[Hiring] IT Program Director @Medtronic

Role Description

As the IT Program Director supporting Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, you will lead technology strategy and execution across the full transaction lifecycle, from due diligence and sign-to-close planning through Day 1 readiness, integration or separation, and post-close value realization. You will manage multiple concurrent transactions, including tuck-in acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, carveouts, and divestitures, while serving as a trusted advisor to Corporate Development, business leaders, and senior IT executives spanning Medtronic’s transaction portfolio.

• Lead IT strategy, due diligence, risk assessment, and execution across multiple concurrent tuck-in acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, carveouts, and divestitures.
• Develop and execute IT integration or separation strategies aligned to transaction objectives, business priorities, risk profile, and value creation goals.
• Drive sign-to-close planning, Day 1 readiness, post-close stabilization, and value realization while balancing speed, cost, risk, and enterprise standards.
• Guide business and technology strategy and executive decision-making across applications, data, commercial, ERP, manufacturing, quality, operations and supply chain, R&D, infrastructure, cybersecurity domains.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Corporate Development, business leaders, and senior IT executives by proactively identifying risks, driving accountability, resolving business and technology decisions, influencing transaction outcomes.
• Lead executive governance, steering committees, global matrixed teams, and strategic partners to drive accountability, deliver committed business outcomes, and ensure transparent execution against plans and milestones.
• Build and continuously improve the IT M&A execution system, including playbooks, governance, deal data models, operating models, and execution tools that increase speed, consistency, accountability, risk management, and value realization across Medtronic’s transaction portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 10+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 8+ years of experience with an advanced degree
• 7+ years of managerial experience
• Experience leading technology due diligence, integration, or separation activities for acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, carveouts, or divestitures.
• Experience leading global, cross-functional teams and influencing decisions with Corporate Development, business leaders, corporate functions, and senior IT executives.
• Experience evaluating and transforming business processes, operating models, and technology capabilities to support transaction objectives, business outcomes, and value creation goals.

Requirements

• Experience in M&A, post-merger integration, separation, business transformation, private equity portfolio operations, or technology strategy initiatives.
• Experience in medical technology, healthcare, or other regulated industry.
• Experience with ERP, commercial, manufacturing, quality, data, cybersecurity, and related enterprise platforms.
• Experience operating within a large, global, matrixed organization.
• Experience directing strategic advisory partners.
• Master of Business Administration.
• 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.

Benefits

• 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
• 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)