Senior IT Manager - Enterprise Integrations and Operations

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Application window closes on 6 Jun 2026.

Manage a portfolio of demand and projects from the initiation phase to the transition to a steady state; providing leadership to project management and technical resources to enable a scalable, maintainable, and supportable solution.

Define and evolve the Enterprise Integration strategy, ensuring alignment with business priorities, enterprise architecture, and long‑term technology direction.

Own and drive the multi‑year integration roadmap, including platform rationalization, modernization, and capability investments.

Identify strategic gaps across the integration landscape (tools, skills, operating model) and define target‑state capabilities.

Act as a strategic advisor to IT and business leadership on integration patterns, platform choices, and trade‑offs.

Partner and collaborate across the organization to define and maintain roadmaps to implement an AI‑centric ecosystem.

Lead continuous improvement of end‑to‑end integration lifecycle processes, including intake, estimation, design, build, testing, deployment, and support.

Standardize and streamline demand intake, prioritization, and triage processes to improve speed‑to‑market and predictability.

Reduce cycle time and rework by improving requirements gathering, design governance, and architectural decision processes.

Define and track integration KPIs (cycle time, quality, reuse, cost efficiency, operational stability). Use data and insights to drive process refinements, tooling improvements, and operating‑model changes.

Establish feedback loops with delivery teams, architecture, and operations to ensure measurable improvements over time.

Ensure integrations meet the Gold Standard for security, data privacy, resiliency, performance, and observability standards.

Oversee governance for architecture adherence, design quality, and non‑functional requirements. Enable consistency and reuse across multiple integration platforms and vendors.

Partner with IT and Business leaders to understand business needs and translate them into scalable integration solutions.

Act as a senior escalation point for complex integration, delivery, and operational issues.

Manage and inspire a staff that consists of employees and contingents, providing leadership in goals, objectives, performance reviews, and mentorship.

Establish goals and objectives of the organization that align to broader company strategies.

Support portfolio planning, financial forecasting, and cost optimization for integration platforms and services.

This role requires 10% travel and office work 4 days a week, located at either Mounds View, Minnesota or Fort Worth, Texas.

• 7+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree or 5+ years of experience with an advanced degree.
• 5+ years of managerial experience.
• 10+ years of IT experience.
• 10+ years of demonstrable hands‑on experience in integration, data, analytics, and/or application delivery.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in integration tools; web Methods, Kafka, Informatica Cloud, etc.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, independent and self‑driven.
• Ability to thrive and lead in an ever‑changing environment.
• Strong business relationship management, vendor management, and negotiation skills.

• Previous Medtronic experience.
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience, including IT strategy, planning, change management, and stakeholder management.
• Experience as a thought leader in integration and data management.
• Extensive and diverse delivery model experience.
• Strong business relationship, vendor management, and negotiation skills.

The company provides equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, and other protected characteristics. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.