Sr Manager, Executive Recruitment

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A Day in the Life

The Medtronic Executive Search team partners with senior business leaders to identify, assess, and attract executive talent for critical leadership roles across the organization. The team leverages executive search expertise, talent market intelligence, executive research, and strategic talent advisory capabilities to support leadership hiring, succession planning, and long-term talent strategies.

This U.S.-based remote position leads a team of Executive Search Consultants responsible for delivering executive hiring outcomes across multiple business units, functions, and leadership levels. The Senior Manager, Executive Recruitment partners closely with executive leaders, Human Resources, Talent Management, and key stakeholders to develop and execute executive talent acquisition strategies aligned with enterprise priorities.

Reporting to the Sr Director, Talent Acquisition, this leader provides strategic direction, coaching, and operational leadership to the Executive Search Consultants while personally leading select high-profile executive searches. The role is accountable for driving search excellence, leveraging market intelligence to inform talent decisions, building diverse executive talent pipelines, and ensuring an exceptional executive candidate and stakeholder experience.

As a trusted advisor to senior leadership, the Senior Manager plays a critical role in executive hiring, succession planning, leadership pipelining, and broader organizational talent strategy, helping to strengthen Medtronic's leadership bench and long-term talent competitiveness.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and coach a team of Executive Search Consultants, providing strategic direction, performance management, mentoring, and professional development.
• Manage team capacity, workload prioritization, and resource allocation to ensure timely delivery of executive search engagements and proactive pipeline initiatives.
• Partner with senior executives, HR leaders, and Talent Management partners to understand business priorities and develop executive hiring and talent acquisition strategies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders on executive talent trends, market dynamics, succession planning considerations, and leadership talent availability.
• Oversee and guide executive search strategies, including research plans, talent mapping, market intelligence, sourcing methodologies, and candidate engagement approaches.
• Lead and support executive-level recruitment projects for Vice President, Senior Vice President, and C-suite positions, including select critical leadership searches.
• Build and maintain executive talent communities and succession-focused pipelines across key business functions and leadership disciplines.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality executive candidate assessments, interview processes, and executive search recommendations.
• Analyze and communicate executive talent market intelligence, competitive talent insights, compensation trends, and executive recruiting best practices to stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Partner with Talent Management and HR organizations to support long-term leadership pipeline planning and succession initiatives.
• Establish and maintain executive search metrics, reporting, and performance indicators to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Drive adoption of executive search best practices, processes, tools, and technologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Represent Executive Search in enterprise talent discussions and contribute to broader talent acquisition and workforce planning initiatives.
• Maintain accurate and current executive search activity, candidate data, and market intelligence within Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms, and executive search reporting tools.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of experience in search, executive recruiting, talent acquisition, or leadership talent sourcing, with 5+ years of managerial (people or program) experience; OR Advanced degree and 5+ years of experience in search, executive recruiting, talent acquisition, or leadership talent sourcing, with 5+ years of managerial (people or program) experience.
• Experience leading executive-level recruitment initiatives for Vice President, Senior Vice President, and C-suite positions.
• Experience developing and implementing executive search strategies, market mapping initiatives, succession-focused talent pipelines, and executive talent acquisition programs.
• Experience partnering with senior executives and HR leaders to influence talent decisions and provide strategic talent advisory services.
• Experience utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms, executive search tools, and advanced sourcing methodologies.
• Experience presenting executive talent market insights, hiring strategies, competitive intelligence, and recruiting recommendations to executive leadership audiences.
• Demonstrated experience coaching, mentoring, and developing high-performing recruiting or executive search teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• People leadership experience, including leading executive recruiters, search consultants, talent acquisition professionals, or related teams.
• Strong preference for experience recruiting executive-level talent within the medical technology, medical device, healthcare technology, life sciences, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical industries.
• Experience leading executive search teams within a corporate executive recruiting function, retained executive search firm, or boutique executive search organization.
• Master's degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, Organizational Development, or a related business discipline.
• Experience supporting executive succession planning, leadership assessment, and long-term executive talent pipeline strategies.
• Knowledge of executive compensation benchmarking, leadership assessment methodologies, competitive talent intelligence, and executive labor market trends.
• Experience working within complex global or matrixed organizations supporting multiple business units and executive stakeholder groups.

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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We are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind:

Apply only through official Medtronic channels. All legitimate Medtronic recruiting communications come from approved Medtronic platforms and official @medtronic.com email addresses.

Medtronic will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information (such as bank account or Social Security details) during early stages of the hiring process. Any such requests are not legitimate.

If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Medtronic, do not respond, click links, or open attachments.

If you have any questions, concerns regarding the authenticity of a communication alleged to have been made by or on behalf of Medtronic, please contact us immediately at .

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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):$148,000.00 - $222,000.00

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This 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.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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.

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