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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

Join us at Medtronic, where we are partnering across the industry to tackle systemic healthcare challenges with bold leadership. If you seek a challenging, energizing, and rewarding career that changes lives, we invite you to join our team. Become part of the next generation of life-changing medical technology, impacting patients worldwide.

At Medtronic, we must work with a sense of purpose and ownership, knowing there is a human life on the other side of every decision.

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.

Medtronic is seeking a Director of Enterprise Risk Management to lead Medtronic’s Enterprise Risk Management function. In this high-impact role, you will drive a real-time, data-driven view of enterprise risk, leading global strategic initiatives that reimagine how risk insights are embedded into decision-making across business units and corporate functions to generate measurable business value and resilience. This role requires a forward-thinking leader who can elevate risk management from a compliance activity to a strategic enabler of innovation and long-term performance.

This position will be onsite , based at a Medtronic site in the contiguous United States:

• Mounds View, MN / Minneapolis, MN (Twin Cities Campus)

• Irvine, CA / Santa Ana, CA (Orange County Campus)

• Tempe, AZ

• Boulder, CO / Lafayette, CO (Colorado Campus)

• Danvers, MA or Billerica, MA (Greater Boston area)

• Dexter, MI

• Grand Rapids, MI

• Milwaukee, WI

• Mystic, CT / North Haven, CT

• Plainfield, IN

• Warsaw, IN

• Memphis, TN

• Swedesboro, NJ

• Eatontown, NJ

• Fort Worth, TX

• Duluth, GA

• Jacksonville, FL

• Miami Lakes, FL

Requires ~20% travel per year.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive enterprise-wide adoption of a data-driven Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program that strengthens risk intelligence and supports strategic decision-making across Medtronic.

• Develop and deliver executive-level reporting and presentations for senior leadership, members of the Medtronic Executive Committee and the Board of Directors on a quarterly cadence, clearly articulating emerging risk exposure, trends, and mitigation strategies.

• Integrate risk across Governance, Risk, and Compliance functions, establishing a unified enterprise risk view with clear prioritization, accountability, and alignment to corporate objectives.

• Lead dynamic enterprise risk assessments and continuous monitoring processes, leveraging analytics to provide real-time visibility into top and emerging risks.

• Champion a strong global risk culture, partnering with business and functional leaders to enhance risk-based decision-making and facilitate candid executive dialogue on complex, high-impact risks.

Must Have: Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree AND a minimum of 10 years of relevant risk management experience and 7+ years of managerial experience, OR advanced degree with 8 years of relevant risk management experience and 7+ years of managerial experience. (program and/or people management experience accepted)

Nice to Have: Preferred Qualifications

• Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with a proven ability to present analytics and strategy to executive audiences.

• Demonstrated experience designing and leading an enterprise-wide ERM program, including board-level reporting and executive engagement.

• Deep knowledge of risk frameworks and regulatory environments (e.g., COSO ERM, SOX, global regulatory requirements), with experience integrating Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) processes.

• Mindset of continuous process improvement, innovation, and willingness to challenge the status quo.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

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 or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$190,400.00 - $285,600.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan.

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).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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 , and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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) , and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

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About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

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.