Senior PMO Manager
About The Position
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 1 Aug 2026 Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life Today, we’re partnering across the industry to confront systemic healthcare challenges – this requires bold leadership. If you want a challenging, energizing, rewarding career that changes lives, join us. Help us bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide. Join our team as a Senior PMO Manager! The Brooklyn Center facility positively impacts 14 million patients each year. As a Senior PMO Manager you will be responsible for building, enhancing, and governing the processes, tools, and operating mechanisms that enable consistent, efficient, and high-quality program execution across the organization. This role provides strategic leadership in defining how programs are planned, resourced, reviewed, and measured, and ensures that PMO frameworks align with business priorities and portfolio needs. Together, we will build high performing, future ready teams that not only exceed performance targets but set new benchmarks for manufacturing and engineering excellence. Through strong cross-functional collaboration, this role supports program managers in adopting best practices and fosters operational excellence across the product development lifecycle. The candidate for this role will establish strong relationships with peers to execute similar processes and practice both within the operating unit and across the enterprise.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 7+ years of relevant experience including broad multi-functional business experience along with 5+ years of people management experience.
- OR an Advanced degree with 5+ years of relevant experience including broad multi-functional business experience in a highly regulated environment, along with 5+ years of people management experience.
- 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.
- U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Previous program management experience.
- Practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes, projects, and tactics in a matrix environment.
- Advanced knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with understanding of the impact of work on other areas of the organization.
- Ability to establish and maintain a trusted role with the various stakeholders in coordinating multiple functions across multiple organizations.
- Familiarity with enterprise level systems (ERP, PDM, PLM, SAP, ALM, etc.).
- Experience managing teams across different geographies remotely.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, negotiating; planning and organizing teamwork; ability to address difficult situations; conflict resolution; resource constraint and problem solving.
- Strong written communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Leads or leverages cross functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for key business processes.
- Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.
- Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
- Monitors the project from initiation through delivery.
- Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
- Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.
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)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
