Principal IT Project Lead

Medtronic•Mounds View, MN

1d•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 onsite 4 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. In your role, you may work from the following Medtronic sites: • Mounds View, Minnesota • Fridley, Minnesota (OHQ) • Rice Creek, Minnesota • Boston, Massachusetts • Lafayette, Colorado • Irvine, California (UCI) • Jacksonville, Florida • Fort Worth, Texas • Memphis, Tennessee This role will require 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects. As a Principal IT Project Lead, you will establish and lead enterprise-wide, cross-functional strategic initiatives. You will be responsible for the project management leadership of multiple projects within Enterprise Architecture, Global Functions & SAP organization. The Principal IT Project Lead will lead a variety of different types of projects including large-scale application development, systems integration, operational efficiency improvements, process reengineering and application upgrades and deployments. This role will be accountable for developing finances including project estimates, high level proposals, actual costs, detailed work plans, resource plans, and schedules. You will recommend and take action to direct the analysis and solutions of problems. Responsibilities also include communicating project status, escalating issues, and managing to scope, scheduling, and budgeting constraints. We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive. Our unwavering commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong, are respected, and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute. We know equity starts beyond our workplace, and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communications if we hope to have long-term sustainable impact. Anchored in our Mission, we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world. Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions – we’re a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We encourage and support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Together, we can transform healthcare. Join us for a career in IT that changes lives. Medtronic is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture. Check out the accomplishments of our Women in IT group! http://bit.ly/MedtronicWomeninIT. CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES Leads and directs one or more project teams engaged in global initiatives across functional and regional organizations. Develops and manages all facets of the project(s) from intake through implementation and closure. Accountable for the successful implementation of the outcomes derived through the change through effective organization and leadership, business case and benefits management, stakeholder management, risk management and issue resolution, planning and control, change management and quality management. Ensures the project adheres to all Corporate and IT policies and standards. Responsible for effectively managing the constraints of project management: Scope, Cost, Schedule. Provides technical and analytical guidance and recommendations to leadership governance bodies. Keeps current on advances and best practices in project management methodologies. Responsible for all phases of multiple concurrent projects or a single large-scale, complex program Build trust and rapport with key stakeholders and facilitate executive (i.e. VP) level steering committees discussions Define program and/or project scope and objectives along with applicable project estimates, detailed work plans, schedules, and resource plans Provide leadership to multiple project managers to achieve program objectives with high-quality work products that are delivered on time and on budget Ensure end results meet business and stakeholder benefit expectations Follow Medtronic’s quality system procedures to ensure compliance with system validation requirements Foster strong working relationships between project team members Create an environment for project team members that allows for independent team decision making Ensure that Medtronic's systems and the information on them are protected in accordance with Medtronic's Information Protection Policies and Standards, as well as best Information Protection practices Monitor and control project financial metrics and make adjustments where necessary to meet scope, schedule and budget expectations Institutionalize Medtronic’s development life cycle process and ensure methodologies are implemented effectively for project management processes and techniques Follow the Medtronic Global IT engagement management model as well as ensure it is aligned with corporate engagement models Follow the Medtronic Global IT project management processes Provide analytical guidance to project team in support of issue and risk resolutions Escalate project issues as appropriate

Requirements

7+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of experience with an advanced degree

Nice To Haves

Previous Medtronic experience
Prior experience in a hands-on technical role including but not limited to software development, architecture, etc
Proven experience in driving large projects and programs in a multiple service integrator (SI) environment
Ability to create detailed project plans in Microsoft Project
Resource, cost, and budget planning/estimation experience
Fiscal management, budget tracking, and reporting experience
Experience facilitating working sessions and steering committee meetings
Experience creating risk mitigation strategies
Experience managing highly technical personnel assigned to projects
Experience managing business systems analysts assigned to projects
Extensive experience and demonstrated success developing stakeholder partnerships
Demonstrated success managing large-scale, complex projects involving multiple internal and external stakeholders and partners in a matrixed organization
Demonstrated success in creating a motivating environment for team members
Demonstrated ability to be flexible and take a proactive approach to manage change
Excellent judgment and decision-making skills when under pressure
Strong influencing and negotiation skills
Sound business and technical acumen (artificial intelligence, SAP, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, human resources, legal and compliance, automations)
Experience managing Workday projects including initial system implementations, module rollouts and integration development
Experience managing legal and compliance projects
Excellent written and verbal communication skills including presentation skills to all levels of management
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Advanced Scrum Master Certification
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.

Responsibilities

Leads and directs one or more project teams engaged in global initiatives across functional and regional organizations.
Develops and manages all facets of the project(s) from intake through implementation and closure.
Accountable for the successful implementation of the outcomes derived through the change through effective organization and leadership, business case and benefits management, stakeholder management, risk management and issue resolution, planning and control, change management and quality management.
Ensures the project adheres to all Corporate and IT policies and standards.
Responsible for effectively managing the constraints of project management: Scope, Cost, Schedule.
Provides technical and analytical guidance and recommendations to leadership governance bodies.
Keeps current on advances and best practices in project management methodologies.
Responsible for all phases of multiple concurrent projects or a single large-scale, complex program
Build trust and rapport with key stakeholders and facilitate executive (i.e. VP) level steering committees discussions
Define program and/or project scope and objectives along with applicable project estimates, detailed work plans, schedules, and resource plans
Provide leadership to multiple project managers to achieve program objectives with high-quality work products that are delivered on time and on budget
Ensure end results meet business and stakeholder benefit expectations
Follow Medtronic’s quality system procedures to ensure compliance with system validation requirements
Foster strong working relationships between project team members
Create an environment for project team members that allows for independent team decision making
Ensure that Medtronic's systems and the information on them are protected in accordance with Medtronic's Information Protection Policies and Standards, as well as best Information Protection practices
Monitor and control project financial metrics and make adjustments where necessary to meet scope, schedule and budget expectations
Institutionalize Medtronic’s development life cycle process and ensure methodologies are implemented effectively for project management processes and techniques
Follow the Medtronic Global IT engagement management model as well as ensure it is aligned with corporate engagement models
Follow the Medtronic Global IT project management processes
Provide analytical guidance to project team in support of issue and risk resolutions
Escalate project issues as appropriate

Benefits

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
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)