Senior IT Director Enterprise Architecture Practice

Medtronic•Minneapolis, MN

19h•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 Role Overview The Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture is responsible for leading and maturing the Enterprise Architecture practice across the enterprise. This role provides strategic direction, governance, and architectural leadership to ensure technology investments are aligned with business strategy, enable innovation, reduce complexity, and deliver long-term enterprise value. This leader owns enterprise-wide architecture vision, standards, governance, and current and future state roadmaps across business, application, data, integration, and technology domains. The role requires a seasoned architecture leader who operates as a trusted advisor to senior IT and business leadership, drives architectural discipline at scale, and influences outcomes across a complex, global organization. This role also owns the Enterprise Business Architecture capability, including business capability models, value streams, and end-to-end process architectures. Business Architecture serves as a foundational input to enterprise strategy, investment decisions, transformation roadmaps, and landscape rationalization efforts. In addition, this role is accountable for looking holistically across the enterprise to formulate and drive strategies for large-scale landscape rationalization and technical debt reduction, and for acting as a driving force toward the execution and realization of those strategies in partnership with IT and business leaders. Reporting to the VP of Enterprise Architecture, Global Functions and SAP COE, this role establishes Enterprise Architecture as a strategic capability that enables speed, simplification, resilience, and disciplined transformation across the enterprise. 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

15 or more years with a Bachelor's degree of overall IT experience with a strong combination of application development, solution design, technical architecture, and enterprise architecture leadership or 13 or more years with a Graduate degree of overall IT experience with a strong combination of application development, solution design, technical architecture, and enterprise architecture leadership
Extensive experience leading enterprise architecture practices, including standards, governance, roadmaps, and architectural assurance
Demonstrated experience leading or establishing Business Architecture capabilities, including business capability modeling and value stream alignment

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience formulating and driving large-scale landscape rationalization and technical debt reduction initiatives
Proven people leader with experience leading senior architects and leaders across multiple domains and geographies
Strong background in modern enterprise architectures spanning cloud, data, integration, security, and application platforms
Experience delivering large-scale transformation initiatives with clear execution and outcome realization
Demonstrated ability to remain technology- and vendor-agnostic while guiding enterprise-wide decisions
Strong relationship management skills with the ability to influence senior IT and business leaders
Outstanding communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate architectural direction and value
Organizationally savvy, with the ability to navigate complexity and drive consensus-based outcomes
Experience operating in highly regulated industries
Experience with public cloud and hybrid enterprise architectures at scale
Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks, tools, and methodologies
Track record of aligning architecture strategy to measurable business outcomes

Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture Strategy and Vision Define and drive the enterprise architecture vision, principles, and strategic direction aligned with business strategy and enterprise priorities Own and maintain enterprise-wide current state and future state architecture roadmaps across business, application, data, integration, and technology layers Collaborate with IT Value Stream leadership and Business Unit leadership to shape enterprise-wide transformation initiatives and ensure architectural coherence Drive rationalization and simplification of enterprise platforms, processes, and capabilities to maximize the value of enterprise assets
Business Architecture Leadership Own and mature the Enterprise Business Architecture discipline across the organization Define and maintain enterprise business capability models, value streams, and end-to-end process architectures Partner with business and IT leadership to align business strategy, operating models, and technology roadmaps Use business architecture to guide portfolio prioritization, investment decisions, and transformation sequencing Ensure business architecture informs enterprise landscape rationalization and technical debt reduction strategies Establish business architecture standards, methods, and governance integrated with enterprise architecture practices
Enterprise Landscape Rationalization and Technical Debt Reduction Establish a comprehensive enterprise-wide view of the application, data, integration, and technology landscape Identify duplication, fragmentation, aging platforms, and sources of technical debt across the enterprise Formulate multi-year strategies and roadmaps for application rationalization, platform consolidation, and technical debt reduction Partner with IT and business leaders to embed rationalization and technical debt reduction into transformation programs, roadmaps, and investment planning Act as a driving force to ensure rationalization and technical debt strategies translate into funded execution and realized outcomes Track progress, measure benefits, and continuously refine strategies to ensure sustained enterprise impact
Architecture Standards, Governance, and Assurance Develop, maintain, and evolve enterprise architecture standards, principles, reference architectures, and frameworks aligned with enterprise vision and strategy Establish and operate an effective enterprise architecture governance model that balances agility and speed with architectural discipline Provide architectural oversight and assurance for major programs, initiatives, and investments Manage and mitigate architectural risks while ensuring adherence to security, privacy, and regulatory requirements
Cross-Enterprise Influence and Alignment Collaborate across IT value streams, platforms, and business functions to drive adoption of common solutions, shared services, and reusable capabilities Influence technology and investment decisions through architectural guidance, trade-off analysis, and long-term impact assessment Act as a trusted advisor to senior IT and business leaders on enterprise-wide architecture, modernization, and transformation priorities Enable alignment across decentralized teams while supporting effective local execution
Architecture Practice Leadership and Community Build, lead, and mature the Enterprise Architecture practice as a high-impact enterprise capability Establish and grow an architecture community of practice that promotes consistency, collaboration, and continuous improvement Define architecture roles, responsibilities, career paths, and capability expectations across the enterprise Provide mentorship, coaching, and technical leadership to senior architects and the broader architecture community Ensure the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of architectural deliverables across programs and domains
Technology Strategy and Innovation Enablement Maintain deep awareness of modern enterprise platforms, architectural patterns, and emerging technologies Evaluate and recommend technologies, tools, and methodologies that can enhance enterprise capabilities, drive Digital Transformation and performance Ensure architectural decisions remain technology-agnostic, value-driven, and aligned to long-term enterprise outcomes Enable innovation by establishing clear architectural guardrails that accelerate delivery while maintaining integrity
Communication, Influence, and Change Leadership Translate complex architectural concepts into clear, concise narratives for technical and non-technical stakeholders Articulate the value of enterprise architecture in terms of business outcomes, risk reduction, cost optimization, and sustainability Drive adoption of architecture standards, business architecture models, and rationalization strategies through strong communication and influence Navigate complex organizational dynamics and lead change across a broad range of stakeholders

Benefits

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. 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).