Principal HR Project Management Specialist

Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Requisition #:

210001DU

Post Date:

Jan 21, 2021


**Careers that Change Lives**


The Medtronic Human Resources team performs critical work that allows Medtronic to take healthcare further, together. As a member of the Human Resources PMO, you will have a direct role in managing projects to deliver HRs strategic plan, improve HR services and impact Medtronics employee experience globally.


In this role, you will deliver cross-functional HR projects in support of HRs strategic priorities, ensuring world class HR service and solution delivery for the enterprise.


**_We seek out and hire a diverse workforce at every level: We need fresh ideas and inclusive insights to continue to be an innovative industry leader thats why we make it a point to seek out, attract and develop employees who are patient-centric, passionate, and who represent the same wide variety of life experiences as our patients._**


You can grow your career with us; we hope youll consider joining our team!


**A Day in the Life**


+ Lead cross functional, global teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for key business processes and technology implementation.

+ Oversee and manage the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, stakeholders, and leadership.

+ Review status of projects and budgets; manage schedules and prepare status reports

+ Monitor the project from initiation through delivery

+ Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives

+ Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, stakeholders, and clients

+ Develop and manage an overall project plan that integrates key activities associated with project lifecycle; maintain project documentation

+ Manage projects through use of project management best practices to ensure customer, time, quality, and cost requirements are met

+ Provide clear communication of the overall scope, deliverables, timing, funding and resource requirements; provide effective communication to project team, stakeholders and leadership in a matrix environment

+ Lead the small HR technology demand and prioritization process


**Must Haves**


+ Bachelors degree and 7+ years of Project Management experience, OR an advanced degree and 5+ years of Project Management experience


**Nice to Have**


+ Project Management Professional - PMP certification

+ Knowledge of human resource practices, techniques and standards

+ Knowledge of change management techniques with ability to apply techniques to projects to successfully implement and sustain change

+ Experience with IT/technology teams, processes and project implementation

+ Lean Sigma experience


**About Medtronic**


Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.


We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Lets work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients lives. Help us shape the future.


Physical Job Requirements


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. (ADA-United States of America)
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.