Job Description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 7 May 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

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 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. The person in this role will be Minnesota based with a strong preference to work from the Medtronic facility located in Mounds View Minnesota.

The Principal IT Project Manager reports to the Head of IT GO&SC (Global Operations & Supply Chain) Portfolio and is responsible for governing and delivering a multiyear multimilliondollar IT investment set of projects encompassing 10 initiatives and a FY27 budget exceeding $5M. The Principal IT Project Manager provides endtoend oversight of all IT initiatives to ensure dependencies priorities and capacity are effectively managed while directly leading select programs and projects. The role requires strong leadership communication and organizational skills to drive business case and benefits management financial and resource oversight risk and quality management and stakeholder engagement. The Principal IT Project Manager partners closely with business leaders ensures highquality projects data in Planisware supports organizational development and continuous improvement of project management practices and quickly develops working knowledge of digital transformation areas including GenAI hyper automation supply operating models master data CRM and vendor management.

We believe that when people from different cultures genders and points of view come together innovation is the result and everyone 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 barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong are respected and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute. We know equity starts beyond our workplace and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communications to achieve long-term sustainable impact. Anchored in our Mission we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions were a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We encourage and support your growth with the training mentorship and guidance you need to own your future success. Together we can transform healthcare. Join us for a career in IT that changes lives.

CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES

• Program execution and strategic delivery:Lead business case development and benefits realization across program execution ensuring strategic alignment financial oversight capacity and priority management and high quality Planisware records.

• Stakeholder partnership and governance:Drive effective stakeholder management and communications partner closely with business leaders manage risks and issues and ensure strong quality governance and delivery discipline.

• Organizational capability and transformation enablement:Advance organizational development through continuous improvement of PM training processes and tools while rapidly adopting and supporting digital transformation initiatives including GenAI hyper automation SOM Supply Chain master data CRM and vendor management.

Doing the Right things

• Strategic investment shaping and prioritization:Partner with Plan Build and Run leaders and senior stakeholders to define business needs shape IT investments and prioritize high impact initiatives aligned to business strategy long term vision timelines milestones and budgets.

• Execution leadership and risk management:Provide strong leadership across planning and delivery by engaging project managers and functional teams to ensure operational feasibility effective resource allocation quality execution and proactive risk and issue mitigation.

• Leadership alignment and communication:Balance the what and the how by achieving core delivery metrics (cost quality service safety) while fostering accountability simplicity and a results driven culture through clear consistent communication and executive engagement.

Doing t hem the R ight way

• Strengthen project management governance and decision making by improving policies standards and oversight and providing clear data driven recommendations to leadership.

• Effectively manage internal and external resourcesby coordinating with partners aligning skills and capacity to project needs and monitoring delivery performance to ensure consistent outcomes.

• Drive efficiency and continuous improvementby optimizing costs reducing duplication and improving collaboration across teams and partners to elevate overall execution quality.

Getting t hem d one w ell

• Provide strategic oversight and transparency across active projects by monitoring in flight project performance managing dependencies and risks and delivering clear actionable reporting aligned to long term business objectives .

• Enable consistent high quality executionby supporting and coaching project managers ensuring projects are delivered on time within budget and with strong quality while driving adherence to Medtronic delivery frameworks tools and compliance standards.

• Strengthen collaboration and scalabilityby partnering with architects and technical leaders to align technology decisions with business strategy promote future ready architectures and continuously improve ways of working.

Getting the benefits

• Continuously measure performance through key KPIs and identify the actual benefits delivered against the projected outcomes ensuring that the projects remain focused on value realization aligned with strategic objectives and timelines.

• Partner with IT Finance to manage report and forecast AOP financials

• Proactively share success stories and key performance insights with leadership to celebrate significant accomplishments

MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications)

• 7 years of experience with a bachelors degree or 5 years of experience with an advanced degree

NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience leadingIT and business projects

• Medtronic knowledge is a plus

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.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend lifewhere your unique background and perspective are valued.

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):$124800.00 - $187200.00

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 insurance Health Savings Account Healthcare Flexible Spending Account Life insurance Long-term disability leave Dependent daycare spending account Tuition assistance/reimbursement and Simple 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 match Short-term disability Paid time off Paid holidays Employee Stock Purchase Plan Employee Assistance Program Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) and Capital 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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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 find 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.

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Job Tags

Full time, H1b, Work at office, Local area, Flexible hours

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