Compliance Officer, MENA

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

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.

Travel Percentage: 30%

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.