Global Head of Export Controls & Sanctions (Senior Director)

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

More information about NXP in the United States...

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.