Operational Excellence Consultant

Medtronic•Minneapolis, MN

8d•$138,400 - $207,600•Remote

About The Position

Medtronic is seeking an Operational Excellence Consultant to join their global team. This role will be responsible for planning and deploying improvement initiatives across Medtronic, focusing on employee capability development, communication, and governance of continuous improvement practices. The position is remote within the United States, with a preference for candidates near a Medtronic site, and requires approximately 50-75% travel. The consultant will lead the Medtronic Performance System (MPS), develop MPS standards and content, manage the MPS website, design and implement the MPS learning and training ecosystem, and execute enterprise communication strategies to drive MPS adoption. They will also lead change control for MPS, manage projects to improve business processes, reduce costs, and enhance quality, and deliver training and coaching for continuous improvement capabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 10 years of relevant business process improvement experience or an advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant business process improvement experience
Advanced technology acumen, including practical experience with AI-enabled solutions, advanced analytics, and enterprise web/site hosting platforms to support scalable process improvement and knowledge delivery.
Leading Continuous Improvement in a transactional space, such as sales & marketing, staff functions.
Advanced knowledge of business improvement methodologies, with certification (Green Belt or higher, or equivalent) and applied experience in one or more areas such as Lean, Six Sigma, RedX, Agile, and/or Design Thinking.
Exceptional communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, with demonstrated success leading training courses and workshops both in person and virtually for diverse audiences.
Hands-on experience applying Operational Excellence methodologies, combined with strong project management capabilities, to lead initiatives from concept through sustainable implementation.

Nice To Haves

Strong change management, coaching, and mentoring capabilities, with the ability to influence and drive adoption without direct authority across diverse stakeholder groups.
Ability to translate complex concepts into clear, compelling messages, including developing structured communications, learning materials, and capability building content.
Advanced certification in business improvement methodologies (Black Belt or Master Black Belt preferred), with demonstrated application in enterprise or cross functional environments.
Solid financial acumen, with experience integrating continuous improvement initiatives to deliver measurable cost, quality, and performance outcomes.
Willingness and ability to travel approximately 50–75%, varying based on project scope and business initiatives.

Responsibilities

Lead and build engagement across the company with the Medtronic Performance System (MPS), “our way of working better together”.
Develop MPS standards and content that will support the entire company.
Build and oversee best-in-class website hosting for MPS.
Design, implement, and manage MPS learning and training ecosystem, working with Medtronic and vendors.
Develop and execute enterprise communication strategies to drive MPS awareness, understanding, and adoption.
Lead and coordinate change control for MPS.
Lead projects and cross functional initiatives to improve business processes, reduce cost, and enhance quality and performance outcomes.
Deliver belt level training programs both in person and virtually, while mentoring and coaching teams to embed continuous improvement capabilities.