Compliance Officer, MENA

Stryker; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a senior compliance leader to shape and oversee the program across the Middle East and North Africa. You will translate global strategy into locally relevant programs, drive a culture of integrity, and manage risk across the region.

You will collaborate with senior leadership, design compliance programs, and lead education efforts while reporting on status, controls, and priorities. The role may require cross‑regional collaboration within EMEA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field.
• Minimum 10 years of compliance/risk management experience in a regulated environment.
• Experience in multinational/MENA environments and with multiple markets.
• Minimum 2 years in a strategic/leadership role.
• Experience designing and implementing compliance programs across business functions.
• Professional fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the MENA compliance strategy, aligning global initiatives with local requirements.
• Partner with senior leadership to drive culture of compliance and identify risks.
• Translate complex compliance matters into guidance for stakeholders.
• Design and implement programs covering laws, regulations, and industry standards.
• Lead policies, training, and education supporting ethics and accountability.
• Oversee controls, training, auditing, third‑party oversight, and corrective actions.
• Monitor regulatory changes and enhance the program accordingly.
• Report to Compliance leadership on status, risks, and priorities.
• Lead regional projects and collaborate on wider EMEA initiatives.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in law, Compliance, Business Administration, Finance, Risk Management, or related field

Job description

Join Stryker as a senior member of our Compliance organization, shaping and overseeing the compliance program across the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA). You will help enable sustainable business results while managing compliance risk, translating global strategy into locally relevant programs, and strengthening a culture of integrity across the region.

What you will do

• Develop and execute the MENA compliance strategy, adapting global compliance initiatives to local business, legal, regulatory, and market requirements.
• Partner with senior leadership and Compliance Committees to drive a culture of compliance and establish tone from the top, and to identify significant compliance risks and opportunities, and implement appropriate mitigation actions.
• Translate complex compliance matters into clear guidance for business stakeholders.
• Design and implement compliance programs that support adherence to relevant laws, regulations, industry standards, and business requirements across the region.
• Lead the development and delivery of compliance policies, guidance, and education that support business objectives and promote ethics, integrity, and accountability.
• Oversee effective compliance controls, including written standards, training and communication, auditing and monitoring, third-party oversight, and corrective actions.
• Evaluate changes in applicable laws, regulations, industry practices, business strategy, and compliance metrics to continuously improve the compliance program.
• Report regularly to Compliance leadership on program status, risks, controls, and priorities.
• Lead regional compliance projects and collaborate with other compliance professionals in supporting wider EMEA initiatives consistent with the role.
• Participate in industry associations to raise the profile of the Compliance program and the company

What you will need

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in law, Compliance, Business Administration, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in compliance, risk management, or a similar field within a related industry or highly regulated environment.
• Experience working within a multinational environment, supporting multiple countries, markets, or business units.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a strategic or leadership position.
• Experience designing and implementing compliance programs across diverse business functions.
• Knowledge of effective compliance programs, relevant laws, regulations, and compliance frameworks.
• Professional fluency in English.

Preferred

• Experience with MedTech compliance, Mecomed codes, and other relevant industry standards.
• Professional fluency in Arabic.

Additional Information

• This role has responsibility for the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region.
• The role may support projects and initiatives across the wider EMEA region.

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.