LORI WALLIN
Corradino Circle
Summary
Enterprise HR and talent management leader with 20+ years of experience partnering with senior executives across global medical, commercial, and technical organizations. Proven track record designing and executing enterprise talent strategies, leadership development frameworks, workforce planning models, and organizational transformations in highly regulated, matrixed environments. Recognized for translating business priorities into scalable people, capability, and culture outcomes that accelerate growth, strengthen leadership pipelines, and improve organizational health.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior HR Director, Global Surgical Commercial
MEDTRONIC
Minneapolis, MN
2023 - Current
- Served as strategic HR Business Partner to senior commercial and medical leaders supporting a $6B global surgical organization, aligning talent, workforce, and capability strategies to restore growth and accelerate surgical robotics expansion.
- Directed enterprise organizational redesign for an 800+ employee commercial organization, restructuring 600+ sales territories, eliminating 112 roles, creating 22 new roles, and redeploying 53 employees, improving execution readiness and cost efficiency.
- Co-led global workforce planning and talent strategy, facilitating Director+ enterprise talent discussions with 96% effectiveness ratings and aligning leadership capability with multi-year growth priorities.
- Designed and launched leadership development and performance enablement frameworks, reducing voluntary turnover by 4 percentage points and increasing manager effectiveness to 92%.
- Led culture and engagement initiatives, improving organizational health scores by 1–5 points across U.S. and global commercial teams while strengthening leadership accountability.
Senior HR Director, Cardiovascular Diagnostics & S
MEDTRONIC
10.2022 - 04.2023
- Partnered with executive leadership to lead HR strategy for a $660M global diagnostics business, supporting 11% revenue growth through workforce alignment and capability optimization.
- Directed integration and change leadership initiatives exceeding synergy targets by $5.9M ($20.9M delivered vs. $15M target) while retaining critical talent during large-scale transformation.
- Led U.S. commercial reorganization to optimize combined operating models, improving execution speed and role clarity across sales and service functions.
- Co-authored enterprise retention and talent risk mitigation strategy presented to the Board of Directors, strengthening leadership bench coverage and succession readiness.
- Implemented execution disciplines and performance frameworks that improved organizational effectiveness and leadership accountability.
Senior Talent Management & Performance Director –
MEDTRONIC
01.2021 - 10.2022
- Led enterprise talent management strategy across global finance and corporate functions, aligning business priorities with succession planning, leadership development, and performance systems.
- Co-created and executed the Global Finance People Strategy, achieving 100% satisfaction in CFO leadership development programs and maintaining 83%+ organizational health scores.
- Partnered with executive committees to embed DE&I into talent systems, increasing leadership representation by 1.5%, driving 24.3% YoY ERG participation growth, and achieving 91% DEI scores.
- Directed enterprise talent reviews and leadership calibration, increasing readiness for critical roles and strengthening internal mobility pipelines.
- Led and developed a team of 6 senior HR leaders, improving engagement by 19 points YoY while sustaining 100% manager effectiveness.
Talent Management Director, Medical Surgical
MEDTRONIC
08.2019 - 01.2022
- Directed talent management strategy for a global medical organization, exceeding redeployment goals (58% vs. 10.5% target) and enabling 62 cross-enterprise leadership moves.
- Built enterprise GM talent pipelines and leadership development programs, achieving 95%+ satisfaction across three cohorts and strengthening succession depth.
- Designed engagement and retention strategies that reduced Director+ turnover to 4% against a 10% target.
- Led enterprise leader capability initiatives, delivering quarterly leadership programs with 95% satisfaction scores.
- Embedded DE&I into talent reviews and succession planning, increasing leadership diversity representation by 2%+ year over year.
HR Director, Cardiac Surgery & Operations
MEDTRONIC
07.2016 - 08.2019
- Served as HR Business Partner to executive leadership for a $797M global medical business spanning 13 manufacturing sites, driving organizational effectiveness and cultural transformation.
- Led organizational design and leadership upgrades, filling 20 of 22 leadership roles with higher-capability talent and improving accountability and execution.
- Designed and executed people and culture strategies contributing to 5% growth in a declining market while improving engagement and operational performance.
- Directed integration of newly acquired surgical heart valve business, establishing governance, operating mechanisms, and leadership alignment.
- Partnered with COEs to support restructuring, engagement recovery, and workforce transitions across global operations.
Education
Master of Arts - Human Resources Management & Industrial Relations
University of Minnesota
01-2005
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration & Psychology
Concordia College
01-2001
Skills
- Strategic HR Business Partnership
- Enterprise Talent Management Strategy
- Leadership Development & Capability Building
- Succession Planning & Talent Pipelines
- Workforce & Capacity Planning
- Organizational Design & Transformation
- Global Medical & Commercial HR Support
- Culture, Engagement & Change Leadership
- Executive Coaching & Leader Enablement
- Enterprise Talent Reviews & Calibration
- DE&I Strategy Integration
- Operating Model Design
- HR Governance & Compliance
- Data-Driven Talent Insights
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Enterprise Performance Enablement
Affiliations
Organizational Design (Cornell University) | Strategic Leadership & Business Acumen | Talent Management Certification | Change Leadership | Executive Coaching Skills | DE&I & Inclusive Leadership | Enterprise Leadership Development Programs
Timeline
Senior HR Director, Cardiovascular Diagnostics & S
MEDTRONIC
10.2022 - 04.2023
Senior Talent Management & Performance Director –
MEDTRONIC
01.2021 - 10.2022
Talent Management Director, Medical Surgical
MEDTRONIC
08.2019 - 01.2022
HR Director, Cardiac Surgery & Operations
MEDTRONIC
07.2016 - 08.2019
Senior HR Director, Global Surgical Commercial
MEDTRONIC
2023 - Current
Master of Arts - Human Resources Management & Industrial Relations
University of Minnesota
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration & Psychology
Concordia College