Technical Sourcing Program Manager

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

The Technical Sourcing Program Manager, Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Services, and Telecommunications, will be responsible for the end-to-end sourcing strategy and supplier management for advanced technology categories that power our next-generation products and infrastructure. This includes computer hardware, embedded and enterprise software, AI/ML capabilities, cloud platforms, telecommunications infrastructure, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, all integrated into an ISO compliant information security framework. This highly collaborative role links Technology Development, Product Engineering, and Supply Chain teams to ensure timely supplier engagement, risk mitigation, cost control, and alignment of technical and commercial strategies throughout the product development lifecycle.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Own sourcing deliverables across the full product lifecycle for software, AI, cloud, and telecom technologies.
• Facilitate early supplier engagement to support architecture, integration, and deployment decisions.
• Report sourcing progress, risks, and readiness to cross-functional stakeholders at key stage gates.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for hardware, AI/ML platforms, software, cloud infrastructure, SaaS, and telecom solutions.
• Monitor industry trends, regulations, and supplier innovations to inform decisions.
• Identify, evaluate, and manage suppliers across technology domains.
• Lead sourcing decisions, negotiations, and agreements (SLAs, NDAs, contracts).
• Align global teams (IT, Security, Legal, Regulatory) with business and category strategies.
• Maintain and improve supplier management frameworks.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to cybersecurity, IP, vendor lock-in, compliance, and supply continuity.
• Partner with Legal, IT Security, and Regulatory teams on governance and due diligence.
• Ensure supplier compliance with quality and security standards (e.g., ISO, SOC).
• Support audit readiness, documentation, and validation for software and cloud services.
• Ensure vendors meet requirements for security, availability, and data protection.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in technical sourcing across hardware, software, cloud, SaaS, or telecom.
• Proven ability to lead supplier engagements and complex negotiations (technology, licensing, risk).
• Advanced degree (MBA or M.S.) preferred.
• Experience in regulated industries (e.g., medical devices, aerospace, financial services).
• Strong knowledge of hardware, cloud models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), AI/ML sourcing, and telecommunications.
• Familiarity with contracting models (SOWs, licensing, usage-based pricing).
• Understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR).
• Strategic thinking and technology fluency.
• Project and risk management.
• Supplier negotiation and contracting.
• Cross-functional leadership.
• Proactive risk mitigation and continuous improvement.
• Regulatory and security awareness.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package. A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. Pay range: United Kingdom: 60,000.00 GBP - 90,000.00 GBP. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

These commitments set our team apart from the rest:

• Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.
• Life-transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.
• Better outcomes for our world. Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.
• Insight-driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide 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. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.

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