Job Description

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 Finance Director serves as the strategic financial leader of our Global Legal and Global HR businesses. The role is responsible for providing financial insights and decision support to the General Counsel of Medtronic and their key leaders, as well as key leaders within HR. This person will be a member of the Global Functions Finance leadership team.

At 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. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

Financial Leadership: Lead the development and execution of annual operating plan (AOP), strategic plan, and rolling forecasts for the Legal and HR functions.

Business Partnering: Serve as a trusted advisor to Legal & HR leadership, translating complex financial data into actional insights that support strategic decision making.

Performance Management: Monitor and report on key performance indicators, identify business risks and opportunities, and drive initiatives to improve revenue growth, profitability and operational efficiency.

Consolidated Reporting: Provide timely and accurate financial reporting, commentary, and analysis across Legal and HR functions, aligning global reporting processes to deliver consistent performance updates to executive leadership.

Investment Planning: Evaluate Legal and HR initiatives and investments, including business cases for major projects and transformation efforts. Ensure clear financial accountability and ROI tracking.

Team Leadership: Lead and develop a high performing finance team, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and accountability.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree plus 10+ years of progressive financial experience (or 8+ years with an advanced degree) plus 7+ years of managerial experience

Nice to Have:

5+ years in FP&A leadership roles

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting; MBA and/or CPA preferred

Experience in global, matrixed organizations and healthcare or life sciences industries

Skilled in tools like Hyperion, SAP, Tableau, or Power BI

Strong financial modeling, business acumen, and analytical skills

Proven track record in process improvement and driving insights from data

Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills

Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive change

Strong people management skills—leads by example and motivates others

Resilient, adaptable, and able to manage deadlines and priorities

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.