Senior Principal, Export Control and Sanctions Program

Schneider Electric; Paris; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Schneider Electric is seeking a Risk & Controls Lead within Schneider Digital, responsible for managing EC&S risk, controls, evidence, and reporting. You will drive risk assessments, monitor control effectiveness, and coordinate remediation with global and local stakeholders.

You will collaborate with Zone Leaders, functional owners, and governance teams to ensure audit readiness and data-driven oversight, contributing to a mature, proactive control environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk management, internal control, compliance, audit, trade compliance, export control, sanctions, or related governance.
• Practical understanding of control design, execution, evidence, testing, remediation, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to translate risk, audit, and regulatory requirements into operational actions and clear business messages.
• Strong project management, action tracking, analytical, and reporting skills in a matrix organization.

Responsabilités

• Lead annual EC&S risk review, maintain methodology, consolidate inputs, prioritize mitigation actions and ensure audit-ready reporting.
• Own EC&S key controls framework, maintain objectives and evidence requirements, monitor effectiveness and gaps.
• Design and coordinate sampling plans, define review criteria, collect evidence, track deviations and closures.
• Maintain risk and controls action plan portfolio with owners, deadlines and status updates.
• Interface with Zones, Functions and risk community to align global expectations with local execution.
• Maintain KPIs, KRIs, dashboards and reporting routines; use data to identify trends and support risk-based decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement and control maturity through standardized processes and automation.

Connaissances

Risk management

Internal control

Compliance

Audit

Trade compliance

Export control

Regulatory governance

Power BI

SAP GTS

Excel

Outils

Power BI

SAP GTS

Excel

Description du poste

We are your Energy Technology Partner. We electrify, automate, and digitalize every industry, business, and home, driving efficiency and sustainability for all.

At Schneider Electric, our values – IMPACT (Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork) – are the foundation of everything we do. Becoming an Impact Maker means turning sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization.

Are you ready to lead the digital transformation to create a more sustainable world?

If you are up to challenge your creativity and make an impact, we are excited to welcome you!

Schneider Digital

is the digital department of Schneider Electric, leading the digital transformation in the company by giving support globally to our internal teams and our clients. Schneider Digital consists of 6 Digital Hubs worldwide which are strategically located to ensure a 24/7 support across the company (France, China, India, USA, Mexico and Spain). Our Digital Hub in Barcelona is formed by +450 employees working in strategic projects and different roles such as Data, Cybersecurity, ERP, Cloud, Infrastructures, IT Project Management or Digital Marketing.

The Risk & Controls Lead drives the operational execution of the EC&S risk management and controls framework. The role ensures that risks, key controls, evidence, sampling, action plans, and reporting are managed consistently, effectively, and audit-ready across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Risk assessment and risk review: Lead the annual EC&S risk review, maintain the methodology, consolidate risk inputs, prioritize mitigation actions, and ensure risk reporting is clear, documented, and traceable.
• Key controls and monitoring: Own the EC&S key controls framework, maintain control objectives and evidence requirements, monitor effectiveness, and identify gaps or recurring weaknesses.
• Sampling, evidence and remediation: Design and coordinate sampling plans, define review criteria, collect and challenge evidence, track deviations, and ensure corrective actions have owners, deadlines, and closure evidence.
• Risk action plan animation: Maintain the EC&S risk and controls action plan portfolio, follow up with owners, remove blockers, elevate delays, and provide concise leadership updates.
• Interfaces with Zones, Functions and risk community: Act as the operational contact point for EC&S risk and controls, support Zones in documenting risks and evidence, and align global expectations with local execution realities.
• Reporting, dashboards and data-driven oversight: Maintain KPIs, KRIs, dashboards, and reporting routines; use data to identify trends, prioritize reviews, detect anomalies, and support risk-based decisions.
• Continuous improvement and control maturity: Improve the operating model, simplify and standardize ways of working, promote automation, and translate lessons learned into stronger controls and governance.

Core Deliverables

• Annual EC&S risk assessment and risk review package.
• Risk scoring methodology, mitigation criteria, and prioritization view.
• Key controls framework, including evidence, monitoring, and effectiveness criteria.
• Global sampling plan, sampling results, and remediation follow-up.
• Risk and controls action tracker with owners, deadlines, status, blockers, and closure evidence.
• Executive dashboard and periodic updates for EC&S leadership, Risk Management, Internal Control, and Internal Audit.
• Lessons learned and continuous improvement recommendations.

Key Working Relationships

• EC&S Program Director: priorities, roadmap, escalation, and leadership reporting.
• EC&S Zone Leaders: local risks, control execution, evidence, remediation, and feedback.
• Global EC&S Functional Leaders: inputs from policy, process, investigations, classification, screening, M&A/PMI, training, tools, and analytics.
• Risk Management, Internal Control, Internal Audit and Compliance: methodology, assurance expectations, findings, action plans, and reporting alignment.
• Business and operational teams: practical implementation of controls, remediation, and evidence collection.

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Experience in risk management, internal control, compliance, audit, trade compliance, export control, sanctions, or related governance.
• Practical understanding of control design, execution, evidence, testing, remediation, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to translate risk, audit, and regulatory requirements into operational actions and clear business messages.
• Strong project management, action tracking, analytical, and reporting skills in a matrix organization.
• Ability to challenge constructively, influence without authority, and work with senior stakeholders.
• High attention to detail, documentation quality, traceability, and audit readiness.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in export control, sanctions, third-party screening, country risk, or regulatory compliance in a multinational environment.
• Experience with Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Control, Internal Audit, or second line of defense frameworks.
• Experience designing or testing key controls, including sampling and remediation tracking.
• Experience with compliance tools, workflow systems, SAP GTS, ECRP, Power BI, Excel trackers, or similar solutions.

Success Measures

• EC&S risk review delivered on time with clear evidence, risk drivers, and mitigation actions.
• Key controls are defined, documented, monitored, and validated through sampling.
• Sampling results, gaps, and corrective actions are tracked through closure.
• Leadership receives concise, reliable, and decision-oriented reporting.
• Zones and Functions understand and execute their control responsibilities.
• The EC&S control environment becomes more mature, data-driven, auditable, and proactive.

What This Role Is Not

• Not the owner of regional EC&S execution; Zones remain accountable for deployment and remediation.
• Not a substitute for Legal, regulatory interpretation, or formal sanctions advice.
• Not the owner of all EC&S policies or procedures; it ensures risk and control requirements are embedded and monitored.
• Not only an administrative tracker role; it must challenge, prioritize, elevate, and drive control maturity.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Rewards designed for you

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: We see you and we value you. It’s more than just pay and benefits—it’s a meaningful investment in you.

The package helps you care for yourself and your family, plan your future, grow your skills and career, collaborate in an inclusive workplace, and contribute to your community. At Schneider Electric, we’re here for what matters most to you. Discover more at our Career Page.

• Country-specific programs and initiatives may be available.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

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+9% organic growth

150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed to help you perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential. The package helps you care for yourself and your family, plan your future, grow your skills and career, collaborate in an inclusive workplace, and contribute to your community. At Schneider Electric, we’re here for what matters most to you. Discover more at our Career Page.

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