Director Trade Compliance Strategy & Resilience (Semiconductors)

TL;DR

Director Trade Compliance Strategy & Resilience (Semiconductors): Provide proactive strategic decision support on trade-related market access constraints and geopolitical regulatory developments with an accent on export controls, sanctions, and customs/trade constraints. Focus on interpreting regulations into executive briefs, monitoring developments, and advising on strategic initiatives including market access and resilience planning.

Location: Eindhoven

Company

World leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications in automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets.

What you will do

• Interpret trade compliance regulations and policy developments into executive briefs, decision memos, and recommended actions.
• Monitor regulatory and geopolitical developments, assess relevance, and engage stakeholders timely.
• Provide early advisory on trade compliance implications for strategic initiatives and footprint decisions.
• Advise on entering high-sensitivity markets by translating constraints into options, guardrails, and controls.
• Develop scenario thinking and resilience planning for high-impact changes.
• Coordinate alignment across Trade Compliance, Legal, Strategy, and business stakeholders.

Requirements

• Experience in trade compliance, export controls/sanctions, customs/trade, regulatory strategy, or geopolitical risk.
• Strong ability to synthesize complex topics into executive-level insights and decision memos.
• Proven experience partnering with senior stakeholders across functions.
• Demonstrated trade compliance advisory in semiconductor design/manufacturing environments (e.g., tape-out workflows, R&D collaboration, data hosting, global supply chains).
• Semiconductor industry experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Culture & Benefits

• Online and offline learning opportunities for core and professional skills development.
• Commitment to sustainability, diversity, inclusion, and equality.
• Inclusive work environment without tolerance for racism, discrimination, or harassment.