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We are seeking a Trade Compliance Specialist to support Vodafone and VOIS in maintaining compliance with global trade sanctions and export control regulations. This role operates as part of the 2nd Line of Defence, providing expert review, oversight, and decision support for escalations raised by the 1st Line Trade Compliance screening activities. The role is critical to identifying regulatory risk, validating potential sanctions matches, and ensuring appropriate, well-documented compliance actions across business units.
Job Responsibility
Review and investigate escalations received from the 1st Line Trade Compliance screening to determine whether potential matches are false positives or confirmed true hits
Perform detailed due diligence on target entities, including analysing ownership and control structures and producing accurate organigrams
Engage with relevant Vodafone internal teams to gather, validate, and assess information related to entities or transactions under review
Conduct regulatory restriction analysis for confirmed matches, assessing applicable sanctions or export control regimes and identifying business prohibitions or licensing requirements
Raise follow-up questions and perform additional actions in line with Vodafone trade compliance guidance
Escalate confirmed true matches to the Trade Sanctions Screening Centre of Excellence Lead for decision-making
Clearly document assessments, decisions, and rationale in line with audit and regulatory standards
Provide oversight of 1st Line Trade Compliance activities, ensuring quality and adherence to defined processes
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate resolution of flagged cases
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of global sanctions and export control regimes, including OFAC, EU, and UN requirements
Support periodic reviews and continuous improvement of trade compliance screening processes
Execute data control activities to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with defined activity standards
Resolve queries efficiently and ensure work databases are accurately maintained
Carry out additional compliance-related tasks as required by business needs or supervisory direction
Requirements
An individual with a strong understanding of global export control and trade sanctions regulatory frameworks
Experienced in compliance, risk management, or investigative roles, with approximately 3–5 years of relevant experience
Confident in conducting in-depth due diligence on complex organisational structures to identify ownership and control accurately
Skilled in interpreting legal and regulatory provisions, reviewing sanctions listings, and evaluating transactional and business risk
Analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with complex data sets and regulatory information
Ideally holding, or working towards, professional certifications such as ICA, CGSS, or CAMS
Experienced within a shared services, telecoms, or similarly regulated environment (desirable)
Nice to have
Holding, or working towards, professional certifications such as ICA, CGSS, or CAMS
Experienced within a shared services, telecoms, or similarly regulated environment
What we offer
Hybrid way of working: 2 days from office per week (8 per month)
Medical and dental services
Life and hospitalization insurance
Dedicated employee phone subscription
Take control of your benefits and choose any of the following options: meal tickets / private pension / vacation vouchers / cultural vouchers - within the budget
Special discounts for gyms and retailers
Annual Company Bonus
Ongoing Education
You get to work with tried and trusted web-technology
We let you write your own story by planning vacations: go for a trip, experience new things, have fun, and enjoy your 23 days off
Special Paternal Program - 4 months of paid paternity leave