Talent Management Director, Neuroscience

Careers that Change Lives

Our purpose in Talent Management is to enable business growth by delivering a steady stream of ready-now, diverse, and global leaders who will shape the future of Medtronic. Just like the businesses we support, we aspire to be progressive, innovative, strategic and global. We are not just executors of required talent processes; we represent the Voice of our Customers in the design and delivery of world-class talent solutions. We do this by aligning the business strategies against our talent and co-designing talent strategies to build our succession pipelines, accelerate talent readiness, increase inclusion and diversity and retain top talent. We deliver our talent solutions through strong talent mastery, performance enablement, and culture stewardship. We hope you'll consider joining our team and growing your career with us!

As a Talent Management Director, you will be an integral leader within the Global Talent and Leadership Development Center of Expertise (COE). You will form a strong consulting partnership with senior business and HR leaders to understand the business strategy and translate it to a localized talent strategy, effectively assessing and determining the critical talent needs and shaping COE-developed programs to maximize deployment.

This position will reside in our Operational Headquarters office and is a hybrid role with key stakeholders located in Fridley, Minnesota.

A Day in the Life

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

Talent Management

• Functions as an enterprise talent expert for our Neuroscience talent, orchestrating senior leadership moves across Medtronic and providing strategic oversight.

• Act as strategic partner to senior leaders and HR Business Partners to proactively diagnose organizational, talent and culture needs.

• Create, influence and lead impactful talent strategies that enable business success.

• Enable objective differentiation of talent based on capabilities, potential, behaviors and aspirations.

• Translation of business needs to the on-going talent assessment and outcomes including talent development, placement and succession.

• Ensure retention and engagement of critical talent pools, domain expertise, and continuity of our leadership and diverse talent pipelines.

• Identify, differentiate and calibrate future leaders of the organization.

• Create/refine succession plans, identify development actions to accelerate successor readiness, and identify internal & external talent needs.

• Design content for and facilitate quarterly talent and diversity conversations with leadership teams, reviewing the talent strategy and priorities, as well as progress on key measures.

• Accelerate slating, onboarding and development of Vice Presidents through defined support approach, clear expectations, and strategic consultation on identifying internal and external talent, onboarding and executive development plans.

• Consult, coach/mentor and share talent management & leadership development best practices.

• Operates with the upmost integrity, seamlessly navigates highly confidential and sensitive talent topics

Enterprise Performance Enablement

• Ensure rigorous enterprise performance management process through strategic consultation to consistently and objectively evaluate employee performance.

• Facilitate leadership team discussions to translate annual business priorities and leadership behaviors that drive clarity and accelerate performance.

• Be a thought leader on career development for all strategies and determine localization approach.

• Provide peer coaching and mentor colleagues in Talent Management.

Culture Steward

• Role Model, champion and embed the Medtronic Mindset to Act Boldly, Compete to Win, Move with Speed and Decisiveness, Foster Belonging and Deliver Results the Right Way.

• Ensure an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workforce, identifying gaps in female and ethnically diverse representation, defining mitigating actions including attracting, retaining, developing and promoting female and ethnically diverse talent, and embedding these actions in the talent strategy.

• Partner with Global Inclusion, Diversity and Equity partner to drive senior business leader engagement and accountability as owners of Medtronic's inclusion and diversity efforts.

• Partner closely with Global Talent and Leadership Development COE to design programs and tools that meet the unique needs of the business, and deploy targeted solutions as needed (i.e., assessment, coaching, talent acquisition, analytics, etc.), incorporating the Medtronic Mindset.

• Leverage the Organizational Health Survey to measure engagement gaps and define mitigating actions to be embedded in the talent strategy. Proactively address opportunities within your team and the Global Talent Management COE.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 10+ years of Human Resources experience (Talent Management, Change Management or Organization Development/Effectiveness consulting is equivalent to HR experience) with 7+ years of managerial experience (people or program/project management), or an Advanced Degree and 8+ years of experience with 7+ years of managerial experience (people or program/project management)

Nice to Have

• Master's degree (I/O Psychology, MBA, or MA Human Resources)

• Subject matter expertise and facilitation experience in talent planning, performance management, talent review and succession planning, competency modeling/role profiling, and culture, inclusion and diversity strategy implementation for a global, matrixed organization

• Extensive program/project management experience with ability to independently manage multiple priorities

• Experience in program/process design, as well as continuous improvement

• Change Management or Organization Development/Effectiveness experience

• Demonstrated ability to influence and provide strategic, proactive consultation to senior leaders

• Demonstrated excellence in written, verbal and visual communication skills

• Experience analyzing data and turning into insights / action plans

• Strong understanding of external talent landscape and best practices

• Experience with HR systems such as Workday, highly proficient in PowerPoint

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let's work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients' lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager, recruiter or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)

Ability to travel up to 25%.

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. Learn more about our benefits here (~~~) .

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) here .

This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) here .

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

Min Salary

167200.0

Max Salary

250800.0

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.