Role Description We are seeking a Strategic Meeting Planning Specialist to join our team at Medtronic. In this role, you will be an individual contributor and a key player in executing meetings and events that contribute to our organization's success. We are looking for candidates who possess strategic thinking, confidence, a global perspective, and a determination to go above and beyond. Your primary responsibilities will involve working closely with various teams, including Marketing, Medical Education, and Corporate, to execute strategies that support and drive business results. You will thrive in our fast-paced and highly visible organization, where your ability to formulate and communicate a strategy, gain alignment from senior leaders, and lead its execution will be critical. - Plan and organize internal and external business-related meetings, symposiums, conferences, and program events. - Address all aspects of budget and billing, including development of and tracking against budgets. - Investigate, source, negotiate, and coordinate hotel and ancillary meeting services. - Select, book, and coordinate AV/Production and Auxiliary Technical Services. - Facilitate attendee experience through website & registration site design, event promotion, and communication. - Generate, analyze, and communicate event-level and cross-event reporting against identified key meeting metrics. - Provide on-site host & support to all guests, ensuring concierge-level hospitality and service during all events. - Travel up to 50%. - Ability to work before and after traditional working hours as well as some weekends. Qualifications - High School Diploma or equivalent with 4+ years of relevant experience in meeting or event planning or equivalent experience. - Associate's Degree with 2+ years experience. - Baccalaureate Degree with 1+ year(s) experience. Requirements - Diploma in event planning, business, marketing, communications, or advertising. - Meeting planning or conventions experience in the medical device or healthcare industry. - CMP (Certified Meeting Planner). - Vendor management experience. - Advanced Microsoft Office Suite experience and familiarity with other tools such as Cvent, Workfront, Concur. - French would be considered an asset. - For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required. Benefits - Competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package. - 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. - 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).