Senior Principal Cyber Security Specialist, Culture Lead

Senior Principal Cybersecurity Specialist

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We're working onsite 4 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. In your role, you may work from the following Medtronic sites (with a strong preference to be onsite at Mounds View office):

• Mounds View, Minnesota
• Fridley, Minnesota (OHQ)
• Rice Creek, Minnesota
• Boston, Massachusetts
• Lafayette, Colorado
• Irvine, California (UCI)
• Jacksonville, Florida
• Fort Worth, Texas
• Memphis, Tennessee

The Senior Principal Cybersecurity Specialist will lead Medtronic's Security Culture function, driving enterprise-wide cybersecurity awareness, communications, and engagement programs. This role focuses on reducing human-related cyber risk through education, behavior change, and strategic program leadership. The ideal candidate will have strong people leadership experience, deep cybersecurity awareness program expertise, and a proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives in a complex, matrixed environment.

Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive. Our unwavering commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity (&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong, are respected, and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions – we're a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We encourage and support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success.

Together, we can transform healthcare. Join us for a career in IT that changes lives.

• Lead the Security Culture function, setting the strategic direction for enterprise-wide cybersecurity awareness, communications, and engagement programs across Medtronic.
• Establish and advance the long-term vision, maturity roadmap, and operating model for Security Culture, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk and business priorities.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams, including coaching, performance management, and capability building.
• Drive measurable reduction in human-related cyber risk through role-based awareness, learning, behavior-change strategies, and employee engagement.
• Oversee enterprise cybersecurity communications, including campaigns, alerts, newsletters, intranet content, leadership messaging, and major awareness initiatives such as Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
• Lead and expand the Ambassador Program, including regional and local engagement models, feedback loops, and broader reach across business units and sites.
• Partner across GCISO, BISOs, HR, Communications, IT, Legal, Compliance, and business leadership to align Security Culture priorities with strategic and operational objectives.
• Define, monitor, and report on KPIs and success measures to assess Security Culture effectiveness, maturity, and behavioral impact to leadership.
• Identify opportunities to scale and modernize programs through automation, digital platforms, analytics, and innovative engagement methods.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of cybersecurity specialists, ensuring strong execution, clear priorities, and alignment to enterprise strategy.
• Bring deep cybersecurity and program leadership experience, including success leading large, cross-functional initiatives, influencing senior stakeholders, and building enterprise-wide awareness and behavior-change programs in complex environments.

• 10+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree or 8+ years of experience with an advanced degree
• Experience in leadership – has led a team before

• Experience leading or maturing enterprise-wide cybersecurity awareness, engagement, or…