IT Program Director – M&A Business Process and Systems Strategy

Medtronic

. Define transaction-level business process and systems strategy across acquisitions, carve-outs, separations, and divestitures .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $183,200 - $274,800 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in defining and executing business systems strategies for complex transactions, including acquisitions and separations, while effectively managing stakeholder alignment and integration processes. Proficient in translating business capabilities and value drivers into actionable roadmaps and decision frameworks.

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Business Systems StrategySAP ECCSAP S/4HANAProcess HarmonizationStakeholder Alignment

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Hard Skills

Business Process MappingIntegration RecommendationsApplication Portfolio RationalizationTarget-State PlanningDecision Frameworks

Soft Skills

Influencing Senior LeadersFacilitating AlignmentDriving Decisions

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's DegreeAdvanced Degree

Industry Keywords

AcquisitionsCarve-OutsSeparationsDivestituresComplex Business Transactions

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define transaction-level business process and systems strategy across acquisitions, carve-outs, separations, and divestitures
Lead strategy across due diligence, sign-to-close planning, Day 1 readiness, systems integration or separation, stabilization, and post-close value realization
Translate diligence findings, deal objectives, business capabilities, and value drivers into integration recommendations, roadmaps, dependencies, risks, costs, and decision requirements
Map end-to-end business processes, value streams, applications, data, integrations, controls, and organizational handoffs
Drive decisions on process standardization, local exceptions, capability preservation, application retention or retirement, platform adoption or coexistence, migration, sequencing, and business readiness
Define target-state and interim-state business systems approaches balancing speed, cost, risk, compliance, continuity, scalability, and enterprise standards
Facilitate alignment among IT Value Streams, Enterprise Architecture, process owners, business leaders, acquired-company teams, Integration Leads, and external system integrators
Identify differentiating acquired capabilities to preserve, scale, or incorporate into Medtronic enterprise roadmaps
Surface critical decisions, dependencies, risks, and outcomes without assuming detailed delivery or deployment ownership
Build reusable integration patterns, playbooks, decision frameworks, estimation models, system-mapping templates, and lessons learned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree
10+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 8+ years of experience with an advanced degree
7+ years of managerial experience
Significant experience leading business systems or technology strategy for acquisitions, carve-outs, separations, or other complex business transactions
Working knowledge of SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA, adjacent applications, data, integrations, controls, and business processes
Ability to connect end-to-end business processes and value streams to applications, data, integrations, controls, and operating models across a complex global enterprise
Experience driving application portfolio rationalization, process harmonization, target-state and interim-state planning, capability preservation, or transition decisions
Experience leading strategic programs through matrixed teams and external partners
Experience influencing senior business leaders, IT Value Streams, Enterprise Architecture, process owners, acquired-company teams, and technology partners
Experience translating complex process and systems landscapes into decision-ready roadmaps
Experience leading or challenging major system integrators, consulting partners, or advisory firms
Unrestricted U.S. work authorization required at time of hire and for duration of employment for roles below Principal level
For baccalaureate degrees earned outside the United States, a degree satisfying 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and flexible benefits package
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health Savings Account
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance
Long-term disability leave
Dependent daycare spending account
Tuition assistance/reimbursement
Simple Steps global well-being program
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
Capital Accumulation Plan for Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums
Remote work
Training, mentorship, and career guidance
Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities