23 Apr 2026

Director Trade Compliance Strategy & Resilience

NXP Semiconductors

Eindhoven

23 Apr 2026

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NXP Semiconductors seeks a Director Trade Compliance Strategy & Resilience to provide proactive strategic decision support on trade-related market access constraints and geopolitical regulatory developments. The role requires expertise in trade compliance, export controls, sanctions, and customs/trade, with a focus on semiconductor industry applications. Responsibilities include translating complex regulations into executive-ready insights, advising on market access strategies, and coordinating across legal, strategy, and business stakeholders.

HybridFull-timeDirectorTrade ComplianceExport Controls

Director Trade Compliance Strategy & Resilience

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HybridFull-timeDirectorTrade Compliance

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

Hybrid

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Director

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Trade complianceExport controlsSanctionsCustoms/tradeRegulatory strategyGeopolitical riskSemiconductor designSemiconductor manufacturing

Soft Skills

Strategic thinkingComplex synthesisStakeholder managementExecutive communicationAdvisoryScenario planningResilience planning

Key Responsibilities

•Interpret trade compliance regulations and policy developments and translate them into MT- and Corporate/Business strategy-ready briefs, decision memos, and recommended actions.
•Monitor regulatory and geopolitical developments, assess relevance, and ensure timely stakeholder engagement.
•Provide early advisory input into strategic initiatives so trade compliance implications are understood before decisions are locked in.
•Provide 'market access by design' advisory input into strategic footprint and architecture decisions (e.g., server/data hosting location, cross-border access models, sensitive engineering activities such as tape-out workflows).
•Advise on implications of entering high-sensitivity and nationally regulated market segments by translating constraints into decision-ready options, guardrails, escalation triggers, and recommended controls.
•Develop scenario thinking and resilience planning for high-impact regulatory and geopolitical changes.
•Coordinate alignment across Trade Compliance domain experts, Legal, Strategy, and business stakeholders to ensure consistent messaging and follow-through.
•Translate strategic insights into actionable operationalization priorities and playbook updates.

DirectorTrade ComplianceStrategyResilienceSemiconductorExport ControlsSanctionsGeopolitical RiskNetherlandsHybrid

Key Responsibilities

•Interpret trade compliance regulations and policy developments and translate them into MT- and Corporate/Business strategy-ready briefs, decision memos, and recommended actions.

•Monitor regulatory and geopolitical developments, assess relevance, and ensure timely stakeholder engagement.

•Provide early advisory input into strategic initiatives so trade compliance implications are understood before decisions are locked in.

•Provide 'market access by design' advisory input into strategic footprint and architecture decisions (e.g., server/data hosting location, cross-border access models, sensitive engineering activities such as tape-out workflows).

•Advise on implications of entering high-sensitivity and nationally regulated market segments by translating constraints into decision-ready options, guardrails, escalation triggers, and recommended controls.

•Develop scenario thinking and resilience planning for high-impact regulatory and geopolitical changes.

•Coordinate alignment across Trade Compliance domain experts, Legal, Strategy, and business stakeholders to ensure consistent messaging and follow-through.

•Translate strategic insights into actionable operationalization priorities and playbook updates.