IT Program Director - M&A Business Process and Systems Strategy

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 24 Oct 2026

A Day in the LifeAt 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. The person in this role may work remotely within the United States.

As the IT Program Director supporting M&A Business Process and Systems Strategy, you will lead the transaction-level business process and systems strategy across the full lifecycle, from due diligence and sign-to-close planning through Day 1 readiness, systems integration or separation, stabilization, and post-close value realization.

In this strategic integration leadership role, you will turn transaction and diligence findings into cross-functional business process and systems decisions. You’ll define targets and interim states, migration or adoption strategies, sequencing, and make recommendations across major end-to-end value streams. You will also coordinate Integration Leads, business partners, IT Value Streams, Enterprise Architecture, acquired-company teams, and strategic partners to align on a practical path to Medtronic standards and transaction value.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. This position is remote to enhance our competitive edge and expand our cross-functional collaboration efforts.

         

         

CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES

·       Define the transaction-level business process and systems strategy across acquisitions, carve-outs, separations, and divestitures, including the end-to-end value streams Lead to Order, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, Plan to Make/Deliver, Design to Release, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Commercial, R&D, Supply Chain, and connected platforms.

·       Translate diligence findings, deal objectives, business capabilities, and value drivers into integration recommendations, roadmaps, dependencies, risks, costs, and decision requirements.

·       Map end-to-end business processes and value streams, applications, data, integrations, controls, and organizational handoffs across Lead to Order, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, Plan to Make/Deliver, Design to Release, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Commercial, R&D, Product Development, and adjacent domains.

·       Drive timely decisions on process standardization, local exceptions, capability preservation, application retention or retirement, platform adoption or coexistence, migration and transition approach, sequencing, and business readiness.

·       Define target-state and interim-state business systems approaches that balance speed, cost, risk, compliance, business continuity, scalability, and enterprise standards.

·       Facilitate decision alignment across IT Value Streams, Enterprise Architecture, process owners, business leaders, acquired-company teams, Integration Leads, and external system integrators; frame conflicts, recommend options, and escalate decisions when required.

·       Identify differentiating capabilities acquired through transactions that should be preserved, scaled, or incorporated into Medtronic enterprise roadmaps.

·       Facilitate integration decision-making with Integration Leads, business partners, IT Value Streams, and the IT M&A lead; surface critical decisions, dependencies, risks, and outcomes without assuming detailed delivery or deployment ownership.

·       Build reusable business systems integration patterns across applications, data, integrations, and process domains, along with playbooks, decision frameworks, estimation models, system-mapping templates, and lessons learned that improve speed, predictability, and quality across transactions.

 

 

MUST HAVE (Minimum 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
• Significant experience leading business systems or technology strategy for acquisitions, carve-outs, separations, or other complex business transactions.
• Working knowledge of SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA, plus the adjacent applications, data, integrations, controls, and business processes needed to evaluate platform dependencies, migration options, and trade-offs; this is not a SAP functional delivery role.
• Demonstrated ability to connect end-to-end business processes and value streams—including Lead to Order, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, Plan to Make/Deliver, and Design to Release—to applications, data, integrations, controls, and operating models across a complex global enterprise.
• Experience driving application portfolio rationalization, process harmonization, target-state and interim-state planning, capability preservation, or transition decisions across multiple business and technology domains.
• Experience leading strategic programs through matrixed teams and external partners, with accountability for decisions, dependencies, risks, and outcomes without direct reporting authority.
• Experience influencing senior business leaders, IT Value Streams, Enterprise Architecture, process owners, acquired-company teams, and technology partners through clear recommendations and trade-off decisions.
• Experience translating complex process and systems landscapes into decision-ready roadmaps with clear milestones, dependencies, owners, risks, and outcomes.
• Experience leading or challenging major system integrators, consulting partners, or advisory firms supporting business systems and technology transformation.

 

 

NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience in medical technology, life sciences, healthcare, regulated manufacturing, or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience across one or more complex business and technology domains, such as R&D, Product Development, PLM, Commercial, CRM, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, manufacturing, supply chain, data, or analytics.
• Experience leading major enterprise platform implementations, deployments, migrations, or transformation programs, including SAP ECC or S/4HANA, in global, multi-business-unit environments.
• Experience with transactions ranging from approximately $100M to $1B in enterprise value, including tuck-in acquisitions, carve-outs, divestitures, or transition service agreements.
• Experience identifying acquired capabilities that should be preserved, scaled, or advanced as part of an enterprise roadmap.
• Experience developing business capability maps, process architectures, application portfolios, system maps, integration patterns, or enterprise platform roadmaps.
• Experience operating within a large, global, matrixed organization.

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.

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):$183,200.00 - $274,800.00

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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 (glo