Senior Director Enterprise Business Platforms

Medtronic • Minneapolis, MN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 11 Feb 2026 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 Role Overview The Senior Director, Enterprise Business Platforms for HR, Payroll, Legal and Compliance is a senior IT leadership role accountable for the end-to-end ownership, performance, and evolution of Medtronic’s enterprise platforms supporting these critical corporate functions. This role requires a leader who serves as the face of IT to senior business leadership, both for topics related to HR, Payroll, Legal and Compliance, and as a trusted enterprise IT leader for broader technology topics, priorities, and transformation discussions. The successful candidate will forge strong executive relationships, operate with deep business context, and jointly drive digital transformation with business partners. Reporting to the VP of Enterprise Architecture, Global Functions and SAP COE, this leader will balance operational excellence with innovation, act as a force multiplier across the IT ecosystem, and drive AI, automation, and GenAI enabled transformation while building a future-ready, globally distributed, bi-modal IT organization. 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 15 or more years of progressive IT leadership experience in large, complex enterprise environments or Graduate degree with 13 or more years of progressive IT leadership experience in large, complex enterprise environments
• Demonstrated success operating as the face of IT and trusted partner to senior business leadership
• Prior experience leading HR, Payroll, Legal, Compliance, or closely related enterprise functions, or comparable corporate platforms with similar scale, regulatory, and operational complexity
• Strong track record leading enterprise digital transformation, AI, automation, and GenAI enablement

Nice To Haves

• Proven experience building strong business-facing IT organizations with deep domain expertise
• Experience leading global, distributed teams and future-ready operating models
• Demonstrated success managing complex vendor and systems integrator ecosystems
• Executive presence with the ability to influence, align, and lead at senior levels
• Experience in highly regulated industries such as medical devices, life sciences, or healthcare
• Prior success establishing or scaling Global Capability Centers
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture, data platforms, and integration ecosystems
• Experience driving transformation in large, matrixed organizations

Responsibilities

• Business Relationship Management and Enterprise IT Leadership Serve as the primary IT partner and visible face of IT to senior leadership across HR, Payroll, Legal and Compliance
• Act as a trusted enterprise IT representative for broader IT topics, strategy discussions, and cross-domain initiatives impacting the business
• Build and sustain strong executive-level relationships grounded in trust, credibility, and delivery
• Develop deep business and domain knowledge personally and across the IT team so technology decisions are shaped by strategy regulatory requirements and operational realities
• Partner with business leaders to co-create digital and technology roadmaps aligned to enterprise priorities outcomes and value realization
• Establish and operate a mature Business Relationship Management model that enables structured engagement, shared accountability and continuous alignment between IT and business stakeholders
• Bi-Modal IT Leadership Build and lead a bi-modal IT organization that delivers operational excellence, resilience, security, and compliance for core enterprise platforms while enabling innovation, agility, and rapid value delivery through AI, automation, and emerging digital capabilities
• Define clear operating models, governance, funding approaches, and success metrics across both modes
• Ensure strong coordination across run, change, and innovation, enabling speed while maintaining reliability
• End-to-End Platform and Domain Ownership Own the full lifecycle of HR, Payroll, Legal and Compliance technology platforms, including availability, performance, security, compliance, and cost management
• Ensure audit-ready, reliable, and scalable operations across systems, data, and integrations
• Establish and maintain strong operational discipline across incident, problem, change, and release management
• Digital Transformation, AI and Automation Leadership Act as a force multiplier and thought leader who drives change through digital transformation jointly with business partners
• Lead enterprise digital transformation initiatives across HR, Payroll, Legal and Compliance, aligning technology, process, and operating model change
• Champion adoption of AI, automation, and GenAI to improve productivity, insight generation, decision support, and user experience
• Identify, prioritize, and scale high-impact use cases in close partnership with business leaders and central Data, AI, Automation, and Enterprise Architecture teams
• Ensure solutions are industrialized, secure, and scalable, translating innovation into sustained business value
• Global Workforce and Future-Ready Operating Model Design and scale a future-ready global IT organization, leveraging onshore teams, Global Capability Centers, nearshore and offshore models, and strategic partners
• Build capabilities aligned to skills of the future, including AI, data-driven decisioning, automation, product thinking, and digital platforms
• Establish clear role ownership, capability expectations, and career paths that attract, retain, and grow top global talent
• Create an organization designed for speed, resilience, innovation, and long-term sustainability
• Vendor, Financial and Portfolio Management Own strategic vendor and systems integrator relationships, contracts, and performance management
• Drive value realization, financial discipline, and cost optimization
• Manage budgets, investment prioritization, and long-term platform economics aligned to enterprise strategy
• Leadership, Talent and Culture Build and lead a high-performing leadership team
• Develop talent with strong emphasis on future-ready skills, business acumen, ownership, and execution excellence
• Cultivate innovators, disruptors, and digital thought leaders who continuously challenge the status quo
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, learning, and continuous innovation
• Model modern IT leadership behaviors aligned to Medtronic values

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, and 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), and 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