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The company is seeking an Export Control Compliance Specialist to join its global engineering and R&D team. The role involves ensuring adherence to export control regulations and managing related compliance activities. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in export control processes and regulations. The position offers a salary of 7,800.

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Job description

[This job id 29276 first appeared in Job-Q.com on 02 Sep 2026]

Who We Are

Akkodis, is a global leader in the engineering and R&D market that is leveraging the power of connected data to accelerate innovation and digital transformation. With a shared passion for technology and talent, 50,000 engineers and digital experts deliver deep cross-sector expertise in 30 countries across North America, EMEA and APAC. Akkodis offers broad industry experience, and strong know-how in key technology sectors such as mobility, software & technology services, robotics, testing, simulations, data security, AI & data analytics. The combined IT and engineering expertise brings a unique end-to-end solution offering, with four service lines – Consulting, Solutions, Talents and Academy – to support clients in rethinking their product development and business processes, improve productivity, minimize time to market and shape a smarter and more sustainable tomorrow. Akkodis is part of the Adecco Group. Akkodis is a commercial brand under which both AKKA and Modis entities operate.

Duration: 12-month contract with possibility of extension

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Export Control Compliance Specialist to join a high-profile global technology project supporting a leading multinational technology organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a fast-paced, highly innovative and internationally connected technology environment, supporting complex export-control and international trade-compliance matters across multiple jurisdictions.

The role will focus on assessing the cross-border transfer of products, software, technology and technical data, ensuring that applicable export-control requirements, licensing obligations and end-user/end-use considerations are appropriately addressed.

You will collaborate closely with Legal, Compliance, Engineering, Sales and other business functions, providing practical guidance that enables global business operations while maintaining strong regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess cross-border transfers of products, software, technology and technical data against applicable export-control requirements.
• Conduct export-control classification and licensing assessments.
• Support compliance with relevant US, EU and China export-control regulations, where applicable.
• Assess end-user, end-use and destination-related export-control requirements.
• Review transfers involving engineering data, source code, software, technical drawings, technical documentation and other controlled technology.
• Support the development and implementation of export-control policies, procedures and internal controls.
• Provide guidance and training to relevant stakeholders on export-control and trade-compliance requirements.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Sales, Engineering and other teams to assess and resolve export-control matters.
• Support restricted-party and sanctions screening where relevant to export-control assessments.
• Maintain appropriate documentation and records relating to export-control reviews, approvals and licences.
• Monitor regulatory developments and support updates to internal processes and compliance controls.

Requirements

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Law, Compliance, International Trade, Business, Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Relevant experience in Export Control, Trade Compliance, International Trade Compliance or a related field.
• Practical experience assessing export-control requirements relating to products, software, technology or technical data.
• Experience with export classification, licensing, and/or end-user or end-use assessments is preferred.
• Knowledge of one or more of the following is advantageous:US Export Administration Regulations (EAR)International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)EU export-control / dual-use regulationsChina export-control requirements
• Ability to understand and assess technical information, including engineering data, software, source code and technical documentation.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across multiple functions.

Preferred Experience

Experience within a global technology, engineering, manufacturing or international trade environment would be advantageous.

Candidates with experience across technology, semiconductor/electronics, aerospace and defence, automotive, industrial technology, engineering or high-tech manufacturing are encouraged to apply.

Experience supporting China-US and/or China-Europe technology or product transfers would be particularly relevant.

Why Join?

• Opportunity to support a high-profile global technology project.
• Gain exposure to complex and evolving international export-control and technology-transfer matters.
• Work in a dynamic, innovative and multinational environment.
• Collaborate with experienced professionals across Legal, Compliance, Engineering and commercial functions.
• Develop valuable expertise in global trade and export-control compliance.

Important

This role has a strong focus on Export Control / Trade Compliance. Candidates with experience solely in sanctions screening, AML, KYC or financial-crime compliance would be expected to demonstrate substantial relevant experience in export control or cross-border technology/product transfers.

We are committed to providing a fair and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds and assess candidates based on their skills, experience and suitability for the role.

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