We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 31 Jan 2026

 

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

The Senior Manager, Project Management Office (PMO) is responsible for building, enhancing, and governing the processes, tools, and operating mechanisms that enable consistent, efficient, and high-quality program execution across the organization. This role provides strategic leadership in defining how programs are planned, resourced, reviewed, and measured, and ensures that PMO frameworks align with business priorities and portfolio needs.

This leader will establish and maintain the systems that support all processes and governance of the annual operating plan (AOP) activities and follow on activities throughout the fiscal year cycle.   This will include integrating program inputs, resource and headcount planning, supply/demand analysis, and long range forecasting. The Senior Manager will also develop and drive standardized program review processes, governance cadences, and performance metrics that enable data driven decision-making and portfolio visibility for executive leadership.

Through strong cross-functional collaboration, this role supports program managers in adopting best practices and fosters operational excellence across the product development lifecycle.  The candidate for this role will establish strong relationships with peers to execute similar processes and practice both within the operating unit and across the enterprise.

Careers that Change Lives

At Medtronic, everything we do is driven by our Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Joining the PMO means enabling our program teams to deliver life-changing therapies faster, more reliably, and with stronger cross-functional alignment.

In this role, you will shape systems and processes that influence every product development effort—making your impact broad, foundational, and deeply meaningful to our ability to bring the next generation of medical technologies to patients around the world.

Job Responsibilities

• Own the product development business process which steers the new product development efforts across Pelvic Health and Neuromodulation

• Develop, maintain, and govern PMO processes, standards, and best practices.

• Lead AOP planning including program inputs, scenario modeling, and long range forecasts in close collaboration with finance and human resources peers across Pelvic Health and Neuromodulation.

• Build and manage resource, headcount, and capacity planning frameworks.

• Complete analysis, scenario planning and recommend changes to portfolio that help balance resources in alignment with functional strategic work force plans.

• Establish unified program governance: reviews, health checks, gate readiness, and reporting cadences.

• Create and manage program management tools for scheduling, risk, and issue tracking.

• Define and maintain PMO dashboards and KPIs for portfolio visibility and performance insights.

• Provide executive level reporting and data driven recommendations.

• Coach Program Managers on PMO processes, tools, and methodologies.

• Lead change management and drive adoption of PMO systems and frameworks.

• Collaborate across functions to remove barriers, improve execution efficiency, and drive operational excellence.

Onsite Requirement: We bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness, and in-person collaboration is vital to how we work. As part of our commitment to innovation, we operate a minimum of 4 days a week onsite to accelerate problem-solving, build trust across teams, and elevate the capabilities of our program management community.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Business, Finance or related field with minimum of 7 years of experience in program management, PMO, portfolio planning, financial planning or product development operations, OR

• Advanced degree with 5 years of experience

• Experience creating or managing program/project processes, governance, or tools

• Ability to lead resource planning, capacity modeling, or AOP related activities

• Strong communication skills, including executive ready presentations and dashboards

• Experience influencing stakeholders and driving change in a matrixed environment

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to generate data driven insights and metrics

Nice to Have: Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MS, MBA) is highly preferred

• PMP, PMP, PMIACP, or related certification is preferred

• Experience with AOP, portfolio management, or resource planning tools

• Background in medical devices or other regulated industries

• Knowledge of Design Control or risk management frameworks (e.g., ISO 14971)

• Experience developing PM processes, dashboards, or capability building programs

• Demonstrated success driving cross functional change initiatives

• Strong analytical and systems thinking skills

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):$170,400.00 - $255,600.00

 

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

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.

 

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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.

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.