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 preferred working location for this role is the Medtronic facility located in Mounds View Minnesota; however the individual may also work remotely within the US or onsite at another US-based Medtronic facility.

CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES

We are seeking a highly experienced Strategic Program Leader to oversee Enterprise Architecture (EA) and Application Portfolio Management (APM) Governance across Medtronic. This role will be pivotal in helping to drive strategic alignment between IT and business leaders to ensure the organizations technology landscape supports its long-term business objectives. The ideal candidate will lead cross-functional teams to review solutions that balance design thinking technical debt management and risk mitigation while adhering to IT processes and standards.

The Strategic Program Leader will serve as a thought leader and trusted partner collaborating with senior leadership across IT and operating units to ensure we make sound scalable architectural decisions that enable growth innovation and cost efficiency.

We believe that when people from different cultures genders and points of view come together innovation is the result and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive. Our unwavering commitment to inclusion diversity and equity (ID&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong are respected and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute. We know equity starts beyond our workplace and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communications if we hope to have long-term sustainable impact.

Anchored in our Mission we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions were a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We encourage and support your growth with the training mentorship and guidance you need to own your future success. Together we can transform healthcare. Join us for a career in IT that changes lives. Medtronic is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture. Check out the accomplishments of our Women in IT group! DAY IN THE LIFE

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture Leadership

• Maintain and follow the enterprise architecture strategy artifacts ensuring it aligns with the organizations long-term business and IT goals.
• Collaborate with IT and business leaders to ensure they are following the governance artifacts and requirements for all technology projects to ensure we are optimizing the portfolio and costs across Medtronic.
• Facilitate the Enterprise Architecture and APM evaluation selection and integration of new technologies ensuring they fit within the enterprise architecture framework and promote innovation.
• Foster a culture of design thinking ensuring user-centric approaches to problem-solving and solution development across the enterprise.

Application Portfolio Management (APM) Governance

• Develop and govern the global application portfolio management strategy ensuring applications are aligned with business value technical feasibility and financial objectives.
• Partner with IT Platform owners and leaders to evaluate the application landscape identifying opportunities for rationalization cost optimization and risk reduction.
• Lead initiatives that assess and mitigate technical debt ensuring technology solutions remain scalable and sustainable over time.
• Manage the lifecycle of key applications from selection through retirement ensuring adherence to IT standards and business objectives.
• Provide work direction to the analysts on completing application requests incidents and also managing the overall data quality and governance.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Develop risk management strategies to identify and mitigate risks associated with enterprise architecture and application portfolio decisions.
• Ensure all technology investments are compliant with regulatory requirements IT governance policies and security standards.
• Collaborate with security compliance and legal teams to proactively address any emerging risks or compliance issues.

Collaboration & Partnership

• Serve as a bridge between IT and business leaders to ensure alignment of governance processes and overall optimization of our portfolio.
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops and strategy sessions to foster collaboration share insights and co-create architectural solutions that meet business needs.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with VMO to understand our strategic partners partners and external consultants leveraging their expertise to enhance internal capabilities.

Cost & Performance Optimization

• Evaluate and optimize the total cost of ownership (TCO) for applications and technology platforms ensuring financial sustainability.
• Ensure that technology solutions deliver measurable business value while maintaining a balance between performance cost and risk.
• Drive financial accountability through detailed budgeting forecasting and resource planning aligned with the organizations strategic objectives.

Process Improvement & Standards

• Establish and enforce best practices standards and frameworks for enterprise architecture and application portfolio management.
• Lead the continuous improvement of IT processes to increase efficiency quality and innovation in solution delivery.
• Ensure adherence to IT governance frameworks (e.g. ITIL COBIT) and enterprise-wide standards to maintain consistency and compliance.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications)

• 10 years of experience with a bachelors degree or 8 years of experience with an advanced degree
• 7 years of managerial experience
• 8 years of experience in IT leadership enterprise architecture or application portfolio management preferably within a global cross-functional environment.

DESIRED/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)

• Strongly Preferred:
  • Previous Medtronic experience
  • Certifications: TOGAF ITIL or equivalent certifications in architecture and IT governance preferred
  • Strategic Thinking: Ability to anticipate future trends see the big picture and help drive a long-term enterprise architecture strategy and program in collaboration with key stakeholders.
  • Leadership: Proven experience in leading cross-functional teams and driving enterprise-wide initiatives.
  • Collaboration & Communication: Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and build partnerships with senior leadership business and technical teams.
  • Risk Management: Strong experience in identifying and mitigating risks related to technology security and operational effectiveness.
  • Financial Acumen: Ability to manage budgets optimize costs and ensure financial sustainability of IT solutions.
  • Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks cloud computing AI machine learning and application portfolio management strategies.
  • Innovation Mindset: Strong advocate for design thinking and creative approaches to solution development.
  • Process & Governance: Expertise in IT governance models standards and processes with the ability to enforce compliance globally.

ABOUT MEDTRONIC

Together we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic we push the limits of what technology therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Lets work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients lives. Help us shape the future.

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. Learn more about our benefits at .

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) on page 6 here.

The provided base salary range is used nationally (except in certain CA locations).The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experiencecertification/education market conditions location etc.

Executive Level Roles: Base pay is based on numerous factors and may vary depending on job-relatedknowledge skills and experience

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS

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. (ADA-United States of America).

EEO STATEMENT

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.

DISCLAIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position.

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.

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.

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