IT Digital Lead

Medtronic; Heerlen; On-site; EUR 91,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic, a global healthcare technology leader, is seeking an IT Digital Lead TURMECA to shape and deliver AI-enabled digital solutions across 25 countries. You will partner with regional leaders to translate strategy into practical initiatives that improve customer engagement and business value.

The role requires 7+ years of relevant IT leadership, strong collaboration across cultures, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with 5+ years IT leadership experience.
• Proven leadership and collaboration across teams and regions.
• Clear communication and presentation skills with diverse stakeholders.
• Curiosity for using AI tools to improve business outcomes.
• Experience executing IT strategy aligned with business goals.
• Ability to build trusted partnerships with commercial leaders.
• Experience driving digital and AI initiatives from idea to delivery.
• Exposure to IT portfolio management and ROI realization.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute IT strategy aligned with business priorities.
• Partner with TURMECA region leaders to align initiatives.
• Collaborate with Digital & AI leaders to accelerate value delivery.
• Drive digital product innovation from ideation to lifecycle.
• Own and govern the IT portfolio and ROI management.
• Ensure IT strategy aligns with regional decision makers.
• Enable end-to-end IT products and services to support objectives.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration across regions and functions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

AI curiosity

IT strategy

Portfolio mgmt

Cross-country

Strategic thinking

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/related field

Master's degree in IT

Job description

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

Change your career to exploration, innovation, and championing healthcare access and equity for all. Join a healthcare technology company that alleviates pain, restores health, and extends life for more than two people every second.

The TURMECA region (Türkiye, Russia, Middle East & Central Asia) is on an exciting growth journey, with a clear ambition to grow by 9% through FY30. This growth is fuelled by commercial transformation, digital innovation, and the smart application of AI and technology at scale. As IT Digital Lead TURMECA, you will sit at the heart of this journey. Part of the IT EurAsia organization, this role offers a unique opportunity to partner closely with regional commercial leaders and turn strategy into impact. You will help shape and deliver digital and AI‑enabled solutions that directly support market growth, improve customer engagement, and accelerate value creation across 25 countries. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working across cultures and functions, is curious about innovation, and wants to grow their leadership impact in a fast‑moving, strategically important region. If you are motivated by collaboration, learning, and making a tangible difference at scale, this is a powerful next step in your career.

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

• Defines and executes IT strategy aligned with business priorities and transformation goals.
• Partners closely with Türkiye, Russia, Middle East & Central Asia (TURMECA) Region Led Markets (N3) to ensure deep understanding of business needs and objectives across new and existing transformation initiatives.
• Collaborates with the Regional Digital & AI Commercial Transformation Leader to accelerate value delivery through technology.
• Drives digital product innovation, including the ideation, creation, and lifecycle management of new digital products and solutions.
• Owns and governs the IT portfolio, serving as IT liaison for prioritization, investment decisions, and return on investment management.
• Ensures alignment between IT strategy and business decision makers across Regions, Functions, and Enablers.
• Orchestrates IT products and services end to end to effectively support and enable business objectives.
• Acts as a catalyst for business–IT convergence, maximizing enterprise value and outcomes.Shares joint accountability for Region, Function, and Enabler goals, driving collective success.

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor degree and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or a Master degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills, with a collaborative approach and shared accountability for outcomes.
• Clear and confident communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and connect with diverse stakeholders.
• Curiosity and hands‑on interest in using AI tools to improve ways of working and create meaningful business impact.
• Experience contributing to or leading IT strategy execution aligned with business priorities and transformation goals.
• Ability to build trusted partnerships with commercial leaders in complex, multi‑country environments.
• Experience driving Digital and AI initiatives and digital product innovation from idea to delivery, with support from cross‑functional teams.
• Exposure to IT portfolio management, including prioritization, investment discussions, and value realization.
• Ability to work across regions and functions, valuing collaboration, inclusion, and different perspectives.
• Brings fresh, out of the box thinking combined with a pragmatic, results driven approach.
• Fluency in English, written and spoken.

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.

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.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Netherlands: 90,800.00 EUR - 136,200.00 EUR |

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).