Compliance Program Manager

Smith Nephew; Hull and East Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous bonus

Pension scheme

Save As You Earn shares

Hybrid working

Mentorship program

Employee discounts

Job summary

Smith+Naphew is seeking an experienced Compliance Operations Manager to shape and continually improve our global Compliance Programme. You will lead strategic initiatives across functions and drive programmes that strengthen awareness, effectiveness and engagement worldwide.

You will balance strategic thinking with operational excellence, develop multi-year communications and training roadmaps, oversee reporting, and ensure governance, policies and guidance remain accessible and fit for purpose

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a highly regulated environment with global compliance programme operations.
• Proven success leading complex cross-functional programmes from design through implementation and measurement.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills with credibility across all levels.
• Excellent communication, governance, continuous improvement, and project management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, enhance systems and improve programme effectiveness.
• Develop and deliver multi-year compliance communications and training roadmaps.
• Oversee reporting activities and ensure governance, policies and guidance remain accessible and fit for purpose.
• Measure programme success and drive projects that strengthen how Compliance operates globally.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Governance

Project management

Communication

Strategic thinking

Job description

Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Naphew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.

Are you passionate about driving meaningful change in a global compliance environment? As Compliance Operations Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and continuously improving our Compliance Programme, helping ensure we operate with integrity while supporting business success across the globe. This is an exciting opportunity to lead strategic initiatives, influence stakeholders across multiple functions, and deliver programmes that strengthen compliance awareness, effectiveness, and engagement throughout Smith+Naphew.

What will you be doing?

In this role, you'll be at the heart of our global Compliance Programme, balancing operational excellence with continuous improvement. You'll identify opportunities to simplify processes, enhance systems, and improve programme effectiveness while leading key communications, training, and governance initiatives.

Working closely with colleagues across Compliance, Finance, People, and other business functions, you'll develop and deliver multi year compliance communications and training roadmaps, oversee important reporting activities, and help ensure our compliance tools, resources, policies, and guidance remain accessible, effective, and fit for purpose. You'll also play a key role in measuring programme success, supporting leadership reporting, and driving projects that strengthen how Compliance operates across the organisation.

What will you need to be successful?

Success in this role comes from your ability to combine strategic thinking with operational excellence. You'll be comfortable navigating complexity, influencing stakeholders globally, and translating compliance requirements into practical solutions that deliver measurable results.

• Significant experience working within a highly regulated environment, with a strong understanding of global compliance programme operations.
• Proven success leading complex, cross functional programmes from design through implementation, adoption, and effectiveness measurement.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility and secure commitment across all organisational levels.
• Excellent communication, governance, continuous improvement, and project management capabilities, coupled with sound judgement and a risk based mindset.

You. Unlimited.

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Inclusion and Belonging:

Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Inclusion and Belonging, Learn more about our Employee Inclusion Groups on our website (www.smith-nephew.com)

Your Future:

• Generous annual bonus and pension Schemes, Save As You Earn share options.

Work/Life Balance:

• Flexible Vacation and Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Volunteering Hours, so we can give back to our communities!

Your Wellbeing:

• Private Health and Dental plans, Healthcare Cash Plans, Income Protection, Life Assurance and much more.

Flexibility:

• Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles).

Training:

• Hands-On, Team-Customised, Mentorship.

Extra Perks:

• Discounts on Gyms and fitness clubs, Salary Sacrifice Bicycle and Car Schemes and many other Employee discounts.

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