Senior Director, Downstream Marketing - Hugo Product Management & US Region Marketing

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 4 Nov 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 Our Medtronic Surgical team is working to bring the benefits of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) to more people and places through a portfolio of robotic & digital solutions. Together, we are working to broaden options and expand access globally for hospitals, surgeons, & patients. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 4 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.  ​ ​                     Help shape the future of surgery! Join Medtronic’s global marketing team for robotic-assisted surgery and bring bold ideas to a rapidly growing, high-tech field where innovation has the power to change lives. Backed by Medtronic’s deep surgical expertise and extensive portfolio spanning open, laparoscopic, robotic, and digital surgery, you’ll help connect breakthrough technology with the needs of surgeons, health systems, and patients around the world. At the intersection of advanced robotics, precision instrumentation, intelligent software, and connected digital solutions, you’ll turn customer insights into compelling strategies, build markets, and accelerate adoption of the next generation of surgical care. Bring your curiosity, entrepreneurial spirit, and passion for impact—and build an extraordinary career helping expand access to minimally invasive surgery worldwide. The Senior Director, Downstream Marketing leads global product management for the Hugo robotic-assisted surgery system manufactured by Medtronic and directs the U.S. Region Marketing team responsible for Hugo. Establishes global Hugo product strategy and lifecycle priorities, translating customer, clinical, competitive, and business insights from markets worldwide into product requirements, positioning, launch plans, and lifecycle decisions. Partners with regional marketing teams to align global product priorities and resources with regional commercial needs. In the United States, leads Hugo marketing execution and sales support, including product launches, congress strategy, customer engagement, market development, sales enablement, and creation of sales collateral and other marketing content. Key Responsibilities Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. • Directs the development of global market requirements, positioning, value propositions, messaging, and downstream product strategy for the Hugo system. • Leads global Hugo product management across the product lifecycle, including worldwide customer and market research, competitive analysis, segmentation, portfolio and lifecycle planning, product launches, and identification of product or commercial opportunities. • Represents customer and market needs from regions worldwide in global product planning and works closely with product development, engineering, operations, clinical, regulatory, quality, service, sales, and other partners on Hugo product plans, specifications, launch readiness, and lifecycle priorities. • Partners with regional marketin