Sr. Compliance Manager, Global Trade Legal & Compliance

Medtronic; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 144,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Sr. Compliance Manager, Global Trade Legal & Compliance to lead enterprise-wide trade compliance initiatives. The role drives policies, training, and controls across import/export/sanctions, advising senior leaders on material risks.

The position can reside in Minneapolis, MN; Washington, D.C.; or near a U.S. Medtronic site, reporting to the Director of Global Trade Legal & Compliance. 7+ years in global trade compliance preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of global trade compliance experience in a large, complex corporate environment; or an advanced degree with 5+ years.
• Experience leading cross-functional compliance initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders in a global, matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and continuous improvement of the global trade compliance program across businesses and geographies.
• Maintain global trade compliance policies, procedures, standards, training, and governance mechanisms.
• Direct risk identification, assessment, and mitigation in partnership with Global Trade Operations, Supply Chain, and Ethics & Compliance.
• Establish controls, remediation plans, and metrics for program effectiveness and audit readiness.
• Lead or coordinate responses to investigations, disclosures, and corrective actions with legal counsel.
• Provide strategic trade compliance advice for business development activities and due diligence.

Skills

Global trade compliance

Regulatory governance

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 7+ years

Advanced degree + 5+ years

Job description

Onsite

Fridley, Minnesota, United States of America

Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Full time

R77960

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 5 Oct 2026

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

Careers that Change Lives

This individual will be part of a corporate Global Trade Legal & Compliance team in the Global Operations and Supply Chain Legal Department composed of lawyers and compliance professionals that combine deep substantive expertise in global trade areas core to Medtronic’s business with in-house understanding of Medtronic’s businesses. Team members work across business units and geographies to advise on complex trade legal and regulatory issues.

The Sr. Compliance Manager, Global Trade Legal & Compliance will lead the development, execution, and continuous improvement of Medtronic’s global trade compliance program across businesses and geographies. The role will oversee enterprise policies, procedures, training, and controls governing import compliance, export controls, and sanctions, while advising senior business and functional leaders on material trade risks and effective mitigation strategies.

This position could reside in either Minneapolis, MN; Washington, D.C.; or near a Medtronic site in the U.S. This position reports to the Director of Global Trade Legal & Compliance.

Responsibilities include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the enterprise global trade compliance program, driving accountability for import, export control, and sanctions compliance.

• Maintain global trade compliance policies, procedures, standards, training, and governance mechanisms to reflect current legal requirements and business risks.

• Direct cross-functional identification, assessment, and mitigation of material trade compliance risks in partnership with Global Trade Operations, Supply Chain, the Office of Ethics & Compliance, regional experts, and business leaders.

• Establish and monitor controls, remediation plans, and program metrics that strengthen program effectiveness, audit readiness, and sustained compliance.

• Lead or coordinate the compliance response to significant investigations, litigation, potential violations, voluntary disclosures, and corrective actions in alignment with legal counsel and relevant stakeholders.

• Provide strategic trade compliance advice for business development activities, including risk-based due diligence, escalation of material findings, and integration planning.

• Deliver concise, decision-ready guidance to senior leaders and facilitate consistent execution and information sharing across businesses and regions.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of global trade compliance experience in a large, complex corporate environment, or an advanced degree with 5+ years of experience, including substantive responsibility for import compliance, export controls, sanctions, investigations or disclosures, and compliance program governance.

Nice to Have

• Experience in the healthcare, medical device, or life sciences industry and a strong understanding of the associated legal, regulatory, and business risk environment.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional compliance initiatives and influencing senior internal and external stakeholders in a global, matrixed organization.
• Executive-level written, oral, and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex compliance issues into clear decisions and actions.
• Experience with change management, process improvement, compliance technology, or data-driven program monitoring.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, manage competing priorities, and drive timely execution in a fast-paced environment.

Physical Job Requirements

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. (ADA-United States of America)

About Medtronic

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be. We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

Physical Job Requirements

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. (ADA-United States of America). 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. Learn more about our benefits here (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&co_num=30601&co_affid=medtronic) . This position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP) here .

The provided base salary range is used nationally (except in certain CA locations).The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experience,certification/education, market conditions, location, etc. Base pay is based on numerous factors and may vary depending on job-relatedknowledge, skills, and experience.

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 U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$144,000.00 - $216,000.00

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
• 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)
• 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 (https://www3.benefitsolver.com/benefits/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&co_num=30601&co_affid=medtronic)

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 law. In 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 (https://www.medtronic.com/content/dam/medtronic-wide/public/united-states/employee-support-services/careers/la-county-legal-notice.pdf) 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.

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 95,000+ 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.

We change lives . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.

We build extraordinary solutions as one team . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.

This life-changing career is yours to engineer . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will…

• Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world
• Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities
• Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning

These commitments set our team apart from the rest:

Experiences that put people first . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career‑building resources you need.

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Insight‑driven care . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting‑edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care

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

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