IT Manager, Identity Lifecyle and Governance

Medtronic • Danvers, MN

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The IT Manager, Identity Lifecycle and Governance leads the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of Medtronic’s enterprise identity governance program within its Cybersecurity organization. The role oversees governance processes and controls for identity lifecycle management, access certifications, role-based access controls, segregation of duties, access policy compliance, and access-related risk remediation. It partners with IAM Engineering, Information Security, Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit, application owners, and business leaders to strengthen governance, improve program maturity, and ensure access decisions are authorized, documented, and auditable.

The role may be based onsite at a Medtronic hub in Minneapolis, MN (the preferred location); Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Tempe, AZ; New Haven, CT; Irvine, CA; Boston, MA; or Jacksonville, FL. It follows an onsite work model and requires minimal travel for stakeholder engagements, governance activities, and business priorities. The role is eligible for the Medtronic Incentive Plan short-term incentive. U.S. salary range, excluding Puerto Rico, is $134,400–$201,600.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 7 years of experience in identity and access management, identity governance, information security, IT risk and controls, or a related discipline.
• Experience managing identity governance programs, including access certifications, identity lifecycle governance, role management, access policy management, and segregation of duties controls.
• Experience with SailPoint IdentityIQ, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (IdentityNow), or both.
• Knowledge of IAM principles, including least privilege, role-based access control, access provisioning and deprovisioning, audit requirements, and compliance controls.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives, governance programs, or operational teams in a complex enterprise environment.
• Experience leading and developing technical or governance teams.
• For a baccalaureate degree earned outside the United States, the degree must satisfy the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A).

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading SailPoint implementation, expansion, upgrade, optimization, or application onboarding initiatives.
• Experience supporting SOX, NIST, ISO 27001, or similar cybersecurity and control frameworks.
• Experience developing governance metrics, risk reporting, audit responses, and executive-level presentations.
• Experience collaborating with IAM engineering teams on integrations, provisioning workflows, identity data quality, connectors, and policy configuration.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA, or SailPoint certifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise identity governance program, including governance frameworks, policies, standards, control requirements, and operational processes.
• Oversee access certification programs, including manager reviews, application owner attestations, remediation activities, and governance reporting.
• Govern joiner, mover, and leaver identity lifecycle processes to ensure timely provisioning, modification, and deprovisioning of access.
• Direct access governance related to least privilege, role-based access controls, segregation of duties, privileged access oversight, and policy exception management.
• Partner with IAM Engineering and platform owners to define governance requirements, prioritize enhancements, improve workflows, and expand identity governance capabilities.
• Ensure governance processes support audit readiness through effective control execution, reporting, documentation, and evidence retention.
• Collaborate with business leaders, application owners, Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit, and Information Security teams to resolve governance issues and drive accountability.
• Monitor governance metrics, operational performance, service-level agreement compliance, and remediation activities to improve program maturity and reduce risk.
• Lead and develop technical or governance teams.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability leave
• Dependent daycare spending account
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Global well-being program
• Incentive plans, including a short-term Medtronic Incentive Plan
• 401(k) plan with 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 for Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager