI automation analytics digital platforms) for practical business application.
• Provide recommendations to CIO and IT leadership on investment choices.

Collaboration & Influence

• Lead theEnterprise Architecture Community of Practice ensuring alignment across solution/domain architects.
• Influence IT portfolios through governance standards and design reviews.
• Partner with business leaders to ensure technology architectures directly support business goals.

Execution Support

• Act asreview authorityfor major programs and solution designs.
• Ensure applied architectures arepractical and deliver business value.
• Coach architects and senior engineers building architecture maturity across IT.

Qualifications

• 15 years of IT experience with 8 years in architecture leadership.
• Deep expertise inenterprise platforms: SAP ECC/S4 MES QMS CRM (Salesforce) cloud (Azure AWS).
• Strong knowledge ofintegration (APIs middleware) data architectures and security models.
• Experience inmed tech life sciences or other regulated manufacturing industriesstrongly preferred.
• Ability tolead through influence managing alignment without direct authority.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and introduceemerging technologies (AI automation analytics)into enterprise environments.
• Excellent communication skills able to simplify complex technical topics for executive stakeholders.

Why Join Us

• Be thechief architectguiding IT strategy during a once-in-a-generation spin-off.
• Influence technology decisions across manufacturing quality R&D commercial and corporate functions.
• Shape amodern secure and AI-ready technology foundationfor a mission-driven med tech company.

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.

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 addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.