Hybrid Senior Director, Chief Architect

at Medtronic

• Job title: Senior Director, Chief Architect
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $206,400 - $309,600 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, Cyber Security, ERP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Northridge, United States

About the role

• Senior Director, Chief Architect at Medtronic leading technology strategy and architecture. Focused on applied architecture in the medical technology sector.

Responsibilities

• Act as the architecture authority across enterprise systems and platforms
• Drive the definition of standards, patterns, and roadmaps for core systems (ERP, MES, QMS, CRM, cloud)
• Partner with peers in ERP, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, and GTM to ensure architectural coherence
• Lead an Enterprise Architecture Community of Practice, mentoring solution/domain architects across IT
• Guide adoption of emerging technologies (AI, automation, analytics, digital platforms) where they create measurable value
• Define and maintain the enterprise architecture across applications, data, infrastructure, and integration
• Provide hands-on architectural guidance for major initiatives (ERP modernization, MES and QMS evolution, CRM/digital transformation, Cloud adoption and modernization)
• Set architecture standards, patterns, and principles to ensure security, scalability, and interoperability
• Partner with Cybersecurity to embed secure-by-design practices
• Shape the enterprise technology strategy aligned to business priorities
• Develop modernization roadmaps balancing reliability, regulatory compliance, and innovation
• Evaluate emerging technologies for practical business application
• Provide recommendations to CIO and IT leadership on investment choices
• Act as review authority for major programs and solution designs
• Ensure applied architectures are practical and deliver business value
• Coach architects and senior engineers, building architecture maturity across IT

Requirements

• 15+ years of IT experience with 8+ years in architecture leadership
• Deep expertise in enterprise platforms: SAP ECC/S4, MES, QMS, CRM (Salesforce), cloud (Azure, AWS)
• Strong knowledge of integration (APIs, middleware), data architectures, and security models
• Experience in med tech, life sciences, or other regulated manufacturing industries strongly preferred
• Ability to lead through influence, managing alignment without direct authority
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and introduce emerging technologies (AI, automation, analytics) into enterprise environments
• Excellent communication skills — able to simplify complex technical topics for executive stakeholders

Benefits

• 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)
• 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)