Finance Director - Legal & HR

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 15 Aug 2025

 

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.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$169,600.00 - $254,400.00This 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.The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

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.