Trade Compliance Officer

Opportunity

Job Summary: This role is responsible for screening daily and pending shipments and parties, supporting both the business and Maersk Compliance, and providing guidance on sanctions and export controls-related inquiries. We are looking for highly motivated colleagues that are keen to uphold Maersk's high standards when it comes to trade compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct and support daily and pending sanctions and export control screenings of parties, shipments, and commodities, including analysis and documentation of approvals or rejections.
  
  
• Engage and assist the Maersk Compliance and stakeholders with daily and pending sanctions, and export controls when applicable, screening of commodities/cargoes to determine whether the commodity is restricted or permitted (e.g. arms, military items, dual use items, and any other restricted commodities as identified by Maersk Compliance).
  
  
• Monitor and comply with country specific approval processes for dealing with highly sanctioned countries and high-risk sanctioned countries.
  
  
• Manage and execute the documentation process for the screening of parties and commodities/cargoes.
  
  
• Maintain detailed documentation of approvals and rejections of parties and commodities/cargoes.
  
  
• Support risk assessments, performance tracking, and reporting related to sanctions and export controls.
  
  
• Assist in investigations involving potential sanctions or export control concerns, in collaboration with Maersk Compliance.
  
  
• Contribute to internal control activities, including spot checks and assessments of the effectiveness of the compliance program.
  
  
• Respond to ad-hoc requests from Maersk Compliance, providing timely and accurate support.
  
  
• Ensure timely documentation and assessment of screening results for both parties, shipments and cargoes.
  
  
• Support the development of SOPs and training materials and assist in delivering onsite and virtual training sessions as and if needed.
  
  

Required Experience/Skills:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience within trade compliance related functions and/or within ‘Know Your Customer’ due diligence and screening.
  
  
• Knowledge of the logistics supply chain, with respect to shipping will be an advantage
  
  
• Good knowledge of sanctions & export control regulations (e.g. OFAC, OFSI, EU, UN)
  
  
• Strong experience in conducting due diligence and assessments.
  
  
• Excellent intercultural, problem-solving skills.
  
  
• Excellent written and verbal skills in English.
  
  
• Experience in implementing internal control frameworks.
  
  
• Excellent working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Familiar with data visualization tools like Power BI, and collaborative systems including SharePoint and ServiceNow for workflow and documentation management.
  
  
• Highly motivated and detail-oriented with great organisational skills.
  
  

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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