Global Head of Export Controls & Sanctions (Senior Director)

Job Description

Why this role matters

Export controls and sanctions are no longer a compliance function — they directly shape market access, technology flows, and geopolitical positioning.

In this role, you safeguard NXP’s ability to operate globally, enabling innovation while navigating complex and fast-evolving regulatory environments.

You will operate at the intersection of regulation, business strategy, and geopolitics.

Your impact

• Own NXP’s global export control and sanctions position
• Ensure fast, consistent, and defensible decisions across regions
• Protect market access and technology roadmap
• Act as senior interface to regulators and external stakeholders
• Build and lead a high-performing global leadership team

What you will do

Lead global decision-making

• Act as the final authority for complex and high-risk export control and sanctions decisions
• Resolve cross-regional conflicts and ensure consistent interpretation of regulations (US, EU, China, others)
• Define escalation criteria and ensure predictable decision-making
• Ensure all decisions are grounded in applicable law, verified facts, and the jurisdictions in which NXP operates

Own the global framework

• Define and maintain NXP’s global export control and sanctions framework
• Translate regulatory complexity into clear decision guidelines for the business
• Ensure governance is scalable, auditable, and aligned globally

Shape risk and regulatory execution

• Own the regulatory risk view for export controls and sanctions and translate broader geopolitical strategy into actionable decisions
• Advise senior leadership on regulatory exposure and trade-offs
• Lead engagement with regulators and external stakeholders
• Contribute to M&A, restructuring, and major business transformation projects by assessing export control and sanctions implications and ensuring these are addressed early in decision-making

Lead and align a global team

• Lead a team of Regional Export Control & Sanctions Leads across EMEA, Americas, and Asia
• Drive decision quality, consistency, and accountability across regions
• Ensure global alignment without slowing down the business

Enable the business

• Provide clear guardrails that enable compliant growth
• Work closely with business, legal, and strategy teams
• Balance regulatory risk with commercial objectives

Training and awareness

• Define and drive the global training and awareness strategy for export control and sanctions
• Ensure consistent understanding and correct application across all regions

How you will operate

You sit at the top of a structured operating model:

• You own regulatory governance, decision-making, and escalation frameworks
• Regional Leads own business-facing decisions
• Infrastructure and Operations own processes, controls, and execution environment

You ensure this system runs fast, consistent, and predictable.

What you bring

• Significant experience in export controls and sanctions in a global, multinational environment
• Deep expertise in US export controls (EAR) and global regulatory frameworks
• Proven track record as a senior decision-maker in complex, high-risk situations
• Demonstrated ability to apply regulations with rigor, discipline, and a law-based approach, ensuring decisions are supported by clear legal reasoning and factual analysis
• Experience leading global teams across multiple regions
• Ability to translate regulation into clear, business-relevant decisions
• Strong presence and credibility with senior stakeholders and regulators
• Clear, concise communication style

What makes this role unique

• Direct impact on global market access and business continuity
• High exposure to executive leadership and geopolitical topics
• Clear decision authority — not reliant on informal channels
• Opportunity to shape a next-generation trade compliance model

Additional context

Regular international travel is expected, including engagement across regions and participation in global leadership activities, requiring flexibility across time zones

This position follows a hybrid work model, with the team working onsite three days per week and remotely two days per week. Please note that this is not a fully remote role.