Legal Director at Medtronic-Switzerland

Seoul, , South Korea -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

08 Mar, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Legal Strategy, Team Leadership, Business Partnering, Compliance, Regulatory Risk Mitigation, Contract Negotiation, Ethical Decision-Making, Cross-functional Collaboration, Legal Counsel, Risk Management, Korean Law, US Legal Frameworks, EU Legal Frameworks, Anti-bribery Law, Competition Law, Outside Counsel Management

Industry

Medical Equipment Manufacturing

Description

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. A Day in the Life As Legal Director for Korea, you will serve as a strategic business partner and guardian of the company’s integrity, enabling growth while protecting against legal, regulatory, and reputational risks. You will lead and develop a high-performing legal team, fostering collaboration, curiosity, and professional growth, while working closely with senior leaders and cross-functional partners to shape strategy, anticipate challenges, and deliver solutions that drive innovation, compliance, and sustainable success. In every aspect of the role, you will act in alignment with the Medtronic Mission - to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life - and demonstrate the Medtronic Mindset by acting boldly, competing to win, fostering innovation, and delivering results with the highest ethical standards, always keeping patients at the heart of every decision. Key Responsibilities Lead, mentor, and develop the Korea Legal team to ensure excellence in legal partnering, strategic thinking, and business enablement. Advise leadership on legal strategy to support business objectives and market growth while ensuring compliance, ethical integrity, and alignment with patient-centered outcomes. Partner with other functions - including Compliance, Human Resources, Finance, Government Affairs, Regulatory – and Commercial to align legal guidance with operational priorities that advance both business goals and patient impact. Ensure all legal activities reflect the Medtronic Mission and Mindset, fostering trust with stakeholders, regulators, healthcare providers, and the patients we serve. Lead or oversee the negotiation, drafting, and review of complex, high-value agreements across commercial, corporate, and regulatory matters, ensuring they enable innovation that benefits patients. Anticipate and mitigate legal and regulatory risks through proactive counsel and early intervention, safeguarding the company’s ability to deliver therapies to patients without disruption. Monitor legal and policy developments, advising on their impact to business strategy, patient access, and healthcare delivery. Compare and assess Korean legal requirements against US and EU legal frameworks to ensure globally aligned guidance and solutions. Act as a corporate representative in significant transactions, safeguarding rights and ensuring adherence to applicable laws, including competition and anti-bribery. Oversee governance matters and provide strategic input to leadership and business. Develop and deliver training programs that embed a culture of compliance, ethical decision-making, shared accountability, and a mindset for continuous improvement. Engage and manage outside counsel to ensure efficient, high-quality outcomes that align with both corporate and patient-focused priorities. Requirements Juris Doctorate degree and admission to practice law. Minimum of 12 years of relevant legal experience, with a combination of in-house and law firm practice. Minimum of 5 years in a leadership role managing people and/or teams. Healthcare industry experience preferred, with knowledge of healthcare-related legal and regulatory issues. Fluency in both Korean and English, with the ability to draft, review, and negotiate complex legal documents in both languages. Ability to compare and assess Korean laws in relation to US and EU legal frameworks to provide globally aligned legal advice. Physical Job Requirements 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. Benefits & Compensation Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). This position is eligible for an annual long-term incentive plan. About Medtronic We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. This life-changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning These commitments set our team apart from the rest: Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need. Life-transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. Better outcomes for our world. Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. Insight-driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here. For updates on job applications, please go to the candidate login page and sign in to check your application status. If you need assistance completing your application please email AskHR@medtronic.com To request removal of your personal information from our systems please email RS.HRCompliance@medtronic.com

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Responsibilities

The Legal Director for Korea will act as a strategic business partner, leading and developing the legal team while safeguarding the company against legal, regulatory, and reputational risks. Key duties include advising leadership on legal strategy, partnering with cross-functional teams, and overseeing complex legal agreements to enable growth and compliance.