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HR Shared Services Specialist - Benefits
Medtronic INC · 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 193 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 106 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Medtronic INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles3 certified filings for “Senior Risk Management Specialist” (Mechanical Engineers) in MN: $109k–$126k, median $109k. Most were filed at wage level III (67%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Medtronic INC
The US Department of Labor certified 193 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 106 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 14 Oct 2026 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 Life Medtronic's HR Shared Services Team helps deliver HR support and services at scale by executing standardized HR processes, partnering with HR Business Medtronic’s HR Shared Services Team is helping define the future of HR by delivering scalable, high-quality support that enhances the employee experience and drives operational excellence. This role is essential to ensuring accurate, timely, and professional service across benefits, leave, and disability programs while supporting continuous improvement, automation, and smarter ways of working. Located at Medtronic's headquarters in Minneapolis, MN, this role is onsite four days per week. The HR Shared Services Specialist plays an important role in delivering a high-quality employee experience through accurate, timely, and professional HR support. This position partners across HR, payroll, and external vendors to support benefits, leave, disability, and related programs while helping ensure data integrity, operational consistency, and strong service delivery. In addition to managing day-to-day support, this role contributes to continuous improvement efforts that strengthen processes, enhance efficiency, and support the evolving future of HR through smarter systems, documentation, and automation. Primary Responsibilities: • Administer U.S. health and welfare benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, FSA, HSA, and related offerings • Support employee enrollments, qualifying life event changes, terminations, and other benefits transactions • Assist with annual open enrollment activities, including employee communications, system updates, issue resolution and process support • Administer disability and leave programs, including short-term disability, long-term disability, FMLA, and other time-off policies • Serve as an escalated resource for employee and manager inquiries related to benefits, leave, disability, and time-off programs • Partner with internal stakeholders and external vendors to research and resolve complex cases • Audit transactions and data to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely processing • Generate reports and support compliance reviews, process documentation, and HR projects • Identify and help implement process improvements, system enhancements, and service delivery efficiencies, including opportunities for automation • Support testing, issue tracking, and updates related to HR systems and workflows Required Qualifications: • High school diploma (or equivalent) and 2+ years of experience in employee benefits, leave, disability or HR service delivery processes, or an advanced degree. Preferred Qualifications • Hands-on experience administering U.S. benefits and leave programs, including ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, FMLA, and ACA-related processes • Experience supporting employee benefits administration in a shared services or HR operations environment • Experience with HRIS and benefits administration systems such as Workday • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power Automate, with the ability to analyze data, build reports, streamline workflows, and support automation efforts that improve operational efficiency • Excellent commun