Export Compliance Specialist

IO Associates; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

IO Associates in Amsterdam is hiring an Export Compliance Lead to own the EMEA export compliance programme. The role is hands-on, high-trust, shaping day-to-day controls and ensuring audit readiness as regulations evolve.

You will partner with senior stakeholders across the region and work with a global compliance team to keep standards consistent internationally. Responsibilities include policy creation, training, and due diligence.

Qualifications

• Experience in export compliance and controls in an international environment.
• Strong working knowledge of EU export controls.
• Experience working with governmental export divisions.

Responsibilities

• Run and continuously improve the export compliance framework across EMEA.
• Translate EU export-control requirements into clear policies, workable controls, and repeatable processes.
• Serve as the cross-functional point person for export-control risk decisions.
• Build and deliver training so teams understand obligations and regulatory changes.
• Oversee due diligence for customers, suppliers, and third parties.
• Lead internal reviews and investigations where issues arise.
• Maintain documentation, reporting, and evidence trails for audit.
• Stay ahead of regulatory changes and update processes to pre-empt risk.

Skills

Export compliance

International environment

EU export controls

Job description

Export Compliance Lead
Amsterdam
Up to 75,000 EUR

Export Compliance Specialist

A global technology and manufacturing group is hiring an Export Compliance Lead to take ownership of its EMEA export compliance programme. This is a genuinely hands‑on, high‑trust role where you will shape the way export controls are managed day‑to‑day; building practical processes, enabling the business to move quickly and safely, and ensuring the organisation stays audit‑ready as regulations evolve.

You will partner closely with senior stakeholders across the region and work with a wider global compliance team to keep standards consistent internationally.

Role responsibilities:

• Running and continuously improving the export compliance framework across EMEA
• Turning EU export‑control requirements into clear policies, workable controls, and repeatable processes
• Acting as the point person for cross‑functional decision‑making when export‑control risk is involved
• Building and delivering training so teams understand obligations and changes in regulation
• Overseeing due diligence for customers, suppliers, and third parties
• Leading internal reviews and managing investigations where something doesn’t look right
• Keeping accurate documentation, reporting, and evidence trails for audit and governance
• Staying ahead of regulatory changes and updating processes before risk becomes an issue

Candidate profile:

• Experienced in export compliance & controls in an international environment
• Strong working knowledge of EU export controls
• Experience working with governmental export divisions