Senior Export Compliance Specialist

Mettler Toledo; Nänikon; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

METTLER TOLEDO is expanding its Export Compliance team at the Nänikon-Greifensee headquarters and seeks a Senior Specialist Export Compliance to strengthen capabilities, enhance processes, support global initiatives, and maintain excellence in export-related matters.

You will collaborate with global teams in Switzerland, America, and China to ensure secure and compliant operations, provide guidance to internal departments, and develop training materials for ongoing education in regulatory

Qualifications

• Execution and enhancement of KYC checks across global units.
• Process denied party screenings and follow-up actions.
• Support product assessments under dual-use regulations.
• Manage approved product list and support export classifications.
• Execute export control authorization processes with audit trails.
• Coordinate with global teams to maintain expertise and deputyship.
• Guide internal departments and review internal authorizations per regulatory standards.
• Establish internal monitoring using standardized reports to identify risks.
• Develop training materials and conduct LMS or in-person trainings.

Responsibilities

• Execute and enhance KYC checks and maintain the related database.
• Process denied party screenings, obtain clearances, and perform follow-up actions.
• Support product assessments under dual-use regulations and maintain the database.
• Manage the approved product list and assist export classifications with experts.
• Oversee export control authorization processes across business units with documentation.
• Support regional export compliance operations and coordinate with global teams.
• Provide guidance to Sales, Service, and Production on case assessments and authorizations.
• Create internal monitoring reports to identify risks and corrective actions.
• Contribute to training material development and deliver trainings.

Skills

KYC checks

Due diligence

Regulatory compliance

Audit trails

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Learning Management System (LMS)

Job description

As international trade regulations become increasingly complex and global business operations continue to grow, Export Compliance has taken on an ever more critical role at METTLER TOLEDO. Our global teams in Switzerland, America, and China work closely together to manage export control requirements, conduct due diligence, and implement robust compliance programs to ensure secure and compliant operations worldwide. To support this ongoing growth and the rising importance of our compliance function, we are expanding our Export Compliance team at our headquarters in Nänikon-Greifensee and are searching for a Senior Specialist Export Compliance (all genders). As Senior Specialist Export Compliance you play a key role in strengthening our capabilities, enhancing compliance processes, supporting global and regional initiatives, and maintaining operational excellence in all export-related matters.

Responsibilities

• Execution and enhancing Know Your Customer (KYC) checks and maintaining corresponding database assuring compliance with global export control and trade regulations across all business units.
• Process denied party screenings, obtain clearances, and execute necessary follow-up actions.
• Support products assessment in accordance with dual-use regulations and maintain the associated database.
• Manage the approved product list and assist export classification evaluations in collaboration with the relevant experts.
• Take active responsibility for executing export control authorization processes and procedures across all business units, ensuring secure documentation and maintaining comprehensive audit trails.
• Provide active support to regional export compliance operations and coordinate closely with global teams in Switzerland, America, and China to maintain expertise and ensure effective deputyship.
• Provide guidance to internal Sales and Service Departments and Production Organizations by conducting case assessments and overseeing the management of internal authorizations in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory standards.
• Establish and perform internal monitoring utilizing standardized reports to identify potential risks and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Assist in the development of training materials and conduct training sessions through Learning Management Systems (LMS) or in-person classroom settings.
• Collaborate with colleagues, supervisor and stakeholders across business units to review, update, and improve processes and government program elements in compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.