Director, Training & Education

About the role

Medtronic is looking for a Director of Training & Education to lead the Surgical Training & Education strategy across the region. The role leads a large and diverse team, shapes organisational capability and drives business impact through education, innovation and people leadership. It sits within the Surgical portfolio and works closely with Commercial, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Clinical, Regulatory and Operations.

Key responsibilities

• Set the strategic direction and execution of Training & Education and partner with senior leaders across functions to align capability-building with organisational priorities.
• Oversee the design, delivery and continuous improvement of customer and employee education programmes, keeping content clinically relevant, scientifically accurate and compliant.
• Drive innovation in learning methods, including digital learning and simulation-based training, and establish metrics for training effectiveness and business impact.
• Lead, coach and develop managers and individual contributors across multiple geographies, build succession plans and mentor future leaders.
• Lead teams through organisational change, drive adoption of new ways of working and manage complex stakeholder relationships.
• Represent the Training & Education function with customers, healthcare professionals and industry partners.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in medical devices, healthcare, life sciences or a related industry.
• Minimum 7 years of people leadership experience, including leading leaders and large teams.
• Experience managing complex, matrixed organisations across multiple markets or geographies.
• Proven track record in organisational transformation, change management and business improvement.

Required skills

• Strong commercial and business acumen, able to turn strategy into execution.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and a flexible benefits package.
• Eligibility for the Medtronic Incentive Plan (short-term incentive).
• Eligibility for an annual long-term incentive plan.