Prin IT Business Analyst

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 SAP BA Principal Functional Expertise — Must Have The candidate should have deep functional knowledge in SAP domain, and enough cross-functional understanding to see the end-to-end business process. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (business stakeholders, BRMs, vendors). • Design and implement solutions aligned with Medtronic’s compliance and operational excellence standards. • Act as strategic advisors, influencing decisions and driving process improvements. • Mentor junior analysts and manage critical projects end-to-end. • SAP ECC / S/4HANA experience • Strong knowledge of relevant SAP modules: o FI/CO would be a plus o MM o SD o PP o WM o QM o PM • Integration between SAP modules • Understanding of SAP master data • SAP interfaces and integrations • Understanding of SAP configuration vs. customization • SAP reporting and analytics • SAP security/GRC awareness • Understanding of SAP releases, enhancements and upgrades • Lead complex SAP initiatives (S/4HANA migrations, global rollouts, PP/QM, FICO, or Supply Chain modules). Principal-level expectation: They should be able to walk into a business problem and quickly determine: Business problem → process impact → SAP capability → integration impact → solution options → risks → effort → cost → implementation approach. 1. Business Analysis & Process Design • Business acumen o Ability to translate business needs into SAP solutions. o Strong understanding of Medtronic’s regulated environment. • Business requirements gathering • Requirements elicitation • Process mapping • As-Is / To-Be analysis • Gap analysis • Business process optimization • Root-cause analysis • Functional specifications • User stories / acceptance criteria • Business case development • Process documentation • Data analysis • KPI definition • UAT planning and execution 2. SAP Demand & Project Leadership The person should have experience managing the lifecycle of SAP demands: Business Demand → Intake → Assessment → Prioritization → Business Case → Solution Design → Estimate → Approval → Delivery → Testing → Deployment → Hypercare understand: • Demand management • Project estimation • Resource requirements • Capacity planning • Prioritization • Project dependencies • Risk management • Budget awareness • Timeline management • Change management • Production readiness • Post-implementation review Worked with tools such as Planisware, ServiceNow, SAP Solution Manager. Handle COE process around demand, resource capacity, project compliance and cost allocation. 3. Solution Architecture Mindset Architectural thinking. • SAP integrations • APIs • Middleware • Interfaces • Data flows • Legacy systems • Cloud integrations • Master data • Reporting/data warehouses • Security • SAP extensions • Custom development • Integration impacts 4. Stakeholder & Communication Skills Interact with: • Business leaders • Process owners • IT leadership • SAP functional teams • Developers • Architects • Data teams • Security/GRC • Project managers • Vendors • Global/local teams Need to be able to communicate at three different levels. Executive level Business level Technical level 5. Leadership Without Direct Authority Lead people without being their manager. • Leading cross-functional teams • Facilitating workshops • Driving decisions • Resolving confli