Program Director, Enterprise Design and Transformation
Minneapolis, MN - USA
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.
A Day in the Life
As a Program Director in Enterprise Design & Transformation you will partner with enterprise business and functional leaders to translate strategy into the organizational capabilities operating models workforce choices and ways of working needed to deliver it. You will lead complex cross-functional transformation engagements from problem definition and design through activation and value realization. Assignments may span business model transformation operating model transformation organizational integration and activation and digital/AI-enabled workforce transformation. This role combines enterprise strategy organization and work design program leadership and change execution to improve performance speed accountability scalability and customer value.1. Enterprise Transformation Strategy & Advisory
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders helping frame ambiguous business challenges clarify the transformation ambition and define the outcomes design criteria and roadmap required for success.
Translate enterprise and business strategies into implications for capabilities operating models organization workforce governance and ways of working.
Conduct evidence-based diagnosis using business and workforce data stakeholder insights external benchmarks and leading practices to identify root causes opportunities and design choices.
Shape integrated recommendations that balance customer and business needs with scale cost risk talent and execution realities.
2. Business Operating Model & Organization Design
Support business model transformation by translating changes in customer needs value propositions routes to market capabilities and economics into operating model organization and execution requirements.
Lead the design and evolution of operating models including capabilities accountabilities structure governance decision rights process ownership cross-functional interfaces and resource deployment.
Guide macro- and micro-organization design including role clarity management layers and spans team configuration and the placement of shared versus embedded capabilities.
Facilitate executive decisions surface tradeoffs and interdependencies and convert design choices into practical implementation and transition plans.
3. Digital/AI & Workforce Transformation
Assess how digital technologies AI automation and new delivery models change work workflows capacity roles skills talent mix and organizational capabilities.
Partner with business Digital/IT Finance HR and workforce strategy leaders to redesign work and the workforce around the value technology can enable.
Define the organizational governance capability-building and adoption requirements needed to responsibly embed new technologies and sustain new ways of working.
Identify and measure expected outcomes including productivity capacity creation quality speed employee experience and customer value.
4. Program Leadership & Transformation Activation
Lead end-to-end transformation programs establishing clear governance workstreams decision forums milestones dependencies resource needs risks and escalation paths.
Mobilize and coordinate multidisciplinary teams across business and functions including internal experts and external partners to deliver integrated outcomes.
Develop and execute activation plans that address leader readiness stakeholder engagement communications capability building culture team effectiveness adoption and sustainment.
Adapt plans based on performance data and stakeholder feedback and transition durable ownership to business and functional leaders.
5. Value Realization & Enterprise Capability
Establish clear baselines measures and benefits for transformation initiatives connecting organizational and workforce outcomes to business performance.
Monitor execution adoption organization health and value realization; identify emerging risks and recommend course corrections.
Use data analytics and qualitative insights to evaluate effectiveness and improve transformation decisions over time.
Codify lessons methods tools and reusable practices that strengthen enterprise design and transformation capability across the organization.
Competencies
Enterprise and Systems Thinking: Connects strategy customers capabilities operating model organization workforce technology and economics to develop integrated solutions.
Transformation Leadership: Creates clarity and momentum in complex ambiguous environments and guides work from strategy through execution and sustainment.
Design Expertise: Applies sound business operating model organization work and workforce design principles to practical enterprise challenges.
Executive Influence and Facilitation: Builds trusted relationships communicates clear recommendations and facilitates high-stakes decisions and tradeoffs without relying on direct authority.
Program Leadership and Execution: Structures and leads complex cross-functional work with disciplined governance prioritization risk management and follow-through.
Business and Data Acumen: Uses financial operational customer and workforce insights to inform decisions and connect transformation work to measurable value.
Learning Agility and Collaboration: Adapts quickly integrates diverse perspectives and works effectively across functions geographies and levels of the organization.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
Bachelors degree with 10 years of experience in human resources organization design/effectiveness strategy transformation management consulting business operations or a related field including 7 years of managerial experience (people or program management); or an advanced degree with 8 years of experience in human resources organization design/effectiveness strategy transformation management consulting business operations or a related field including 7 years of managerial experience (people or program management).
Nice to Have:
Advanced degree in Business Administration Organizational Development Human Resources Industrial/Organizational Psychology Strategy Engineering Management or a related field.
Proven experience leading complex enterprise-scale transformation initiatives involving business or operating model change organization/workforce design digital/AI transformation or comparable cross-functional change.
Experience in management consulting an internal enterprise transformation function or a center of expertise supporting senior executive clients.
Deep expertise in one or more of the following: business model transformation operating model design organization design strategic workforce planning process/work design digital/AI workforce transformation change activation or benefits realization.
Demonstrated ability to integrate strategy and design with practical implementation adoption and value realization.
Strong financial and business acumen including experience building business cases and defining measurable transformation outcomes.
Experience working in a global matrixed and regulated environment; medical technology or healthcare experience is a plus.
Relevant certifications in organization design change management program/project management Agile Lean or related disciplines.
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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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.
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