Associate Operations Specialist Global Inclusion Diversity & Equity (GIDE)
Job Location:
Minneapolis, MN - USA
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Job Summary
Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life. Our 95000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72 million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose growth and impact.
This position is based in Minneapolis Minnesota and works onsite. Minimal travel may be required to support meetings events and business activities.
The Associate Operations Specialist - GIDE provides operational project coordination and administrative support for the Global Inclusion Diversity & Equity (GIDE) function. This role supports leadership meetings programs events and ongoing initiatives through project coordination financial administration meeting logistics reporting and stakeholder engagement. The position works closely with internal partners vendors and senior leaders to help ensure priorities are executed effectively and deliverables are completed on schedule. This role will provide project organization support and partnership to the GIDE team (includes Networks/ERGs IDE External Partnerships and Community and COE teams). You will work directly with the teams to provide specialized function-related support and lead administrative and project will have the opportunity to work across multiple teams to be sure needs are met for leadership and other team members. This role requires skill tact discretion organization and judgment to accomplish objectives as assigned.
Primary Responsibilities
Prepare presentations reports meeting materials and other business resources to support leadership meetings GIDE initiatives and employee engagement activities.
Coordinate day-to-day project activities including timelines milestones dependencies and readiness activities to support successful execution of key priorities.
Manage end-to-end invoice processing activities including purchase order initiation vendor setup requests invoice submission tracking and issue resolution.
Partner with budget management Accounts Payable vendors and internal stakeholders to support accurate financial administration and timely payment processing.
Coordinate logistics for virtual onsite and offsite meetings events speaker engagements and site visits including scheduling room reservations technology setup and meeting support.
Maintain project plans status reports meeting notes action items and other project documentation to provide visibility into progress and deliverables.
Build and maintain effective working relationships with senior leaders Human Resources partners vendors and cross-functional stakeholders.
Support confidential business activities requiring sound judgment discretion organization and attention to detail.
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree.
Experience in project coordination operations support administrative support program support or a related business function.
Experience coordinating multiple projects activities or deliverables with competing deadlines.
Experience using Microsoft Word PowerPoint Excel and SharePoint in a business environment.
Experience coordinating meetings calendars events or stakeholder communications.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience managing purchase orders vendor setup processes invoice submission and payment tracking.
Experience supporting senior-level leaders in a corporate environment.
Experience coordinating virtual and hybrid meetings using Microsoft Teams Zoom video conferencing or similar collaboration platforms.
Experience coordinating activities across multiple stakeholders locations or time zones.
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
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.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
At Medtronic we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B TN J etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
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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.
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IC
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