Director, Early Career Experience & Development Programs

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

At Medtronic, we are driven by our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. We believe in the power of early career talent to fuel our innovation and impact. Recognized by LinkedIn as one of the Top Companies to grow your career in the U.S. for 2024, and by Handshake as a top employer for Gen Z, Medtronic is also ranked in America's Best Employers for New Grads 2024. We are looking for a visionary leader to transform our global early careers and development programs, positioning Medtronic as a premier destination for emerging talent.

Position Overview

As the Director of Global Early Careers and Development Programs, you will lead the strategic overhaul of our early career initiatives, ensuring they are robust, innovative, and aligned with the evolving market needs. Your leadership will be crucial in creating an engaging, inclusive, and future-proofed talent pipeline that supports our global business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive global early career strategy that aligns with Medtronic’s business goals and market positioning.
• Design and implement innovative recruitment strategies to attract top early career talent, leveraging strategic partnerships with key universities and diversity organizations.
• Partner with executive leaders, including the VP of Global Talent Acquisition, BU Presidents, and HR leadership, to champion early career initiatives.
• Oversee the selection, onboarding, and development processes to ensure a seamless and enriching experience for early career hires.
• Collaborate with Global Learning and Leadership Development to create rotational and development programs that foster career growth and retention.
• Work closely with the Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Engagement (GIDE) team to enhance diversity in early career recruitment and development.
• Implement targeted initiatives to increase representation and inclusion across all early career programs.
• Utilize data and analytics to measure the success of early career initiatives and continuously improve program effectiveness.
• Track and report on key metrics, including budget, ROI, and diversity outcomes, to inform strategic decisions.
• Lead a team of approximately 18 professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture.
• Ensure consistency and alignment of early career programs across global regions, addressing regional-specific needs and challenges.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and technological advancements to ensure Medtronic’s early career programs are cutting-edge.
• Benchmark against best practices beyond the MedTech sector to continuously evolve our approach.
  
  
  

Immediate Key Priorities:

• Evolve strategic core school partnerships with key universities to enhance Medtronic’s brand and attract top early career talent.
• Leverage HBCU partnerships to enhance Medtronic’s outreach and engagement at diversity fairs, branding events, and philanthropic activities.
• Establish and optimize a comprehensive US Sales Internship Program across portfolios of the Medtronic business to build a robust pipeline of future sales leaders.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of experience, or Advanced Degree with 8+ years of experience, in talent acquisition, talent management, strategic workforce planning, or related fields.
• 7+ years of people leadership experience, including managing managers, with a proven track record of team alignment and performance.
• Deep expertise in campus recruitment strategies, particularly for technology, engineering, R&D, finance, supply chain, and MBA programs across multiple geographies.
  
  
  

Nice to Have:

• Experience scaling early career programs in a multinational technology company, ideally within the enterprise software, robotics, or machine learning sectors.
• Proven success in creating and implementing diversity-focused strategies.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use data to drive decision-making.
• Excellent time management, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and lead high-performing teams.
  
  
  

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):$168,000.00 - $252,000.00

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.

About Medtronic

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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 90,000+ 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.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

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.

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