Compliance & Audit Manager

Work Flexibility: Remote What You'll Do - As a member of the Global HR Systems team and our Compliance & Audit Manager, you will play a key role in managing operational risk across Stryker’s HR Systems portfolio. - In this global role, you will be responsible for finalizing and managing Compliance & Audit processes that test the effectiveness of key compliance controls and provide visibility into the overall state of compliance across HR Systems. - You will oversee audit planning, scoping, fieldwork, reporting, and remediation activities. - This includes documenting compliance processes and controls; identifying key control points and determining appropriate testing methods; performing control validation and testing; recommending actions to address identified deficiencies; preparing written reports for stakeholders; and ensuring remediation items are completed. - You will partner closely with Cybersecurity, Legal, Global Data Privacy, Payroll, and Information Security teams to safeguard employee data, enforce record retention, and support enterprise and divisional audit requirements. - Lead and administer HR Systems compliance, audit, and governance programs, ensuring adherence to regulatory, corporate, information security, and internal control requirements. - Document, map, and assess internal controls and business processes to support audit readiness, compliance reporting, and control effectiveness evaluations. - Identify, monitor, and mitigate compliance, operational, and process risks; provide guidance to leadership on complex compliance matters. - Partner with Legal, HR, Information Security, Data Privacy, and Cybersecurity teams to support audit planning, investigations, regulatory compliance, and data protection activities. - Manage audit execution activities, including audit testing, workpaper documentation, findings remediation, CAPA investigations, and corrective action tracking. - Drive the adoption, expansion, and continuous improvement of the Kainos SmartAudit platform, including audit automation, scalability enhancements, process optimization, and management of audit exceptions and remediation activities. - Lead HR Systems support for internal and external