IT Digital Lead

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 Change your career to exploration, innovation, and championing healthcare access and equity for all. Join a healthcare technology company that alleviates pain, restores health, and extends life for more than two people every second. The TURMECA region (Türkiye, Russia, Middle East & Central Asia) is on an exciting growth journey, with a clear ambition to grow by 9% through FY30. This growth is fuelled by commercial transformation, digital innovation, and the smart application of AI and technology at scale. As IT Digital Lead TURMECA, you will sit at the heart of this journey. Part of the IT EurAsia organization, this role offers a unique opportunity to partner closely with regional commercial leaders and turn strategy into impact. You will help shape and deliver digital and AI‑enabled solutions that directly support market growth, improve customer engagement, and accelerate value creation across 25 countries. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working across cultures and functions, is curious about innovation, and wants to grow their leadership impact in a fast‑moving, strategically important region. If you are motivated by collaboration, learning, and making a tangible difference at scale, this is a powerful next step in your career. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned: Defines and executes IT strategy aligned with business priorities and transformation goals. Partners closely with Türkiye, Russia, Middle East & Central Asia (TURMECA) Region Led Markets (N3) to ensure deep understanding of business needs and objectives across new and existing transformation initiatives. Collaborates with the Regional Digital & AI Commercial Transformation Leader to accelerate value delivery through technology. Drives digital product innovation, including the ideation, creation, and lifecycle management of new digital products and solutions. Owns and governs the IT portfolio, serving as IT liaison for prioritization, investment decisions, and return on investment management. Ensures alignment between IT strategy and business decision makers across Regions, Functions, and Enablers. Orchestrates IT products and services end to end to effectively support and enable business objectives. Acts as a catalyst for business–IT convergence, maximizing enterprise value and outcomes. Shares joint accountability for Region, Function, and Enabler goals, driving collective success. Required Knowledge and Experience: Bachelor degree and a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or a Master degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills, with a collaborative approach and shared accountability for outcomes. Clear and confident communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and connect with diverse stakeholders. Curiosity and hands‑on interest in using AI tools to improve ways of working and create meaningful business impact. Experience contributing to or leading IT strategy execution aligned with business priorities and transformation goals. Ability to build trusted partnerships with commercial leaders in complex, multi‑country environments. Experience driving Digital and AI initiatives and digital product innovation from idea to delivery, with support from cross‑functional teams. Exposure to IT portfolio management, including prioritization, investment discussions, and value realization. Ability to work across regions and functions, valuing collaboration, inclusion, and different perspectives. Brings fresh, out of the box thinking combined with a pragmatic, results driven approach. Fluency in English, written and spoken. Physical Job Requirements The abov ... (truncated, view full listing at source)