IT Director Cybersecurity Chief of Staff
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Job Location:
Minneapolis, MN - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 176800 - 265200
Posted on:
19 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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 IT Director; Cybersecurity Chief of Staff will assist in providing the strategic operational and coordination support needed to make a cybersecurity organization effective at scale. As security programs grow in complexity the CISO must balance executive leadership enterprise-wide risk management and rapid response demands. A Chief of Staff enables this by: Driving organizational focus Improving cross-functional coordination Enhancing operational efficiency Strengthening decision-making and Ensuring continuity and resilience.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.Wereworking onsite 4 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.In your role you may workfromthe following Medtronic sites:
Twin Cities Minnesota
Memphis Tennessee
Lafayette Colorado
Santa Ana/Irvine California (UCI)
North Haven Connecticut
Jacksonville Florida
Mansfield orBoston Massachusetts
Fort Worth Texas
This role will require5-10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.
We believe that when people fromdifferent cultures genders and points of view come together innovation is the resultandeveryone 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 barriersto opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong are respected and feel valued for who they areand the life experiences they contribute.We know equity starts beyond our workplace and we must play a rolein addressing systemic inequities in ourcommunicationsto achievelong-term sustainable impact.
Anchored in our Mission we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employeesand to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world.
Bring your talents toanindustry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions werea market leader and growing every day. You can be proud tobe apart of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career.Weencourage andsupport your growth with the training mentorship and guidance you need toownyour 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 outthe accomplishments of our Women in IT group! THAT CHANGE LIVES
TheCybersecurity Chief of Staff (CoS) serves as the primary strategic partner and force multiplier for the ChiefInformation Security Officer (CISO).In this role you willbridge the gap between technical security operations and high-level business strategy ensuring the security organization runs efficiently.As the Chief of Staff (CoS) you will be the strategic architect behind the CISOs office. Youarentjust an administrator; you are a high-level advisor and operator who ensures the cybersecurity department executes its mission with precision. You will manage the business of security allowing the CISO to focus on high-stakes technical leadership and external stakeholder management.
This role willfocus on fivekey pillars:
Strategic Operations & Governance
Strategic Planning: Drive the annual and quarterly planning cycles; track progress against OKRs and KPIs to ensure the security roadmap is on schedule.
Strategy Development & Performance Measurement: Lead the translation of the CISOs multi-year vision into a structured execution roadmap. You willbe responsible fordefining the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) andestablishinga robust measurement frameworkutilizingadvanced telemetry and security-specific metricsto quantify risk reduction anddemonstratethe ROI of the global security program to executive leadershipwhilemaintainingalignment to greater organizational goals.
Financial Stewardship: Manage the cybersecurity budget overseeing vendor relationships procurement processes and headcount planning.
The Rhythm of Business: Structure and lead leadership team meetings off-sites and town halls to ensure alignment and accountability.
Functional Delivery & Global Oversight
GICSO Pillar Management: Provide functional management and delivery oversight for one or more core Global Information Security Office (GICSO) pillars (e.g. PMO/MA&D Strategy & Programs GRC Cyber Defense IAM or GRC). You will ensure cross-regional alignment unblock technical dependencies and guarantee that global security initiatives are delivered on time and within scope across varied geographic business units.
Executive Communication & Reporting
Executive Proxy & Delegated Authority: Serve as the primary surrogate for the CISO inhigh-stakessteering committees executive leadership meetings and vendor negotiations. You will be empowered to make operational decisions provide the voice of the CISO in their absence and ensure momentum on critical security mandates is never stalled by scheduling conflicts.
The Diplomatic Proxy: Act as the CISOs eyes and ears across the organizationtriagingrequests for the CISOs time andrepresentingthe Security Office in sensitive cross-functional disputes to reach a resolution before escalation.
The Operational Proxy: Serve asone ofthe designated Deputiesfor the Office of the CISO assuming leadership over the Global Security leadership team duringthe CISOsabsence to ensure continuity of operations and incident response readiness.
The Strategic Proxy: Translate the CISOs long-term vision into immediate tactical direction for GICSO pillar leads serving as the secondary point of contact for executive stakeholders to ensure security alignment with broader business goals.
Board Readiness: Prepare high-impact presentations and reports for the Board of Directors and the AuditCommittee and the Medtronic Cybersecurity Committeetranslating technical vulnerabilities into business risk.
Internal Liaison: Act as the CISOs proxy in cross-functional meetings with Finance Legal HR andOUs as needed.
Ghostwriting: Draftand or reviewinternal announcements security culture memos and executive-level briefings.Development of presentations which distillcomplex technical risks into clearbusiness-centric narrativesfor both internal and external speaking engagements.
Operational Oversight: Streamlining the rhythm of business by managing leadership meetingsandGCISO organizationevents overseeing headcount planning and driving cross-functional projects that require coordination across Legal Finance and HR.
Special Projects & Crisis Management
Incidents & Response: During major security incidents act as a coordinator (as needed) to ensure non-technical workstreams (communications legal updates to leadership) are handled seamlessly.
Change Management: Lead organizational design initiatives or large-scale culture shifts such as rolling out a new Security First mindset across the company.
Cultural Leadership: Driving internal initiatives such asteam off-sites talent development programs and securityawarenessculture across the enterprise.Coordination of OHS initiatives andGCISOCulture Committee.
Must Haves (Minimum Qualifications)
Bachelors degree with 10 years in Cybersecurity IT Operations or Management Consulting.
7 years of managerial experience
Technical Literacy - Ability to understand GRC (Governance Risk and Compliance) SOC operations and cloud security architecture without needing to be a practitioner.
Operational Excellence - Proven track record of managing multi-million-dollar budgets and complex project portfolios.
Soft Skills - High emotional intelligence discretion with sensitive data and the ability to manage up.
Experience managing a Project Management Office and Agile coaching teams.
Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and drive change.
Nice to Have
Strongly Preferred:
Previous Medtronic experience
Advanced degree(s)
Specific leadership experience in cybersecurity; managing multiple areas of within the cybersecurity function.
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.
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)
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 benefitshere.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP)here.
This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)here.
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.
If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic Inc. (Medtronic) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County you can findhere a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Fundraising
- Media Relations
- Constant Contact
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Team Management
- Public Speaking
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
About Company
About Medtronic Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology 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 excit ... View more
