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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 LifeJoin us at Medtronic, where we are partnering across the industry to tackle systemic healthcare challenges with bold leadership. If you seek a challenging, energizing, and rewarding career that changes lives, we invite you to join our team. Become part of the next generation of life-changing medical technology, impacting patients worldwide.
At Medtronic, we must work with a sense of purpose, and ownership, knowing there is a human life on the other side of every decision.
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.This position is on-site at OHQ, Rice Creek, or Mounds View Minnesota.

As the Senior Director of Global Security, you will lead the enterprise-wide strategy to safeguard Medtronic's global footprint. This is the most senior security leadership role in the company, reporting to the VP of Enterprise Risk and Facilities, and is critical to enabling our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life.

As the Senior Director of Global Security, you will:

• Lead the global physical security strategy across all regions and business units, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk management and business continuity.

• Oversee physical security operations for all Medtronic facilities, including manufacturing, R&D, distribution, and corporate offices with close coordination with Facilities.

• Direct the Executive Protection Program for the CEO, Executive Committee, and Board of Directors, including travel and residential security.

• Lead the travel security program to ensure the safety of all Medtronic travelers and compliance with ISO travel security standards.

• Manage the global crisis management program including, incident management, and threat assessment, partnering with Legal, HR, IT, Communications, Cyber Security, and Government Affairs.

• Develop and lead a high-performing global security team, including regional leaders and third-party partners.

• Lead the Risk Intelligence Center (RIC) to provide 24/7 monitoring, incident response, and situational awareness across the enterprise.

• Oversee global threat intelligence and response, integrating open-source, commercial, and government intelligence to proactively identify and mitigate risks.

• Develop and manage a geopolitical risk intelligence program, providing strategic insights to inform executive decision-making and protect global operations.

• Drive enterprise-wide risk intelligence initiatives, ensuring timely dissemination of actionable intelligence to key stakeholders.

• Implement and maintain security technologies, including access control, surveillance, and threat detection systems.

• Lead internal security investigationsrelated to workplace violence, theft, fraud, loss prevention, and other incidents impacting personnel or assets.

• Collaborate with HR, Legal, and Complianceto ensure investigations are conducted ethically, thoroughly, and in accordance with global standards.

• Engage with global law enforcement and intelligence agencies to monitor and respond to emerging threats.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role, please ensure the minimum requirements and your permanent address are evident on your resume.

• Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Security Management, International Relations, or related field.

• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in corporate security, law enforcement, military, or intelligence; with a minimum of 10 years of managerial experience. Or an advanced degree and 13+ years of progressive leadership experience in corporate security, law enforcement, military, or intelligence; with a minimum of 10 years of managerial experience.

• Proven success leading large teams (20+) in a multinational organization.

• Experience with executive protection, crisis management, and enterprise risk mitigation.

• Fluent English language skills - written and spoken; any additional language is a plus.

• Must maintain a current and valid Passport, with availability to travel up to 30% annually.

Nice to Have:

• Master's degree or MBA.

• Professional certifications such as CPP, PSP, CFE or equivalent.

• Experience in the healthcare, life sciences, or manufacturing sectors.

• Familiarity with global regulatory and compliance frameworks.

• Experience building and leading GSOCs and intelligence programs.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life-where your unique background and perspective are valued.

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):$192,000.00 - $288,000.00This 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. Base pay is based on numerous factors and may vary by job-related knowledge, skills, experience, etc. 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, andSimple 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), andCapital 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.