The Global Process Lead for Invoice Processing & Exception Management drives standardization, efficiency, and compliance across global Accounts Payable (AP) operations. This role focuses on optimizing invoice processing, exception resolution, and High-Risk Payment (HRP) execution, ensuring consistent process design and control alignment across all regions. Management Function: Global Finance – Invoice to Pay (I2P) Reports to: Global Process Owner – Invoice to Pay **What will you do:** + Lead global design, deployment, and continuous improvement of invoice processing and exception management processes. + Operationalize the HRP policy into standardized global procedures and ensure compliance across regions. + Partner with Procurement and Finance Centers to address upstream issues, reduce GRNI discrepancies, and improve exception resolution. + Establish and monitor key performance metrics for cycle time, automation, exception handling, and compliance. + Use insights from Medius and other tools to drive automation and improve process visibility. + Collaborate with Internal Controls, Audit, and IT to sustain strong governance and data integrity. Key Metrics / Success Indicators + Reduce invoice processing cycle time. + Shorten average exception resolution time. + Achieve year-over-year reduction in aged GRNI (>90 days). + Reach 100% adherence to the global HRP process. + Increase touchless invoice automation rates. **What you need:** + Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (Master’s preferred). + 7+ years’ experience in Accounts Payable, Procure-to-Pay, or Finance process management. + Proven experience in process standardization and transformation in a global setting. + Strong understanding of invoice processing, exception management, and payment controls. + Proficiency with AP automation tools (e.g., Medius, SAP, Xelix, Coupa). + Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills. 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. 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.