Dangerous Goods & Safety Compliance
Enforce Dangerous Goods compliance under the IMDG Code and IMO / SOLAS
Ensure DG declarations, documentation and processes are correct, complete, and auditable.
Coordinate DG audits and corrective actions.
Security Filings & Trade Compliance Oversight
Ensure compliance with applicable security filing regimes, including ISF, AMS, ENS and ICS2
Enforce timeliness, accuracy and evidence retention
FMC / OSRA Governance and Enforcement
Act as the regional enforcement authority for FMC / OSRA compliance covering:
OTI / NVOCC / Freight Forwarder roles
NRA / NSA discipline and acceptance
Tariff and rate governance
OSRA‑compliant billing and D&D transparency
Ensure that non‑compliant activity is prevented upstream, not corrected after the fact.
Maintain the Regional Delegation of Authority (DoA) Matrix for all FMC‑relevant activities
Ensure the DoA is explicit, role‑based and enforced operationally and systemically
Resolve conflicts where commercial pressure conflicts with regulatory compliance obligations.
FMC / OSRA Control Effectiveness
Ensure preventive and detective controls are operating effectively across the Region, including:
Rate‑source lock
NRA acceptance capture
D&D invoice compliance checks
Evidence integrity and retention
Drive remediation where controls are bypassed, inconsistently applied, or ineffective.
Ensure regional execution complements global control design and testing
Audit Readiness & Evidence Pack Management
Own regional audit readiness for internal mock audits, global assurance testing, FTA's and external audits from regulators including but not limited to BEIC / FMC audits
Coordinate compilation of complete, indexed evidence packs across all countries in-region.
Ensure evidence packs meet regulatory requirements, retention timelines and global controls & assurance standards
Monitoring, Testing & Coordination
Coordinate regional execution of monitoring and testing activities led by Global Controls & Assurance.
Support shipment‑level audits and deep dives by ensuring availability of files and data, providing regional context and driving immediate containment actions where required
Corrective & Preventive Action (CAPA) Governance
Ensure all MAJOR and CRITICAL findings in the Region have documented root cause analysis, assigned accountable owners and evidence‑based closure
Track recurrence and drive preventive actions.
Escalate systemic or repeated failures promptly.
Training, Awareness and Capability Building
Enforce mandatory training and certification for all in‑scope roles.
Ensure 100% FMC certification before access to U.S.‑trade execution (training-based system access gating).
Ensure 100% DG certification before access DG shipment execution (training-based system access gating).
Ensure training content reflect real audit findings, regional risk patterns and enforcement exposure
Maintain LMS completion data for gating and audit evidence.
Agent & Third‑Party Compliance
Enforce agent compliance standards, including FMC registration / eligibility verification, periodic attestations and risk‑based sampling of agent‑handled files
Suspend or restrict agent activity where compliance risk exists
Operating Model & Cadence
Daily "red queue" review (blocked bookings/invoices, missing NRA acceptance, missing D&D fields, etc)
Weekly regional compliance audits/sampling, capturing of top exceptions (Pareto), identification of repeat causes and assignment of CAPA owners and due dates
Monthly Regional Assurance Review and reporting including sampling results, CAPA status and compliance training completions status
Monthly consolidated regional reporting inputs to global Board pack
Now, here is what we need from you!
Deep hands‑on knowledge of FMC / OSRA and maritime compliance
Strong operational enforcement capability
Audit readiness and evidence discipline
High credibility with senior operational leadership
Degree in Compliance, Law, Supply Chain, or Business preferred
8 - 15+ years in ocean freight operations, compliance, or audit roles
Demonstrated experience handling FMC / OSRA compliance in practice
Strong leadership in a matrix environment
Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage.
Willing and able to travel approximately 15%.