Global Trade Compliance Manager

In this role you will lead Signify’s global trade compliance strategy from Eindhoven, shaping policies and governance across export controls, sanctions, customs and dangerous goods. You’ll build and guide a small expert team, drive regulatory alignment, and enable business impact through policy, training and process improvement. You’ll participate in technology transformation, including S/4HANA and AI-enabled capabilities, to sustain compliant operations at scale. This is a high-impact, cross-functional leadership opportunity in a purpose-driven company.

• Define and lead global trade compliance strategy, governance, policies and standards covering export controls, customs, sanctions and dangerous goods
• Establish and ensure consistent global processes, systems and control frameworks across regions and businesses
• Lead and develop the Global Trade Compliance organization, including program managers and dangerous goods manager
• Monitor regulatory developments and adapt policies and processes accordingly
• Oversee the trade compliance program, including training, awareness, monitoring and continuous improvement
• Advise senior leadership on regulatory risks and strategic decisions as global SME
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align governance with business needs

• 10+ years of experience in trade compliance, customs, export controls, sanctions, dangerous goods or related fields
• Experience in a multinational environment, ideally in manufacturing, electronics, lighting or regulated products
• Strong knowledge of export controls, sanctions, classification, origin, valuation, licensing and dangerous goods
• Designed or improved compliance frameworks, policies and training across multiple countries/regions
• Proven people leadership in a small expert team
• Ability to influence in a matrix organization and align regional and functional teams
• Ability to translate regulatory topics into clear business recommendations and practical improvements
• Experience with ERP/trade compliance systems (SAP, SAP GTS, S/4HANA) and data analytics/AI-enabled compliance

• Stakeholder management
• Strategic thinking
• Cross-functional collaboration
• SAP
• SAP GTS
• S/4HANA