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
