Global Export Controls & Customs Compliance Lead

Nscale; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Dynamic progression plan

Diversity & inclusion emphasis

Accommodations available

Job summary

Nscale is seeking a Senior Manager for Export Controls and Customs Compliance in London to lead day-to-day export controls, licensing, and classification efforts. You will manage licenses and due diligence for high-impact opportunities, while maintaining screening and regulatory documentation across UK, EU, US, and APAC.

You will design audit plans for logistics partners, supervise post-shipment readiness, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to operationalise compliance across the business.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with the United States Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and UK export controls, including licensing and end-use/end-user analysis.
• Experience with ECCN determination under US CCL and UK/EU dual-use controls.
• Experience with sanctions regimes across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience using governance, risk and compliance (GRC) tools such as LexisNexis Diligence or Dow Jones Risk Center.
• Hands-on customs and trade operations compliance (Incoterms, import/export docs, origin).
• Experience designing or running third-party audits of logistics providers or freight forwarders.
• Ability to operationalise requirements through process, tooling and training, not just advisory.
• Ability to engage senior stakeholders and navigate a fast-evolving environment.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day export controls oversight across licensing and classification activities.
• Manage licenses, End User Certificates, and due diligence for counterparties.
• Maintain screening and post-shipment audit readiness for regulator requests.
• Oversee import/export documentation controls and inter-company asset transfers.
• Lead audits and assurance plans for logistics and customs partners, including remediation tracking.

Skills

US Export Controls

UK Export Controls

Sanctions regimes

GRC tooling

Customs compliance

Third-party audits

Stakeholder management

Process implementation

Tools

LexisNexis Diligence

Dow Jones Risk Center

Job description

Nscale is seeking a Senior Manager for Export Controls and Customs Compliance in London to lead day-to-day export controls, licensing, and classification efforts. You will manage licenses and due diligence for high-impact opportunities, while maintaining screening and regulatory documentation across UK, EU, US, and APAC.

You will design audit plans for logistics partners, supervise post-shipment readiness, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to operationalise compliance across the business.