The preferred working location for this role is the Medtronic facility located in Hyderabad MEIC, India. The ability to travel to other Medtronic sites approximately 20% of the time is desirable.
- As an IT Project Manager/Architect for Data Platform & Monitoring within Global Operations and Supply Chain IT (GOSC IT), your primary responsibility is to lead the architecture, technical implementation, and overall management of the data platform and monitoring program. This is achieved in close collaboration with internal teams and key stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.
- The role is critical in the planning and execution of a strategic program that includes two core components:
- Developing a centralized data platform to consolidate manufacturing systems data across all sites.
- Implementing robust observability and monitoring capabilities for global manufacturing systems and applications, aimed at ensuring up time through effective alerting, logging, and visibility mechanisms.
- Success in this role demands strong coordination and communication skills, with the ability to work seamlessly across cross-functional teams including project managers, business stakeholders, IT teams, and external partners to ensure alignment with organizational objectives, timelines, and delivery standards.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:
- As an IT Project Manager/Architect for Data Platform & Monitoring within Global Operations and Supply Chain IT (GOSC IT), your primary responsibility is to lead the architecture, technical implementation, and overall management of the data platform and monitoring program.
- Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned essential to successfully deliver improvements in technology capabilities, operational efficiency, financial management, and business continuity.
- Develop a comprehensive project plan outlining tasks, timelines, resources, and milestones for manufacturing IT systems implementation.
- Manage a team of 10-15 Global Operations Supply Chain team in the core manufacturing and supply chain digital platform domain
- Define the project scope, goals, and objectives, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy.
- Identify potential risks and develop mitigation plans to ensure successful project execution.
- Lead a diverse cross-functional project team, encompassing IT professionals, process engineers, production units, and external consultants.
- Establish a collaborative environment conducive to effective communication and harmonious coordination among team members.
- Work closely with business stakeholders to gather and document functional and technical requirements for the IT systems implementation solution.
- Lead the implementation of Manufacturing IT Systems with extensive experience in large scale program management, manufacturing IT platforms, MES platforms, SAP, and team leadership.
- Provide updates to leadership team
- Experience in implementing enterprise data platforms (e. g. , Snowflake, Redshift, Synapse), including data integration activities such as data ingestion, transformation (ETL/ELT), and ensuring robust, scalable data architecture
- (Good to Have) Experience in implementing application and system monitoring solutions using tools like Dynatrace and SolarWinds to ensure observability and reliability. OR any monitoring experience will be helpful.
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams and stakeholders to gather business and technical requirements, translating them into a clear, actionable 3-year data platform roadmap.
- Proven experience in effective team management, including coordination with external vendors and partners to ensure timely delivery, alignment with technical goals, and quality outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets, including financial tracking, forecasting, and monthly reporting to ensure alignment with organizational goals and governance standards.
Required Knowledge and Experience:
bachelors degree (Required); advanced degree preferred.
Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in IT project or program management roles.
4+ years team management experience of 10+ team members
Prior experience in regulated or validated industries is a strong plus.
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Strong documentation, organizational, and communication skills.
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Familiarity with project management tools (e. g. , Excel, Planisware, JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet).
Ability to understand the customers business problem, need, or opportunity and to design a solution that completely and correctly addresses the business problem, need, or opportunity without unnecessary enhancements.
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Proven ability to work as a team player, delivering quality results within defined timelines.
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Understanding of application lifecycle processes and system integration concepts
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Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
SKILLS NEEDED,
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Strong background in IT project management, especially in manufacturing or supply chain domains
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Experienced in leading multi-function cross-team collaboration between IT and Business
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Experience in managing program timelines, risks, status, escalations in a timely manner
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Understand and work within Medtronic processes and tools
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Solid understanding of SDLC as we'll as good knowledge of Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid project management principles and practices
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Experience with Project management tools like DevOps
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Strong knowledge of MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Projects
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Experience managing Project Costing, Budget Forecasting, Resource Management
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Working knowledge of manufacturing IT systems like ERP, MES, etc.
