OpEx Director, Transactional Processes

The Operational Excellence Director, Transactional Processes, serves as a strategic partner to Cardiovascular Operating Unit leadership, helping drive enterprise transformation initiatives across portfolios. This role connects enterprise priorities, value stream insights, and business execution to advance operational excellence capabilities, enable sustainable performance improvements, and drive value realization across the organization. This role is remote within the United States, with a preference for candidates located near a Medtronic site. The position requires approximately 50–75% travel.

What You Will Do

Partner with Cardiovascular Operating Unit and portfolio leadership to develop and execute transformation strategies aligned with enterprise objectives. Translate enterprise priorities and value stream insights into multi-year transformation roadmaps and execution plans. Identify opportunities to improve customer, patient, operational, quality, and financial outcomes across the business. Drive execution of transformation initiatives and monitor progress against established roadmaps and performance objectives.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experience or a Master's degree with 8+ years in manufacturing, business operations, operational excellence, continuous improvement, or transformation leadership, and a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. Experience leading large-scale operational excellence or business transformation initiatives and developing strategic roadmaps is essential. The role offers a competitive salary range of $176,800.00 - $265,200.00, eligibility for short-term and long-term incentive plans, and a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid time off.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experience in manufacturing, business operations, operational excellence, continuous improvement, or transformation leadership; or Master's degree with 8+ years of experience in these areas
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
• Experience leading large-scale operational excellence, continuous improvement, or business transformation initiatives
• Experience developing and executing strategic roadmaps that drive measurable business results
• Ability to influence and align stakeholders across complex matrixed organizations without direct authority

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability leave
• Dependent daycare spending account
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement
• Simple Steps (global well-being program)
• 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)
• Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)