We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 14 Feb 2026

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 Program Manager Executive & Director Development Programs owns the strategy design and execution of assigned executive and director development programs within the Global Learning and Leadership Development Center of Excellence (CoE). Operating at the program level this role partners closely with a Program Director to translate portfolio direction and enterprise priorities into high-quality adaptable development experiences in a fast-moving executive-facing environment. The Program Manager brings strong judgment applied strategic thinking and disciplined executionbalancing service excellence with the ability to make decisions anticipate needs and drive continuous improvement. This role requires professional presence comfort with change and high personal accountability and is well suited for a leader building strategic capability and preparing for broader portfolio leadership over time.

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 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.

• Own and manage assigned Executive and Director Development programs ensuring program-level strategy design and execution are aligned with portfolio direction and enterprise talent priorities.

• Operate within a governance framework to intake requests prioritize initiatives and allocate resources.

• Operate effectively in a dynamic executive-facing environment where priorities evolve maintaining focus on what matters most while adapting plans and execution as needed.

• Partner closely with the Program Director to translate portfolio priorities into program-level strategy decisions and continuous improvement.

• Engage confidently in client-facing and executive-facing interactions representing the work and the function with professionalism clarity and credibility.

• Apply emerging strategic thinking skills to anticipate needs surface risks and make informed program-level decisions that strengthen design and delivery.

• Serve as a trusted partner to executives HRBPs and business leaders by providing insight responsiveness and follow-through in support of leadership development initiatives.

• Define and oversee evaluation frameworks to measure adoption promotion retention readiness and business impact.

• Track and report on program outcomes leveraging data to demonstrate measurable business value and continuous improvement.

• Own program budgets forecast needs and align spend with strategic and enterprise goals.

• Balance global resources and capacity across portfolios to ensure scalable delivery.

• Integrate new technologies modalities and approaches to enhance leadership development programs.

• Stay ahead of global trends in executive education and talent development applying insights to programs.

• Foster diversity equity and inclusion across all initiatives ensuring programs are representative and globally relevant.

• Partner with external vendors universities and thought leaders to bring cutting-edge practices into the portfolio.

Qualifications

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree required

• 10 years of progressive experience in leadership development executive development or related field.

• Proven expertise in designing and delivering leadership or development programs for executives.

Nice to Have:

• Masters degree in Organizational Development Education Business or related field preferred.

• Strong consulting and stakeholder management skills with experience influencing and advising senior leaders.

• Demonstrated ability to lead work through influence collaboration and strong partnership in a matrixed environment..

• Experience working with external partners vendors or business schools to deliver executive learning solutions.

• Strong understanding of measurement and evaluation frameworks for leadership development programs.

• Excellent facilitation communication and interpersonal skills; able to interact credibly with C-suite executives.

• Ability to balance strategic vision with hands-on program management and delivery.

• Global perspective and experience designing programs that resonate across cultures and geographies.

Core Competencies

• Strategic Leadership Shapes and evolves programs in alignment with portfolio strategy and enterprise leadership priorities.

• Stakeholder Consulting Serves as a trusted advisor to executives and HR leaders on leadership development needs.

• Program Excellence Designs and delivers high-quality high-impact executive development programs.

• Service Excellence & Personal Accountability: Demonstrate a strong service excellence mindset taking personal ownership for quality responsiveness and follow-through across all stakeholder interactions.

• Influence & Collaboration Leads work through strong partnership credibility and accountability in a matrixed environment.

• Innovation Champions new approaches modalities and technologies in executive development.

• Measurement & Impact Ensures program outcomes are tracked evaluated and tied to business results.

• Collaboration Works effectively across functions geographies and governance structures.

• Business Acumen Connects leadership development to enterprise strategy and measurable outcomes.

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):$114400.00 - $171600.00

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