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A Day in the Life

The Strategy Lead, through direct partnership with TURMECA leadership and collaboration with EURASIA Strategy and Business Development, will serve as the regional strategic partner and execution orchestrator for the TURMECA region.
The role will be part of the EURASIA Strategy & Business Development function and will work in close partnership and collaboration with the Leadership team of TURMECA.
Reporting solid line to the EURASIA Strategy & Business Development Vice President, dotted line to the Vice President TURMECA. The role will be part of the TURMECA Leadership team.
The Strategy Lead will have access to all EURASIA BD&S resources, with staffing managed centrally depending on the needs of projects (consulting model).

The role has two equally important mandates:
• Strategy development and strategic planning
• Cross-functional orchestration of priority regional initiatives to ensure disciplined execution, stakeholder alignment, and delivery
The Strategy Lead will be accountable for helping define the regional direction and for translating strategy into a clear and executable portfolio of priorities and strategic initiatives across the region and for key countries.

Primary Responsibilities

• Leading the development of TURMECA’s regional strategy in support of EURASIA priorities, including vision, strategic choices, growth agenda, and strategic priorities
• Leading the TURMECA strategic planning process during the annual Strategic Plan cycle
• Developing strategy for priority countries, key therapy areas (in collaboration with Strategic Marketing, SME), and strategic initiatives across the region (examples: Saudi market leadership and growth acceleration strategy, GTM Transformation strategy for select countries, CAS Market Development plan, Robotics strategy, etc.)
• Supporting the identification, structuring, and execution governance of the region’s most important cross-functional initiatives
• Project Management: Ensuring strategic initiatives are clearly scoped, owned, tracked, and reported through to completion
• Supporting TURMECA leadership with strategic analysis, decision support, and executive-ready content for key forums (TURMECA LT Meetings, Town Halls, Country Quarterly Business Reviews)

The role is designed to ensure that strategic thinking is not only developed, but also translated into effective execution across the region.

Required Qualifications

Education

• University degree required
• Master’s degree or MBA preferred

Experience

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in strategy, strategic marketing, market development, management consulting, transformation, or project/program leadership
• Management Consulting experience
• Experience working across functions, businesses, geographies, or regions is strongly preferred
• Prior exposure to strategy development, operating model design, market development, portfolio management, or cross-functional transformation will be valuable

Knowledge and skills

• Strategic mindset with strong business judgment
• Structured thinking, process and methodology-oriented
• Excellent analytical, synthesis, and problem-solving skills
• Strong financial and commercial acumen
• Program and project management capability with disciplined execution tracking
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive outcomes without direct authority; strong interpersonal and collaboration
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and presentation skills
• Innovation-focused mindset
• Strong collaboration, stakeholder management and executive engagement skills; ability to work effectively in a matrix environment or across geographic and organizational boundaries
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Ability to effectively prioritize and handle changing priorities with ease
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and building structure where none exists

Competencies

• Strategic thinking
• Execution discipline
• Cross-functional leadership
• Influence and collaboration
• Analytical rigor
• Business acumen
• Stakeholder management
• Communication and executive presence
• Adaptability and resilience
• Innovation and continuous improvement

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare or medical devices is a plus, but not essential

 

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. 

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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.
 

 

 

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This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).