Senior Principal IT Architect SAP Master Data Governance

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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.

The Master Data Governance (MDG) Process team within Global IT enables enterprise master data capabilities that support SAP integration business operations and digital transformation initiatives across Medtronic. The team partners with Global Data Governance Master Data Operations and cross-functional business and technology stakeholders to establish scalable governed and high-quality master data solutions that support enterprise growth and operational excellence.

This position is located at Medtronic headquarters in Minneapolis Minnesota and requires onsite presence four days per week.

As Senior Principal IT Architect SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) you will define and advance the enterprise architecture strategy and roadmap for master data capabilities across Medtronic. This role serves as the technical authority for SAP MDG and master data management driving scalable solutions that support SAP S/4HANA transformation enterprise data governance and business innovation. You will work closely with business product data and technology teams to translate complex requirements into practical solutions and establish reusable enterprise capabilities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Define enterprise architecture strategy standards and governance frameworks for SAP Master Data Governance and master data management capabilities.
• Lead architecture and technical governance for SAP MDG solutions integrated with SAP S/4HANA SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) enterprise data platforms and third-party applications.
• Serve as the technical authority for material customer supplier/vendor business partner finance product reference and hierarchy data domains.
• Partner with business data and delivery teams to translate master data requirements into scalable solution architectures and implementation plans.
• Develop and validate prototypes for data quality workflow automation integration and artificial intelligence-enabled data management capabilities.
• Guide solutions through architecture implementation deployment stabilization and adoption while ensuring alignment to enterprise standards.
• Provide technical leadership during major implementations data conversions cutovers and production issue resolution activities.
• Establish reusable architecture patterns accelerators and enterprise capabilities that support transformation initiatives acquisitions divestitures and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree with 10 years of related IT experience OR advanced degree with 8 years of related IT experience.
• 8 years designing and implementing SAP MDG solutions including 5 years in enterprise architecture solution architecture or technical leadership roles.
• Experience leading large-scale SAP transformation programs from discovery architecture and prototyping through production deployment and adoption.
• Experience with SAP configuration data modeling integration application programming interfaces (APIs) workflow automation data quality and troubleshooting.
• Experience translating complex business requirements into enterprise solutions within regulated and large-scale environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Business or a related technical discipline.
• Advanced degree or SAP certification in SAP MDG SAP S/4HANA SAP BTP enterprise architecture or related technologies.
• Experience implementing SAP MDG on SAP S/4HANA and extending solutions through SAP BTP.
• Experience developing prototypes and accelerators using APIs event-driven integration workflow automation cloud services Structured Query Language (SQL) data analysis or scripting.
• Experience applying artificial intelligence or machine learning to data quality classification enrichment matching anomaly detection workflow optimization or migration readiness.
• Experience in consulting solution engineering product engineering mergers and acquisitions global delivery models or enterprise data platforms including Snowflake Databricks or SAP Datasphere.

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.

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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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$156000.00 - $234000.00

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.

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