Work & Workforce Evolution Consultant
Minneapolis, MN - USA
Job Summary
Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life. Our 95000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72 million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose growth and impact.
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 Medtronics 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
Bachelors 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 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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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.
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition 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 matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-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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