Senior Manager, Integrated Communications Operations (Onsite)

Medtronic • Minneapolis, MN

7d • $144,800 - $217,200 • Onsite

About The Position

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. As one of three comprehensive portfolios at Medtronic, Neuroscience is dedicated to improving the lives of people living with neurological disorders, spine conditions, and chronic pain. Guided by our Mission—to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—we develop technologies and therapies that help people regain function, reduce pain, and return to the activities that matter most. Our Cranial & Spinal Technologies (CST) Operating Unit develops and delivers an integrated ecosystem of spinal implants, navigation and robotic guidance systems, advanced imaging, and data-driven planning tools for complex spine and cranial procedures. Platforms such as AiBLE™ connect these technologies to enhance surgical precision, streamline workflows, and support improved patient outcomes across the globe. We are seeking a Senior Manager of Integrated Communications Operations for the $5B global Cranial and Spinal Technologies (CST) business of Medtronic. The role oversees integrated internal and external communications planning and execution while establishing the operating discipline that enables clarity, focus, and measurable impact across the CST Integrated Communications function. The ideal candidate brings structure to complex, fast-paced work by translating business priorities into coordinated communications plans, ensuring campaigns, content, and channels are intentionally sequenced to advance business objectives, strengthen reputation, and deliver a cohesive audience experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience with 5 years of people or program managerial experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with 5 years of people or program managerial experience

Nice To Haves

• Degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field
• Mastery-level expertise in a communications discipline with broad understanding of internal and external communications.
• Demonstrated experience leading integrated communications programs across internal and external audiences.
• Strong business acumen with ability to translate strategy into executable communications plans.
• Experience translating complex business strategies into integrated, sequenced communications plans across internal, external, digital, and marketing channels.
• Proven ability to manage editorial calendars, campaign timing, and channel cadence to reduce overlap, message fatigue, and reactive execution.
• Track record of building or scaling communications operating models, including intake, prioritization, workflow management, and governance.
• Ability to bring operational discipline to creative or matrixed teams while maintaining speed, quality, and strategic impact.
• Experience developing dashboards, scorecards, or visibility tools that connect communications work to business priorities and outcomes.
• Strong cross-functional influence skills, with confidence guiding prioritization and sequencing decisions without direct authority.
• Comfort operating in complex, fast-changing enterprise environments with multiple senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading teams through changes in ways of working, structure, or operating expectations.
• Systems-oriented leader with a bias toward simplification, clarity, and continuous improvement.
• 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

• Oversee integrated internal and external communications planning and execution across priority initiatives.
• Manage communications activities that promote, enhance, and protect the organization’s reputation with internal and external audiences.
• Advance the company narrative through coordinated campaigns, media engagement, and strategic storytelling aligned to business strategy and the Medtronic Mission.
• Establish and maintain governance frameworks, operating rhythms, and standardized processes aligned to enterprise communications practices including intake, prioritization and workflow management.
• Translate business priorities into integrated communications plans with clear sequencing, milestones, and accountability.
• Own and maintain the CST editorial calendar across reputation, integrated marketing, and digital channels.
• Orchestrate campaign flighting and channel sequencing to optimize reach, engagement, and impact.
• Align timing and activation of campaigns to avoid overlap, dilution, or message fatigue.
• Optimize channel mix and cadence to maximize reach, engagement, and impact.
• Ensure integration across campaigns, launches, and always-on programs for consistent narrative pull-through.
• Continuously refine plans based on performance insights, audience behavior, and business priorities.
• Drive prioritization and trade-off decisions to focus teams on highest-impact work.
• Develop dashboards and reporting to provide visibility into priorities, progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Lead communications measurement and impact reporting, synthesizing performance across campaigns and channels to demonstrate business and reputational value.
• Serve as a strategic partner to business leaders, integrated marketing, digital, creative, and enterprise communications teams.
• Influence across functions while balancing divergent objectives to align on priorities and execution.
• Equip teams with tools, templates, and standardized processes to drive consistency and scale
• Champion adoption of digital automation, AI-enabled workflows, and data-driven decision-making to improve speed, precision, and impact.

Benefits

• 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)

What This Job Offers

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