Trade Sanctions/ Export Controls - Senior Manager

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

6/30/2025

About The Role

As our new Trade Sanctions / Export Controls - Senior Manager, your role will involve conducting risk assessments, understanding regulatory requirements, and designing control frameworks to exceed expectations. You'll identify and mitigate risks within the organization, review and implement compliance systems, and lead investigations into potential breaches, providing recommendations for improved controls and remediation.

You’ll be working in our London office in the Digital and Forensic Investigations team, where you'll support UK and multinational clients with comprehensive sanctions and trade/export control compliance services.

What Your Days Will Look Like

• Leading the development of the trade sanctions / export controls proposition, building our reputation as an expert in the field across the market;
• Leading and building a trade sanctions / export controls team, contributing to training and upskilling of the trade sanctions and trade / export control team members;
• Managing projects including project delivery, budget and risk;
• Actively contributing on client-facing project work, demonstrating domain expertise, and working in a team to produce the required high standard of deliverables
  
  

This Role Is For You If You Have

• Either an in-house expert on trade sanctions and export controls compliance within a major multinational company or government department; or with experience of providing SME consulting / advisory expertise in the areas of trade sanctions and export controls compliance to major multinational companies; or holding a senior leadership role in the area of trade sanctions and export controls compliance in a regulatory body;
• In-depth knowledge of the trade sanctions / export control spectrum, including defence and dual use products;
• Track record in building trade sanctions / export control compliance programmes, assessing risks, conducting audits;
• Experience in running trade sanctions / export control compliance investigations, and reporting the findings to relevant regulatory authorities (UK, and ideally also Europe and US);
  
  

What You’ll Receive From Us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.