Associate Manager, HR Operations EMEA

Stryker Corporation; Amsterdam; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is seeking an Associate Manager, HR Operations – Advanced Operations (Tier 2) EMEA to lead a skilled team delivering complex HR lifecycle transactions and Workday support across the EMEA region. The role emphasizes data integrity, compliance, and continuous improvement.

You will drive HR operations excellence, collaborate with regional and global HR leaders, and manage initiatives in onboarding, performance, restructuring, and data conversions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 6+ years of relevant HR operations experience.
• Experience leading teams directly or indirectly.
• Strong knowledge of HR operations and employee lifecycle processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a high performing team within Advanced Operations.
• Oversee complex HR transactions and lifecycle activities across EMEA.
• Guide advanced Workday and HR operations issue resolution.
• Drive acquisitions, integrations, and data conversion activities.
• Monitor SLAs, quality controls and data integrity standards.
• Develop operational metrics and service performance indicators.

Skills

HR Operations

Team Leadership

Workday

ServiceNow

Data Integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

ServiceNow

Job description

Work Flexibility: Hybrid Job Overview The Associate Manager, HR Operations – Advanced Operations (Tier 2) EMEA is responsible for leading a team of HR Operations Leads, Senior Specialists, and Specialists who provide advanced HR operational support across the EMEA region. This role oversees the delivery of complex employee lifecycle transactions, data management activities, organizational changes, acquisitions and integrations, and advanced Workday support while ensuring operational excellence, data integrity, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Associate Manager, HR Operations – Advanced Operations (Tier 2) EMEA

Who We Want

Talent Developers, Network Builders, and Managers Who Drive Performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, coach, and develop a high performing and highly engaged team within Advanced Operations.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, performance management, succession planning, and talent development activities.
• Oversee complex HR transactions, organizational changes, restructuring, and employee lifecycle activities across EMEA.
• Guide the resolution of advanced Workday and HR operations issues.
• Drive and lead the acquisitions, integrations, and end to end employee data conversion activities.
• Monitor SLAs, quality controls, service delivery metrics, and data integrity standards.
• Drive system testing, process improvements, standardization, automation, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Partner with Local HR, COEs, Payroll, Benefits, Leaves, WFM and regional as well as global HR Operations leaders to support strategic initiatives and organizational changes.
• Develop and report on operational metrics and service performance indicators.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.

Qualifications & Experience

• 6+ years of relevant work experience required.
• Out of which 3+ years of HR Operations, Shared Services, HR COE, or related experience preferred.
• Prior experience leading or managing teams directly or indirectly.
• Strong knowledge of HR Operations and employee lifecycle processes.
• Experience with HR systems, with Workday, Service Now preferred.

Netherlands Pay Ranges

Netherlands: €65.100 - €121.000 EUR Annual

At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.

Travel Percentage

10%

Company Highlights

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com

Work Flexibility

• Remote – Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace. These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location.
• Field-based – You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary. Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based.
• Onsite – Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility. Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category.
• Hybrid – You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility. Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.