Senior Transformation Program Manager

Role Description

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. This position is remote to enhance our competitive edge and expand our cross-functional collaboration efforts. This role will be responsible to build and operationalize a Cost-to-Serve capability across a fragmented, global service environment by integrating financial and operational data, establishing foundational data structures, and driving cross-functional execution.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Develops long-range objectives and strategic plans for corporation or major division by identifying internal and external strategic issues that could affect growth and profitability.
• Scans environment for business opportunities, maintains surveillance over market, and may perform financial analysis of acquisition candidates.
• Develops and monitors profitability, productivity, and growth targets.
• May prepare acquisition proposals, recommend financial and nonfinancial strategic objectives and alternatives, and implement and maintain strategic and operational plans.
• Plans and coordinates business reviews, resource allocations, organization structures, and financial analysis.

This is not a traditional PM role. It requires a rare combination of:

• Data architecture thinking (defining what data should exist and how it connects)
• Analytical depth (working hands-on across messy, incomplete datasets)
• Business acumen (understanding cost drivers across regions, service models, and P&L impacts)
• Program leadership (driving alignment across Finance, IT, Service, and Regions) – heavily complex/matrixed org
• Communicate to executives & provide detailed/tactical direction to technical SME’s

Core focus areas:

• Cost-to-Serve Framework Development:
  • Define the data model and methodology for cost-to-serve (install base, transaction volume, cost pools)
  • Establish initial manual frameworks to bridge current system gaps
  • Create scalable structure aligned to future system harmonization
• Data Integration & Insight Generation:
  • Consolidate fragmented data across Finance, Service Ops, and regional systems
  • Translate raw data into actionable insights (cost drivers, variability, opportunities)
  • Partner with analytics/reporting teams to build repeatable reporting
• Cross-Functional Program Leadership:
  • Drive alignment across Finance, IT, Service Delivery, and Business Units
  • Identify and resolve data gaps, inconsistencies, and ownership issues
  • Act as the single-threaded leader for cost insights initiatives
• Master Data Governance (Critical Add-On):
  • Lead coordination of master data improvement efforts
  • Translate business pain points into specific data requirements and fixes
  • Provide executive-level clarity on impact vs. activity
• Scrap, Obsolescence, Gain, and Loss (SOGL) Reduction & Execution:
  • Develop critical insights into current sources and drivers of SOGL across regions, products, and service activities
  • Define clear metrics, baselines, and reduction targets for SOGL in partnership with Finance and Service leadership
  • Lead or oversee execution of prioritized initiatives and projects targeting SOGL reduction, tracking progress and realized impact

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and minimum of 7+ years of relevant experience, or Advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.

Requirements

• “Structured chaos” operator – thrives in ambiguity
• Deep Excel / data wrangling / analytical thinking (not a technical dashboard developer)
• Ability to move between Executive strategy conversations and hands-on data problem solving
• Strong influence skills in a global matrix organization
• MDT knowledge & experience a bonus
• 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.

Benefits

• Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
• Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD): $160,000.00 - $240,000.00
• This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
• 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
• Simple Steps (global well-being program)
• 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)
• Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)