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A Day in the LifeThe Work & Workforce Evolution Consultant partners with business, HR, and transformation teams to analyze work, redesign workflows, and develop practical approaches for AI-enabled work transformation. This role focuses on operationalizing Medtronic's vision for Human-Led, AI-Forward Work by creating repeatable frameworks, tools, playbooks, and design methods that help the organization evolve how work gets done.
Working at the intersection of work design, workforce planning, organization design, and transformation, this individual applies workflow analysis, task decomposition, and workforce insights to identify opportunities to simplify, automate, augment, and redesign work. This role is responsible for building and applying the methodologies that enable work and workforce evolution across the organization.
Our team serves as the enterprise center of excellence for workforce and organization design. As part of the MA&D & Enterprise Organization Transformation CoE, we develop the methods, tools, and frameworks that enable Mission-Driven, Human-Led, AI-Forward Work at scale. Through work design, workforce strategy, organization design, and workforce intelligence, we help the business optimize how work gets done and translate transformation priorities into scalable execution.

Primary Responsibilities

AI-Enabled Work Redesign & Workforce Innovation

• Analyze workflows, processes, tasks, and roles to understand how work is performed today.

• Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, augment, or redesign work using AI and digital capabilities.

• Support the design of future-state workflows and ways of working that improve effectiveness, efficiency, and employee experience.

• Apply task-level decomposition to help identify opportunities for human-AI collaboration and workflow redesign.

• Document and codify repeatable work redesign patterns, examples, and lessons learned to support broader adoption.

Enterprise Workforce Design Methods & Standards

• Help build and evolve Medtronic's methodology for work and workforce evolution.

• Develop practical playbooks, templates, diagnostics, facilitation guides, and tools that enable repeatable work redesign.

• Create scalable approaches that HR, business leaders, and transformation teams can apply across initiatives.

• Contribute to enterprise design standards, frameworks, and guiding principles that support AI-enabled work transformation.

• Continuously refine methods based on business application, results, and emerging best practices.

Workforce & Organization Design Execution

• Conduct workforce analyses, organization diagnostics, and design assessments in support of transformation initiatives.

• Develop workforce scenarios, role recommendations, and organization design options aligned to business needs.

• Create clear design artifacts and recommendations that support decision-making and implementation planning.

• Apply established organization design frameworks and principles to ensure quality and consistency across initiatives.

• Partner across HR and transformation teams to connect work redesign efforts with broader workforce priorities.

AI-Forward Ways of Working

• Demonstrate practical application of AI tools to improve productivity, analysis, content development, and project delivery.

• Explore emerging AI capabilities and assess opportunities to apply them to workforce and work design challenges.

• Help identify and scale successful examples of Human-Led, AI-Forward Work across the enterprise.

• Translate successful approaches into reusable tools, guidance, and implementation resources for broader adoption.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree and 8+ years of relevant experience in workforce strategy, organizational effectiveness, organizational development, management consulting, human resources, or related consulting disciplines.

• Experience leading workforce planning, organizational design, organizational effectiveness, or business transformation initiatives within complex organizations.

• Experience translating business strategy into workforce, talent, and organizational recommendations with measurable business impact.

• Experience facilitating discussions and influencing stakeholders across multiple functions and levels of leadership.

• Experience using data, workforce analytics, and business insights to develop strategic recommendations and drive decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in management consulting, organizational consulting, or a strategic Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) role.

• Proven ability to assess organizational effectiveness, identify gaps and opportunities, and develop actionable strategies to achieve future-state objectives.

• Experience leading or supporting organizational design, operating model transformation, and change initiatives.

• Demonstrated expertise in strategic workforce planning, including aligning talent strategies with business priorities.

• Experience leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies to enhance workforce, talent, or organizational effectiveness strategies.

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.

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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):$145,600.00 - $218,400.00This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).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, 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.

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Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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