Senior Principal M&A Legal Counsel

Overview

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on 25 Jan 2026.

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

This position has the responsibility to provide and manage internal and external legal resources for complex business development-related transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, fund formation, non-M&A business development programs and arrangements and other complex transactions. Support the Senior Legal Director of Business Development, the Medtronic Corporate Development and Business Development functions, Operating Units, and Regional Business Units to timely and effectively structure and complete Medtronic business acquisitions, sales, joint ventures, minority investments, fund formation and other complex business development-related transactions.

Mentor, train and supervise junior members of Business Development Legal COE team as well as members of the Corporate Development and Business Development organization in connection with transactional work and other function-specific projects.

We seek out and hire a diverse workforce at every level:
We need fresh ideas and inclusive insights to continue to be an innovative industry leader —that is why we make it a point to seek out, attract and develop employees who are patient-centric, passionate, and who represent the same wide variety of life experiences as our patients.

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. This position is remote to enhance our competitive edge and expand our cross-functional collaboration efforts. This role may require travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Serve as lead transaction counsel on Strategic Transactions and other non-M&A business development-related transactions and supervise and direct outside counsel in connection with same. Primary drafting/negotiating responsibility; integral in strategy and structuring of transactions.
• Provide legal advice, counsel and service to Corporate Development and Operating Unit/Function/Regional business development teams concerning legal and business rights, obligations, and risks in connection with business development activities of Medtronic.
• Develop with transaction team and assist in negotiating best deal structure for Medtronic.
• Manage legal due diligence efforts for deals and assure that key findings are known and addressed.
• Manage antitrust approval efforts in connection with Strategic Transactions.
• Assure top quality legal agreements governing Medtronic’s complex transactions.
• Assure that deal timetables are met.
• Mentor, train and supervise junior members of the Business Development Legal COE team.
• Mentor and train Corporate Development associates in the mechanics of structuring and completing deals.
• Develop, review, and implement functionally specific training programs for the Corporate Development team, Operating Unit/Regional Business Development teams and Corporate and other shared services functions that support business development activities.
• Perform duties in compliance with environmental, health and safety related site rules, policies, or governmental regulations.
• All other duties as assigned.

NOTE:
Must Have:
Minimum Requirements

• Juris Doctorate from a nationally recognized American law school
• Licensed to practice law and in good standing under the Bar of at least one American state
• 8+ years of experience in M&A and minority investment transactions

• Strong working knowledge in diverse legal fields, including corporate, mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial transactions, securities, tax, antitrust, and exposure to related international law.
• Extensive experience with global acquisitions and divestiture transactions.
• Exceptional ability to draft and negotiate complex agreements.
• Understanding of financial statements and business projections.
• Ability to manage numerous complex projects.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to convey complex legal and transactional concepts/issues clearly and succinctly.
• Business and solution-oriented mindset, including the ability to make sound recommendations.
• Integrity and strong ethical center.
• Strategic thinking, proactive mindset, and “can-do” attitude.
• 5+ years of experience at top law firm.

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.

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