Senior Manager Global Trade Compliance

With a passion for life

Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.

Are you looking for an inspiring career? You just found it.

About this opportunity  

Welcome to Getinge and our Ethics & Compliance team. We are looking for a senior Trade Compliance professional who will act as Getinge’s global Subject Matter Expert (SME) and play a key role in embedding trade compliance across our global business operations.

Getinge is a global company with products sold and traded worldwide. In this role, you will have end-to-end ownership of Getinge’s Global Trade Compliance program, covering Sanctions, Export Controls, and Business Partner Risk Management, with a strong focus on risk-based approaches, system enablement, and scalable global processes.

You will operate at the intersection of compliance, business operations, and IT, supporting leaders and stakeholders with expert guidance while driving continuous improvement and standardization.

Key responsibilities

• Own, develop, and continuously enhance Getinge’s Global Trade Compliance program, ensuring compliance with applicable Export Control and Sanctions laws and regulations.
• Act as the global SME and escalation point for trade compliance matters, providing expert advice to business, Legal, Supply Chain, and IT on complex or high-risk cases.
• Design and maintain a risk-based compliance framework, including risk assessments, due diligence, and control models aligned with the company’s global risk appetite.
• Monitor and assess regulatory developments in global trade compliance and translate regulatory changes into practical policies, procedures, and system controls.
• Report and escalate material trade compliance risks to senior management and support decision-making with clear risk analysis and mitigation recommendations.

What you will do

In this senior role, you will combine strategic ownership with hands-on leadership in systems, processes, and stakeholder engagement.

• Lead the design and continuous improvement of global trade compliance processes, ensuring standardized, scalable, and well-integrated workflows across regions and business units.
• Own and further develop SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) as the core trade compliance system, including sanctions and restricted party screening, block and release governance, export control classification and license management, and alignment between system logic and regulatory requirements.
• Re-evaluate and optimize systems and controls to increase automation and apply risk-based principles, reducing manual handling while maintaining compliance effectiveness.
• Calibrate and oversee due diligence and screening processes, ensuring appropriate risk tiering of business partners and effective escalation paths for higher-risk cases.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, supporting business decisions with pragmatic, compliant, and risk-aware guidance.

You will bring

To be successful in this position, you bring:

• Extensive experience in global trade compliance, in particular EU and US Sanctions and Export Control Regulations, in a multinational environment as well EU and US dual use classification.
• Extensive experience in handling High Risk Sanctions Regulations
• Experience in Financial Sanctions.
• A proven track record acting as a subject matter expert and program owner.
• Strong understanding of risk-based compliance frameworks and due diligence methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) or equivalent trade compliance systems.
• Experience from the MedTech industry is preferred.

In addition to your technical expertise, you demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to assess complex situations with sound judgment.

You have strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage, influence, and collaborate with stakeholders across functions and levels of the organization.

You are driven by continuous improvement and stay up to date with developments and best practices in your field.

At Getinge we see ourselves as proactive and self-driven in learning and contributing to the continued development of our products and our organization's capabilities.  We are Team Players, Forward Thinkers and Game Changers.

We think you will thrive in a high-expectation environment and have an interest in our products.

Why join Getinge 

Getinge offers a job in a safe and informal work environment, where we appreciate close team collaboration. We keep an open dialogue between leaders and employees, as well as between teams. We are focused on developing people, and together we will create a plan for learning and competence development when you join Getinge.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, including wellness allowances, generous family benefits and joint company activities. Everything to ensure we support your well-being and goals.

Application  

Applications will be reviewed continually, and we therefore recommend sending us your application as soon as possible, but no later than 2024-04-30.

We kindly ask you to submit your application in our recruitment system by clicking the “apply now” button. Due to GDPR regulations we do not accept applications via e-mail.

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Hiring Manager Mahsa Sina at mahsa.sina@getinge.com or Recruiter Emma Paulsson at emma.paulsson@getinge.com.

We look forward to receiving your application. 

About us 

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.  

Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. 

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