IT PMO Lead - Manufacturing Digital Transformation

About the role

Medtronic is hiring an IT PMO Lead for its GO&SC IT Manufacturing Digital Transformation team in Galway. Working with the Senior Director for Manufacturing Digital Transformation, you will provide end-to-end visibility and control across the portfolio, driving financial discipline, proactive risk management and delivery predictability through standardized governance and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Establish and enforce consistent project management standards, governance frameworks, delivery methodologies and performance controls.
• Maintain visibility of portfolio health, milestones, budgets, dependencies and deliverables, and drive corrective actions on performance gaps.
• Lead portfolio-wide resource and capacity planning, and manage budget oversight, forecasting, accruals, variance analysis and RAID management.
• Partner with senior leadership, Enterprise Architecture and Delivery Leaders, and coach project teams and external service providers.
• Own the tiered escalation framework and resolve critical issues with clear accountability.
• Build and deliver daily, weekly and monthly portfolio dashboards, executive reports and steering committee presentations.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in business, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• 8 to 10+ years of IT project, program or portfolio management experience.
• 3 to 5+ years in PMO leadership, portfolio governance or enterprise program oversight.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-project IT portfolios across global teams.
• Strong financial management, resource planning and executive reporting experience.
• Ability to travel independently between Medtronic sites if required.

Required skills

• MS Project, Planisware, Jira, Azure DevOps and Microsoft 365.
• Advanced Excel, Power BI, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and RAID management.
• PMBOK, waterfall, agile, hybrid project management, stage-gate governance and RACI.
• Preferred: manufacturing IT knowledge (MES, ERP, OT/IT integration), vendor and contract management, earned value management, ITIL, Lean Six Sigma.

What we offer

• Salary range in Ireland of 68,400 to 102,600 EUR, depending on experience and skills.
• Eligibility for the Medtronic Incentive Plan (short-term incentive).
• A wide range of benefits and resources.