Communications Program Director - Enterprise Accounts & Strategic Channels

Medtronic • Minneapolis, MN

18h • Onsite

About The Position

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll 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 do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. Careers that Change Lives We are seeking a strategic communications leader and consultative business partner who is passionate about integrated communication strategies, energized by change, and skilled at building connections in a complex global environment. This role will provide communications leadership to assigned parts of the Global Commercial Office (GCO), connecting dots and collaborating across operating units, global functions, and regions. This role will balance internal and external/customer communications. Reporting to the Vice President, Communications, GCO & Global Functions, and you will be responsible for developing and executing comprehensive communication strategies that support our commercial growth accelerators, and projects that modernize our global go-to-market strategies, partnering on the GCO level strategy and connecting this directly to the assign client groups. You will also build and execute executive communications and thought leadership, partnering with HR to elevate the reputation of GCO, engage employees and create meaningful and impactful communications programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 10 years of relevant communications experience, including 7+ years in a people or program managerial role; or advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience and 7+ years of people or program managerial experience.

Nice To Haves

• Exceptional writing, editing, and creative skills.
• Proven ability to advise and influence business partners, manage multiple projects, and excel in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to work autonomously across multiple stakeholder groups to advance the priorities of GCO.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint, Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, Teams, and desktop publishing applications.
• Experience working within a highly matrixed, global organization.
• Creative problem-solving skills and strong business acumen to align communication strategies with business objectives.
• Willingness to learn and embody the Medtronic brand voice in all communications.
• High level of accuracy, accountability, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic communications leader within GCO, partnering across directly with assigned leaders and functions.
• Develop and deliver impactful internal (and external) communications plans, messages, and tactics aligned with business outcomes.
• Advise and counsel assigned business partners, including senior executives, and build strong relationships across all levels of the organization within GCO and outside of GCO across all operating units and regions.
• Drive both strategy and execution, establishing clear objectives, and creating content that delivers measurable results.
• Leverage expertise in organizational communications to engage and inspire employees.
• Establish metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of communications initiatives and inform continuous improvement.
• Manage multiple projects with competing deadlines, maintaining high performance under pressure.
• Travel up to 10% as needed.

Benefits

• Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
• We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
• 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)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees