Convention Analyst - Remote (USA)

Overview

The application window for this opening is expected to close on 9 Oct 2026.

This role supports the Global Commercial Office (GCO) in convention strategy across the United States and Canada. Work involves financial stewardship, operational excellence, analytics, and vendor management, partnering with Operating Units (OUs), convention planners, Finance, and external vendors to support convention planning, budget management, reporting, process optimization, and event execution.

Work Arrangement & Location

• Remote role within the United States.
• Preference for candidates located in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area.
• Approximately 10% travel to support conventions, vendor meetings, and team collaboration activities.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Operating Units, Convention Specialists, and Finance stakeholders to develop annual convention budgets, maintain forecasting models, monitor spending, support accrual activities, and identify budget risks and savings opportunities.
• Own convention-related financial reporting by reconciling expenses, validating cost allocations, analyzing variances, and ensuring accurate reporting to the appropriate cost centers.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, automated reporting solutions, and KPI reporting, including executive-level analytics to support convention performance evaluation and business decisions.
• Use Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power Apps, along with Glean and other analytics/automation tools, to improve reporting processes, streamline workflows, identify data discrepancies, and enhance data integrity.
• Serve as a primary liaison between Operating Units and convention stakeholders by facilitating budget discussions, gathering requirements, communicating financial performance, and adapting communication approaches to diverse stakeholders.
• Lead vendor performance management activities, including service level agreement (SLA) monitoring, vendor scorecards, business reviews, compliance support, performance tracking, and cost-savings analysis.
• Support convention operations by managing project timelines, planning documentation, invoice processing, data governance activities, and cross-functional process execution.
• Contribute to continuous improvement through process standardization, documentation development, automation opportunities, stakeholder training, and implementation of new technologies and reporting capabilities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of experience in financial analysis, business analytics, budget management, project management, sales operations, event operations, or related analytical business functions; or Advanced Degree with 0 years of related experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including experience with PivotTables, complex formulas, data validation techniques, and analysis of large datasets.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts, financial reporting, accrual processes, or business performance analytics.
• Experience developing reports, dashboards, or data visualizations using Power BI, Tableau, Glean, or similar business intelligence and analytics platforms.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to communicate data-driven insights, support decision-making, and manage competing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a related analytical business function.
• Experience supporting convention, tradeshow, meeting, event, or commercial operations programs.
• Experience with automation platforms such as Microsoft Power Apps, workflow automation tools, or artificial intelligence-enabled reporting solutions.
• Experience managing vendor relationships, supplier performance programs, service level agreements (SLAs), or contract compliance activities.
• Experience with SAP, ReadSoft, Workfront, or similar financial, purchasing, and project management systems.
• Experience identifying process improvement opportunities and implementing scalable reporting, analytics, or operational solutions.

Employment Eligibility (Degree Requirement)

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

Statements in the Responsibilities section describe the general nature and level of work, but are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities and skills.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

For Office Roles:

• Regularly required to be independently mobile.
• Required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and coworkers.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

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.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range for U.S. locations (excluding PR): $62,400.00 - $93,600.00
• Eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

Benefits for regular employees working 20+ hours per week may include:

• 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)

Benefits for all regular employees may include:

• 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 (e.g., interns). Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Some benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.