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Smith+Nephew · Hybrid · CR - Alajuela, Coyol

Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.  


Are you passionate about driving meaningful change in a global compliance environment? As Compliance Program Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and continuously improving our Compliance Programme, helping ensure we operate with integrity while supporting business success across the globe. This is an exciting opportunity to lead strategic initiatives, influence stakeholders across multiple functions, and deliver programmes that strengthen compliance awareness, effectiveness, and engagement throughout Smith+Nephew.


What will you be doing?

  • In this role, you'll be at the heart of our global Compliance Programme, balancing operational excellence with continuous improvement. You'll identify opportunities to simplify processes, enhance systems, and improve programme effectiveness while leading key communications, training, and governance initiatives.
  • Working closely with colleagues across Compliance, Finance, People, and other business functions, you'll develop and deliver multiyear compliance communications and training roadmaps, oversee important reporting activities, and help ensure our compliance tools, resources, policies, and guidance remain accessible, effective, and fit for purpose. You'll also play a key role in measuring programme success, supporting leadership reporting, and driving projects that strengthen how Compliance operates across the organisation.

What will you need to be successful?


Success in this role comes from your ability to combine strategic thinking with operational excellence. You'll be comfortable navigating complexity, influencing stakeholders globally, and translating compliance requirements into practical solutions that deliver measurable results.


Key requirements include:

  • Significant experience working within a highly regulated environment, with a strong understanding of global compliance programme operations.
  • Proven success leading complex, cross functional programmes from design through implementation, adoption, and effectiveness measurement.
  • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility and secure commitment across all organisational levels.
  • Excellent communication, governance, continuous improvement, and project management capabilities, coupled with sound judgement and a risk based mindset.
  • Advanced English communication skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree is required, advanced degree preferred

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  • Your future:  stock purchase program, referral bonus, subsidy in transport and food, recognition program.
  • Work/Life Balance: Extra days off, birthday off, voluntary hours.
  • Your Wellbeing: company doctor, medical insurance, gym, health campaigns, employee assistance program, parental leave. 
  • Flexibility: Hybrid work model (for more professional roles), flexible schedules.
  • Training: Training program, unlimited learning.
  • Extra perks: employees association, and more…

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About Smith+Nephew

Smith+Nephew is a global medical technology company. We design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. We support healthcare professionals to return their patients to health and mobility, helping them to perform at their fullest potential. From our first employee and founder, T.J. Smith, to our team today, it’s our people who make Smith+Nephew a unique place. Yes, we love to innovate and develop exciting technologies, and we offer competitive salaries and progressive benefits. But it’s our culture - of Care, Collaboration and Courage - that really sets us apart. Through a spirit of ownership and can-do attitude we work together to win. We’re a company of people who care

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