Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Medtronic is a global healthcare technology leader focused on alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life through innovative medical technologies. The Senior Program Manager will lead enterprise talent management strategy, AI-enabled systems, programs, planning cycles, and technology implementations while partnering with senior business and HR leaders globally. The role also drives change management, inclusion and diversity, workforce planning, succession, performance management, and culture initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of AI-enabled talent management systems that support talent planning, succession, career development, and workforce decision-making
- Manage (end to end ownership) enterprise talent programs, planning cycles, governance, communications, and stakeholder engagement
- Lead large-scale implementations of talent processes, systems, and technology solutions
- Drive adoption through change management, training, leader enablement, and communication strategies
- Ensure talent processes are scalable, efficient, and integrated across the employee lifecycle
- Develop and lead Medtronic's enterprise talent management strategy, roadmap, and operational plan to ensure talent capabilities and processes are in place to attract, retain, and develop talent and enable business priorities
- Own capability development, drive continuous improvement, and deploy enterprise solutions and resources for the following talent programs: Performance Management, Organizational Talent Planning & Succession, Redeployment, and Engagement
- Engage, align, and communicate with key stakeholders at various levels across the organization, including but not limited to: employee listening groups, ERGs, HR Business Partners, HR, Finance, and Strategy leaders, and ExCom
- Key enabler of Medtronic's ID&E goals by ensuring equity and removing bias in talent practices and systems
- Leverage internal data and insights and external benchmarking to inform long-range Talent Management strategy and simplify core talent practices (e.g. ID&E data, engagement survey results, employee listening activities, external councils and networks)
- Optimize Workday to enable and simplify all core talent management processes
- 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
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree and 7+ years of Human Resources experience (Talent Management, Change Management or Organization Development/Effectiveness consulting is equivalent to HR experience) an Advanced Degree and 5+ years of experience
- Master's degree (I/O Psychology, MBA, or MA Human Resources)
- Past experience leading enterprise Talent Management programs and strategies
- 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
- Ability to travel up to 25%
Benefits
- Short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP)
- For regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance
- For regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health Savings Account
- For regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- For regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Life insurance
- For regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Long-term disability leave
- For regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Dependent daycare spending account
- For regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Tuition assistance/reimbursement
- For regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Simple Steps (global well-being program)
- For all regular employees: Incentive plans
- For all regular employees: 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
- For all regular employees: Short-term disability
- For all regular employees: Paid time off
- For all regular employees: Paid holidays
- For all regular employees: Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- For all regular employees: Employee Assistance Program
- For all regular employees: Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
- For all regular employees: Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
- Temporary employees: paid sick time, as required under applicable state law
- Temporary employees: Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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