Sr Project Manager APAC

Medtronic; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Senior PMO Manager for APAC to lead strategic transformation programmes across the region. You will drive separation and transition activities, support new product launch readiness, and coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver key priorities.

The role requires extensive experience in PMO leadership and program governance, with travel across APAC. Base location is Singapore, and the role offers a flexible in-office/remote work model to align with business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 10+ years in project management, programme management, or PMO leadership.
• Experience leading complex regional/global programmes across multiple countries, functions, and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to drive business separation, carve-outs, integrations, or transformations.
• Experience establishing governance, risk, change management, and executive reporting processes.
• Ability to travel throughout APAC as required to support programme delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional transformation programmes and cross-functional initiatives across APAC.
• Oversee operational aspects of programs, liaise between PMO, planning, project teams, and line management.
• Monitor budgets, schedules, and status reporting across projects.
• Drive project governance, risk management, and issue resolution to meet goals.
• Develop mechanisms to monitor progress and enable effective problem solving with stakeholders.
• Support governance frameworks and readiness for new product launches.

Skills

Project management

PMO leadership

Business transformation

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

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

This role sits within the APAC Business Process PMO function, supporting critical initiatives that enable business continuity, operational readiness, and long-term growth across the region. The function leads complex cross-functional programmes including business separations, carve-outs, operating model transformations, and new product launch readiness, partnering closely with Commercial, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Supply Chain, Information Technology, Finance, Legal, and country leadership teams.

This position is an exciting opportunity to work with the Diabetes business. Medtronic announced its intention to separate the Diabetes division to promote future growth and innovation within the business and to reallocate investments and resources across Medtronic. The Diabetes division, now known as MiniMed, completed its IPO in March 2026. 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 investment to drive meaningful innovation and enhance our impact on patient care. While you will start your employment with Medtronic, upon completion of required local legal and employment processes, we expect your employment to transfer to MiniMed, subject to business needs and any applicable information and consultation requirements in your jurisdiction.

Based in Singapore, this position follows a Flex work model, combining in-office and remote work in alignment with business and team needs. Regional travel across APAC is required to support programme execution, stakeholder engagement, and country-level implementation activities.

Primary Responsibilities

The Senior PMO Manager, APAC serves as the regional project management lead for strategic transformation programmes across the Asia Pacific region. The role is accountable for driving complex separation and transition activities, supporting new product launch programmes, establishing governance frameworks, and coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver key business priorities. Initially operating as an individual contributor, the position will influence stakeholders across multiple countries while helping to build PMO capabilities for future regional growth.

• Leads or leverages cross functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for key business processes.
• Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.
• Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
• Monitors the project from initiation through delivery.
• Assess project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience in project management, programme management, PMO leadership, business transformation, or related business operations disciplines.
• 10+ years of experience leading complex regional or global programmes involving multiple countries, functions, and stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated experience leading business separation, carve-out, integration, startup, or organisational transformation initiatives.
• Experience establishing and managing project governance, risk management, change management, and executive reporting processes.
• Ability to travel throughout APAC as required to support programme delivery and stakeholder engagement.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of people management, team leadership, or project team leadership experience.
• Experience within the medical device, healthcare, pharmaceutical, or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience establishing new business operations, distribution networks, market-entry programmes, or commercial launch initiatives.
• Knowledge of APAC market dynamics and experience working across diverse cultural and business environments.

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.

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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.

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