Trade Compliance Manager -Export Controls Specialist

Who we are

VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation.
As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry with 30,000 FTE, our portfolio of next-generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth. With our strategic partner Accenture, we work alongside our Vodafone customers, other Telco and tech companies to drive transformation, meet the challenges of our industry and ensure we stay relevant and resilient. This partnership is a unique, industry-first model which brings together the best of in-house and 3rd party capability.
We work with customers across 28 countries from 10 VOIS locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal.
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About this Role

What you’ll do

• Provide expert advisory support to Group, market and operational stakeholders on export controls compliance matters.
• Advise on dual-use controls, sanctions-related export restrictions and intangible technology transfers.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with stakeholders across Technology, Procurement, Security and Product teams.
• Review and support export classification decisions for products, technologies, software and telecommunications solutions.
• Lead the analysis, review and approval of tangible and intangible exports, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.
• Manage export licence applications, monitor licence conditions and support regulator interactions where required.
• Contribute to trade compliance transformation initiatives, focusing on simplification, process optimisation and automation.
• Monitor emerging regulatory developments and assess their impact on Vodafone Group’s operations.
• Develop and deliver targeted export controls training and awareness programmes.
• Enhance export control processes through digital workflows and centralised licence management approaches.
• Support incident management and escalation activities relating to potential export controls or sanctions compliance risks.

Who you are

• Minimum 6 years of experience in Export Controls Compliance.
• Strong working knowledge of UK, EU and US export control frameworks.
• Expertise in EU Regulation 2021/821, UK Export Control Order 2008 and US Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
• Experience in export classification involving software, encryption technologies, cloud services, AI-enabled solutions, telecommunications technologies and network equipment.
• Proven knowledge of intangible technology transfers, remote access environments, cloud hosting and international engineering support models.
• Understanding of freight forwarder oversight and related compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of sanctions-driven export restrictions, semiconductor controls and military end-use/end-user considerations.
• Experience developing automated compliance controls, digital workflows and centralised compliance processes.
• Strong analytical and risk assessment capabilities with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Experience operating across multiple countries and jurisdictions within a complex business environment.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical business guidance.
• Fluency in English.
• Relevant degree qualification