Director, Talent Management Programs

Medtronic • Minneapolis, MN

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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 The Director, Talent Management Programs will drive the design, execution, and adoption of innovative talent management initiatives that empower leaders, strengthen organizational capability, and advance Medtronic’s strategic priorities. This role partners with enterprise and global stakeholders to champion a culture of high performance, inclusion, and continuous development—ensuring our people are equipped to deliver on company objectives and shape the future of healthcare.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree
• 10 years of combined HRBP/Talent Management experience with 7 years of managerial experience, or an advanced degree and 8 years of combined HRBP/Talent Management experience with 7 years of managerial experience.
• Experience with HR systems, data and analytics

Nice To Haves

• Skilled in communicating, influencing, and leading the organization in talent management programs across the enterprise.
• Ability to coordinate communication among various stakeholders, handling complex operating structures involving both HR and business leaders.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy enterprise mechanisms that elevate leadership capability , ensuring leaders can effectively define, cascade, and execute company strategy and culture.
• Advance talent management excellence by developing tools, processes, programs, systems, and training that strengthen leaders’ ability to assess, develop, and manage talent.
• Engage and influence a diverse network of global stakeholders , ensuring broad alignment, adoption, and inclusive execution of talent management programs and processes.
• Serve as an integrator across the enterprise , ensuring consistent communication, alignment of priorities, and seamless coordination with both HR and business leaders.
• Oversees team performance, talent development, engagement, and inclusion while communicating departmental and strategic priorities.
• Sets and manages performance expectations, conducts performance reviews, and leads ongoing coaching and career development for team members.
• Defines team structure and workforce plans to ensure capability and capacity align to business needs.
• Holds full accountability for hiring, promotions, rewards, and overall team culture and performance.
• Drives cross-functional, enterprise-wide projects to completion with excellence in execution.
• Creates clarity, alignment, and disciplined project rigor across complex organizational structures.
• Builds deep, strategic relationships across HR and business leadership ecosystems.
• Communicates effectively with senior and executive leaders, influencing decisions and driving shared ownership of talent management outcomes.
• Navigates divergent stakeholder interests to create aligned, enterprise-focused solutions.
• Leads managers and supervisors responsible for executing talent management and leadership development initiatives.
• Determines supervisory relationships and builds long-range staffing and capability plans.
• Directs and advances all core TM processes, including performance management, succession planning, and potential assessment.
• Demonstrates mastery of core Talent Management disciplines and can lead enterprise processes from strategy to execution.
• Drives innovation across the function, elevating practices and encouraging best-practice sharing.
• Leads significant improvements to processes, systems, and operating models.
• Navigates complex, ambiguous challenges requiring deep analysis, cross-functional collaboration, and strategic problem-solving.
• Skilled in HR technology, systems, data, and analytics, leveraging insights to inform decisions and improve program effectiveness.

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