Sr Principal Employee Relations Project Manager

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 10 Nov 2025

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

The Diabetes Operating Unit focuses on improving the lives of those within the global diabetes community. As a business we strive to empower people with diabetes to live life on their terms by delivering innovation that truly matters and providing support in the ways they need it. Were committed to meeting people with diabetes where they are in their journey always with an aim to make their lives easier. Our portfolio of innovative solutions is designed to provide customers with greater freedom and better health helping them achieve better glucose control while spending less time managing their disease.

This position is an exciting opportunity to work with Medtronics Diabetes business. Medtronic has announced its intention to separate the Diabetes division to promote future growth and innovation within the business and reallocate investments and resources across Medtronic subject to applicable information and consultation requirements. This separation provides our team with a bold opportunity to unleash our potential enabling us to operate with greater speed and agility. As a separate entity we anticipate leveraging increased investments to drive meaningful innovation and enhance our impact on patient care.

This role can work remotely or onsite in San Antonio TX

As the Sr Principal Employee Relations - Project Management Partner you will be responsible for building strong relationships between employees and managers with our Field Sales teams in US & Canada. The role takes a proactive strategic approach to employee relations by identifying higher-level employee relations trends recommending solutions that address root cause of issue and partnering with leadership on execution. The role acts as a key partner to the site level Managers in driving employee relations strategies while maintaining a neutral position. A key component of the role includes maintaining the employee relations function at assigned locations / functions and following established ELR processes as well as building manager skill sets.

In addition to Employee Relations responsibilities this role will also serve as the ER Project Manager responsible for leading strategic initiatives to enhance operational efficiency harmonize global practices and support the transition of the ER function into MiniMed.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Counsel and provide partnership to employees managers and leaders across the full spectrum of employee relations matters.
• Lead highly complex workplace investigations including fact-finding documentation and resolution aligned with company policies and employment law.
• Provide coaching and advice to leaders on performance management disciplinary actions reorganizations reductions conflict resolution and organizational effectiveness.
• Partner with HR Business Partners Legal and Compliance to assess ER risks and ensure consistent fair application of policies.
• Develop and implement proactive ER strategies and initiatives that strengthen leadership capability and employee engagement.
• Analyze ER data and trends identify root causes and recommend preventive solutions to senior leadership.
• Monitor legal trends and risks and advise on compliance matters
• Contribute to restructuring initiatives with focus on employee transitions and risk mitigation.
• Maintain confidentiality neutrality and objectivity in all employee relations matters.
• Support continuous improvement of ER processes policies frameworks and training across the Operating Unit.
• Monitor employee sentiment and workplace trends
• This work includes proactive workplace initiatives and strategies; workplace investigations and internal reviews; performance
• improvement and discipline processes; end of employment / restructuring; labor relations; crisis management; and general
• employee relations coaching and conflict resolution.
• Develops and leads proactive employee and labor relations strategies to contribute to a positive work environment by
• leveraging data addressing areas of opportunity and minimizing risk.
• Plays key leadership role in restructuring initiatives resulting in employee transitions

Employee Relations PMO Responsibilities

Autonomy

Organizational Impact

Innovation and Complexity

Communication and Influence

Leadership and Talent Management

Required Knowledge and Experience

Preferred Qualifications

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.

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) : $136000.00 - $204000.00

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 and Simple 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) and Capital 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

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.

Our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life unites a global team of 95000 passionate people.

We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab to the factory floor to the conference room every one of us experiments creates builds improves and solves. We have the talent diverse perspectives and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity here.

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 addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic Inc. (Medtronic) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Required Experience :

Staff IC

Key Skills

Employee Relations,Fmla,Human Resources Management,Mediation Experience,Conflict Management,HRIS,Performance Management,Employment & Labor Law,Qualitative Analysis,Alternative dispute resolution,Human Resources,Mentoring

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 136000 - 204000