Global HR Systems Compliance & Audit Lead

Stryker; Flower Mound (TX); On-site; USD 118,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Wellbeing program

Tobacco cessation program

Job summary

Stryker in Flower Mound, Texas is seeking a Compliance & Audit Manager on the Global HR Systems team to manage operational risk across HR systems and finalize compliance testing processes.

You will oversee audit planning, control mapping, testing, and remediation while partnering with Cybersecurity, Legal, Data Privacy, Payroll, and Information Security to safeguard employee data and support enterprise audits. You will also drive SmartAudit adoption and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; in lieu of degree consider additional 6 years of work experience.
• 8+ years of professional work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in compliance, audit, risk management, 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Internal controls

Audit governance

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

UKG

SOLIX

Abraxas

Kainos SmartAudit

Job description

Stryker in Flower Mound, Texas is seeking a Compliance & Audit Manager on the Global HR Systems team to manage operational risk across HR systems and finalize compliance testing processes.

You will oversee audit planning, control mapping, testing, and remediation while partnering with Cybersecurity, Legal, Data Privacy, Payroll, and Information Security to safeguard employee data and support enterprise audits. You will also drive SmartAudit adoption and process improvements.