Senior Compliance Officer, Neurovascular

Senior Compliance Officer, Neurovascular – Stryker

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The Senior Compliance Officer is a senior member of the Compliance organization and oversees the Compliance program of the Neurovascular (NV) business with a high level of independence. The officer is responsible for developing the Compliance program strategy within the Division to enable business results and effectively manage risk for the company. This role also leads the Compliance Committee, drives alignment to the global Compliance strategy, and influences senior business leadership and other stakeholders in identifying risks and opportunities and implementing appropriate mitigation efforts.

As a leader within the NV division, the Senior Compliance Officer supports the division’s commercial strategy and partners with its Senior Leadership Team to manage risk and drive growth. This role ensures NV's specific needs are reflected in strategic Compliance Program decisions and adapts global initiatives to meet business requirements. The officer collaborates with the division’s leadership and Compliance Committee to maintain adherence to laws, regulations, and standards.

Additionally, the role leads global compliance projects and may oversee cross‑divisional teams of Compliance Officers or business stakeholders. As a people leader, the officer is also responsible for developing and managing a team of compliance professionals supporting the division’s business units.

• Oversee the Compliance program for a Division of significant size and complexity, including the management of compliance risks for diverse business units within the Division.
• Directly manage a team of Compliance professionals and support their development and growth.
• Influence and partner with senior business leaders to effectively enable business results and manage significant compliance risks.
• Establish tone at the top with leadership teams and drive a culture of Compliance.
• Oversee development and delivery of training, policies, and guidance that support business goals and the Compliance strategy.
• Act as a senior leader within the Compliance organization.
• Implement the Compliance strategy and goals within the Division to empower business leadership and effectively identify and manage risk for the company.
• Develop programs to ensure organizational compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and standards across regions.
• Ensure effective Compliance controls are in place, including written standards, education and communication, auditing and monitoring, third‑party oversight, and corrective action.
• Provide strategic input to support continuous improvement of the compliance program and to reflect changes, clarifications, or updates in applicable law, regulations, policy, and business strategy.
• Maintain deep knowledge of the businesses and their operations; use knowledge of business and compliance metrics to inform the strategy and goals.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts to increase efficiency, simplicity, and speed of action.
• Support the Compliance Leadership Team in reporting on the status of the compliance program on a regular basis.
• Recruit, lead, and manage a skilled team of compliance professionals.
• Maintain deep knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.

• Provide ongoing leadership to direct reports, ensuring progress towards achieving or exceeding goals, objectives, and other targets.
• Manage a team of education professionals responsible for content design, instructional development, and system delivery of training.
• Coach and mentor team members, driving high engagement and ongoing professional development, fostering a high‑performance culture and talent development pipeline.
• Hone the collective strengths of the team through the provision of industry‑standard capabilities and development of individual team member abilities.

• Maintain deep knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards; foster a continuous improvement mindset and provide strategic input on modifications to the Compliance program to reflect changes in…