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A Day in the Life

The Sr. Director, IT Business Partner to Finance, Planning, & Analysis is a senior-level, business-minded information technology leader who partners with senior Finance stakeholders in Controllership, FP&A, and Global Functions/Finance Shared Services to strategize, plan, and deliver next generation IT solutions supporting Finance’s transformation strategy.

         

         

This role follows Medtronic's flexible workplace model and requires a minimum of four days per week onsite at one of Medtronic's major U.S. operational hubs, including Minneapolis, MN; Lafayette, CO; Mansfield, MA; or North Haven, CT. As a highly collaborative leadership position driving enterprise-wide Data & AI strategy and transformation, regular in-person engagement with business leaders, technology teams, and key stakeholders is essential to foster innovation, accelerate decision-making, and deliver impactful business outcomes across the organization.

In this strategic Sr. Director, IT role you will partner with finance stakeholders and will play a significant leadership role in driving the use of modern user-centric platforms, intelligent automation, and advanced analytics. The role will lead activities to develop 3-to-5-year roadmaps that will drive the transformation of the IT application landscape. The role will work with cross-functional leaders in Finance, IT, and other areas needed to drive the conceptualization, architecture, design, and delivery of solutions that bring capabilities to corporate finance in the areas of:

• Consolidations, Management and External Reporting 

• Forecasting, Planning & Analysis, Budgeting and Forecasting Reporting  

• Advanced Analytics, Dashboarding, Reporting, ad-hoc analysis 

• Financial shared services 

• Migration from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA 

• Use of industry leading AI platforms (Glean, ServiceNow, Stuut) to simplify and standardize financial processes 

• Strong understanding and enforcement of data security, privacy, and robust controls framework. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary IT partner to Finance leadership by building strong, collaborative relationships across business stakeholders and translating business priorities into a forward-looking technology strategy.

• Lead demand management, project intake, business case development, funding requests, and implementation roadmaps to ensure technology investments align with strategic objectives and deliver measurable business value.

• Partner closely with IT delivery organizations to prioritize, plan, and execute initiatives, while maintaining accountability for successful implementation and adoption.

• Act as the central point of contact for all Finance-related IT activities, providing leadership on issue resolution, escalations, cross-functional coordination, and executive communications to drive successful outcomes across a complex, matrixed organization.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with 15 years of relevant IT experience or advanced degree with 13+ years of relevant IT experience

• 10+ years of leadership experience managing global teams and complex technology portfolios

• Experience in integration and migration of SAP S/4 HANA

• Experience in one or more of the following: Vistex, Vericent and OneStream

• Experience in Finance business domain

Preferred Qualifications:

• Finance Technology & Data Leadership: 10+ years leading finance technology solutions and digital transformation initiatives across FP&A, Controllership, and broader Global Finance functions, with a proven track record of building modern platforms and data-driven capabilities.

• Deep Finance Domain Expertise: Extensive experience implementin