Key Skills

Job Description

Why join us This is an opportunity to lead high-impact business transformation initiatives that shape how commercial teams operate across Europe, Latin America, and Canada. In this strategic leadership role, you will partner with senior leaders, drive enterprise-wide programs, and lead a team of project management professionals to deliver measurable outcomes that help customers and patients benefit from innovative healthcare solutions. If you thrive in dynamic environments, enjoy leading through complexity, and are energized by driving meaningful change at scale, this is an exceptional opportunity to advance your career. What You Will Do Lead complex cross-functional programs and business transformation initiatives, ensuring delivery against strategic objectives, timelines, budgets, and performance metrics. Develop and manage program charters, governance structures, integrated project plans, budgets, resource plans, and execution roadmaps. Partner with executive and functional leaders to align priorities, define scope, and drive successful implementation of strategic initiatives. Establish portfolio governance processes that provide leadership with visibility into program performance, resource capacity, risks, dependencies, and investment decisions. Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks while implementing proactive risk response, issue resolution, and escalation plans. Lead the deployment of new technology solutions and standardized business processes, ensuring successful adoption and realization of intended business benefits. Develop and execute executive stakeholder engagement and communication strategies that build trust, support decision-making, and maintain alignment across diverse regional and functional teams. Influence and negotiate across cross-functional teams without direct authority, resolving conflict constructively and balancing competing priorities to maintain delivery momentum. Recruit, develop, coach, and lead a team of project management professionals while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and business partnership. Champion a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, accountability, and execution excellence. Required Qualifications What you will need Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification. Minimum 10 years of experience in program management, project management, business transformation, or a related discipline. Minimum 3 years of experience leading teams, direct reports, or project management professionals. Experience managing complex cross-functional programs with accountability for budgets, timelines, resource planning, governance, risk management, executive stakeholder management, and influencing outcomes without direct authority. Strong cross-functional collaboration, negotiation, conflict resolution, and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and alignment across senior stakeholders and diverse teams. Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree and/or MBA. Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), or equivalent certification. PROSCI Change Management certification. Lean methodology certification or practical experience applying Lean principles within business transformation environments. What We Offer Flat hierarchies and a culture committed to achieve our mission and deliver remarkable results. We grow talent: we offer great personal and internal career development for our employees, with the possibility to make both vertical and lateral position movement. An attractive salary and benefits package, as well as a competitive bonus plan. Recognition of your performance: at Stryker, outstanding individual and cross-functional team performance is rewarded. Ideas, projects, or other exceptional achievements can be submitted for various awards on a local and global level. Collaborative and inclusive environment: join a team that values diversity and inclusion, fostering a supportive and innovative workplace. Ability to discover your strengths, follow your passion and own your career. Netherlands Pay Ranges: Netherlands: €91.700 - €170.200 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. If you’d like to learn more about the salary or the benefits associated with this role, your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details as you progress through the hiring process. 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.

Core Responsibilities

Lead complex cross-functional programs and business transformation initiatives, managing governance, budgets, resources, risks, timelines, and delivery against strategic objectives. Partner with senior stakeholders, lead technology and process deployments, and recruit, coach, and develop project management professionals.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree or equivalent and at least 10 years of relevant program management, project management, or business transformation experience are required, including at least 3 years leading teams or project management professionals. Candidates should have experience managing complex cross-functional programs and strong stakeholder, communication, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills; a master’s degree or MBA and relevant project, change management, or Lean certifications are preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Incentive Compensation
• Benefits Package
• Career Development
• Performance Recognition
• Inclusive Work Environment