Compliance & Audit Manager, Global HR Systems (remote)

Stryker; United States; Remote; USD 153,000 - 256,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Compliance & Audit Manager for HR Systems to lead governance, documentation, and testing of controls across global HR platforms. You will partner with Cybersecurity, Legal, Data Privacy, Payroll, and Information Security to safeguard data, ensure retention, and support enterprise audits.

You will oversee audit planning, fieldwork, and remediation, drive automation with Kainos SmartAudit, and coordinate with ISO, SOC 1, and divisional audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required;6+ years of experience in lieu of degree considered.
• 8+ years of professional work experience in compliance, audit, risk management, internal controls, governance.
• 3+ years of audit methodologies, regulatory compliance and control frameworks.
• 3+ years of supporting internal/external audits, including testing, evidence collection and remediation.
• 3+ years of analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills to assess control effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage HR Systems compliance, audit, and governance programs.
• Document, map, and assess internal controls and business processes for audit readiness.
• Identify, monitor, and mitigate compliance and process risks; provide leadership guidance.

Skills

Compliance

Audit management

Risk management

Internal controls

Governance

Regulatory knowledge

Data privacy

Cybersecurity collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

UKG

SOLIX

Abraxas

Kainos SmartAudit

Job description

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 audits, including ISO, payroll, SOC 1, and divisional audit requirements.
• Produce and maintain compliance reporting, audit metrics, and evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of controls and overall compliance posture.
• Oversee user access governance, record retention, and data lifecycle management, including user audits, retention enforcement, and data purge activities.
• Monitor system integrity through application audits, data quality reviews, error analysis, security investigations, and compliance audits across HR technology platforms including Workday, UKG, SOLIX, Abraxas, preboarding, and other HR systems.

What you need:

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree required however in lieu of a degree we will consider an additional 6 years of work experience.
• 8+ year of professional work experience is required for a qualified applicant.
• 5+ years of experience in compliance, audit, risk management, internal controls, governance, or related disciplines.
• 3+ years of experience with audit methodologies, regulatory compliance requirements, and internal control frameworks.
• 3+ years of experience supporting internal and external audits, including testing, evidence collection, remediation, and audit reporting.
• 3+ years of experience with strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess control effectiveness and recommend process improvements.

Preferred

• Experience with HR technology platforms such as Workday, UKG, or other enterprise HCM systems is strongly preferred.
• Experience with audit automation and monitoring solutions, including Kainos SmartAudit is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of user access governance, data privacy, record retention, and HR data governance practices.
• Experience working in a regulated multinational organization with an understanding of global compliance requirements.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• USN : $118,000 - $196,700 USD Annual
• US5 : $123,900 - $206,500 USD Annual
• US10 : $129,800 - $216,400 USD Annual
• US15 : $135,700 - $226,200 USD Annual
• US20 : $141,600 - $236,000 USD Annual
• US30 : $153,400 - $255,700 USD Annual
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Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.