Program Director, AI Upskilling

About this role

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 95,000 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.

A Day in the Life The Global Learning and Leadership Development Center of Excellence (CoE) enables enterprise-wide capability building, leadership development, and workforce transformation initiatives that support Medtronic's long-term business strategy. As part of this team, the AI Upskilling portfolio focuses on building AI fluency across the enterprise by driving adoption, capability development, and sustainable behavior change that helps employees leverage AI effectively in their work.

This role will be based onsite at Medtronic Operational Headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota or is open to other Medtronic office locations globally.                     The Program Director, AI Upskilling provides strategic leadership for enterprise AI capability building initiatives that help employees, leaders, and teams adopt and apply AI tools to drive business outcomes. This role leads a global portfolio focused on AI fluency, change adoption, governance, stakeholder engagement, and workforce transformation, while overseeing program teams and ensuring measurable organizational impact.

Primary Responsibilities • Develop and execute the enterprise AI upskilling strategy, learning ecosystem, and measurement framework aligned with business and talent priorities.

• Lead enterprise-wide AI adoption initiatives that drive workforce capability, behavior change, and sustainable use of AI tools and technologies.

• Build and scale communities of practice, change networks, and engagement strategies that reinforce AI capability development beyond formal learning programs.

• Partner with business leaders, Human Resources Business Partners, Talent Management, and operational stakeholders to integrate AI capability building into workforce processes and talent strategies.

• Establish governance frameworks that evaluate, prioritize, and oversee AI capability-building initiatives while ensuring accountability and transparency across the portfolio.

• Lead, coach, and develop program managers, establishing clear objectives and accountability for program execution, outcomes, and continuous improvement.

• Manage program budgets, resource allocation, portfolio planning, and vendor partnerships to support scalable global delivery.

• Evaluate program effectiveness through data, metrics, and business outcomes, translating insights into recommendations that inform enterprise decisions.

Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience in leadership development, enterprise learning, workforce transformation, organizational capability building, or a related discipline with 7+ years of managerial experience (people or program) OR Advanced degree and Bachelor's degree and 8 + years of experience in leadership development, enterprise learning, workforce transformation, organizational capability building, or a related discipline with 7+ years of managerial experience (people or program)

• Demonstrated experience building and scaling AI literacy/upskilling strategies

• Proven expertise in designing and delivering leadership or development programs

Preferred Qualifications • Master's degree in Organizational Development, Education, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Experience leading and developing teams of program managers in a global organization.

• Experience partnering with external vendors, universities, business schools, or consulting organizations to deliver AI-enabled learning solutions.

• Knowledge of learning measurement frameworks and methods used to evaluate capability-building and leadership development effectiveness.

• Experience designing and delivering global programs across multiple regions, cultures, and geographies.

• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior leaders across complex organizational environments.

• Experience managing programs, portfolios, budgets, and governance processes with measurable business outcomes.

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

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