Senior Compensation Operations Analyst

Job description

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the LifeThe Senior HR Shared Services Specialist will play a critical role in transforming Global Compensation Operations from a highly manual, audit-driven model to a scalable, automated, and insight-focused function. This role is responsible for evaluating existing audit processes, identifying opportunities for optimization, and designing automated controls and monitoring solutions that improve efficiency, quality, compliance, and customer experience. Working across Compensation, HR Operations, Payroll, HRIS, and Technology teams, this individual will leverage automation tools, analytics, and process improvement methodologies to reduce manual effort, strengthen governance, and enable the team to focus on interpreting results and driving business outcomes rather than performing repetitive audit activities. Responsibilities may include the following:Design and automate compensation audits, controls, and validation processes. Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation and process optimization. Build dashboards, reports, and metrics to monitor operational performance and compliance. Analyze trends, risks, and audit findings to drive corrective actions. Partner with Compensation, HRIS, Payroll, IT, and business teams to implement scalable solutions. Lead continuous improvement initiatives that reduce manual work and operational risk. Required Knowledge and experience: Bachelor's degree in Business, HR, Finance, Information Systems, Analytics, or a related field. 4 years of experience in Compensation Operations, HR Operations, HRIS, auditing, analytics, or process improvement. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and process optimization skills. 4 years of experience creating dashboards, reports, automated workflows, and controls. Knowledge of enterprise systems such as Workday, SAP, Oracle, or SuccessFactors. Experience with automation and analytics tools (Power BI, Power Automate, SQL, Python, AI tools, or similar). Understanding of audit, compliance, risk, and governance principles. Proven ability to collaborate across global, cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities. 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. ‌ ‌ Recruitment Fraud Alert We are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind: Apply only through official Medtronic channels. All legitimate Medtronic recruiting communications come from approved Medtronic platforms and official @medtronic.com email addresses. Medtronic will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information (such as bank account or Social Security details) during early stages of the hiring process. Any such requests are not legitimate. If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Medtronic, do not respond, click links, or open attachments. If you have any questions, concerns regarding the authenticity of a communication alleged to have been made by or on behalf of Medtronic, please contact us immediately at AskHR@medtronic.com. Benefits & CompensationMedtronic 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. ‌