Overview
The organization anticipates the application window for this opening will close on 31 Aug 2026.
This role supports the Global Commercial Office (GCO), which delivers convention strategy across the United States and Canada through financial stewardship, operational excellence, analytics, and vendor management.
The position can be based anywhere in the United States, with preference for candidates located in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area. This is a remote role that requires 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, key performance indicator (KPI) reporting, and executive-level analytics to support convention performance evaluation and business decision-making.
- Leverage Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Apps, and other analytics and automation tools (including Glean) 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 for diverse business partners.
- 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.
Requirements
- 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 using 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.
Degree requirement (if applicable)
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.
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.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range for U.S. locations (excluding PR) (USD): $62,400.00 - $93,600.00
- This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
Benefits available to regular employees working 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)
Benefits 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 (for example, 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.
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.
Equal Employment Opportunity & Accommodations
The organization provides 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. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Physical Job Requirements
Statements in the responsibilities section are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position, but are not an exhaustive list of responsibilities and skills. Physical demands described are representative of what must be met to perform essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
For office roles, employees are regularly required to be independently mobile, interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers.