Full-Time

Senior Expert Foreign Trade

Export Control

Updated on 9/3/2026

Zeiss

Zeiss

1,001-5,000 employees

Supplies lithography optics for semiconductor manufacturing

No salary listed

Jena, Germany + 3 more

More locations: Oberkochen, Germany | Berlin, Germany | Munich, Germany

In Person

Bachelor's

Category
Risk & Compliance (1)
Required Skills
Microsoft Office
Sales
Supply Chain Management
SAP Products
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

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Requirements
  • A completed degree in business administration or law with a specialization in customs law, commercial law, or engineering.
  • At least 6 years of relevant professional experience at a globally operating commercial company, in the higher civil service of a customs administration, or at an auditing firm, including relevant experience dealing with authorities and leading projects or official audits.
  • A comprehensive understanding of legislative and approval procedures and administrative-law procedures.
  • Close contacts with the responsible export-control authorities.
  • A high degree of personal responsibility and resilience.
  • Fluent German and English, spoken and written.
Responsibilities
  • Determine globally applicable foreign-trade-law regulations and develop concepts for their organizational and procedural implementation, as well as strategically develop global Foreign Trade processes for the assigned ZEISS strategic business unit from an end-to-end perspective to manage risks arising from national and international legislation, particularly geopolitical trade conflicts.
  • Participate in monitoring the Internal Compliance Program adopted by the Management Board and the Export Control Officer for the Group companies, with the aim of preventing criminal liability for responsible management members and financial damage to ZEISS companies.
  • Lead or co-lead projects and coordinate projects involving new business models and services, particularly implementing organizational and procedural review processes to ensure Foreign Trade compliance for the assigned ZEISS strategic business unit from a global perspective.
  • Participate in developing strategic concepts concerning the impact of export-control and trade restrictions on the strategic business unit's strategy, including supply chain, sales, and production.
  • Lead subprojects or participate in projects with foreign-trade-law implications, such as mergers and acquisitions and information-technology rollouts.
  • Manage approval procedures for the assigned ZEISS business unit.
  • Implement the Foreign Trade training program globally.
  • Create and revise policies and operating instructions for the assigned ZEISS business unit.
  • Support internal and external official audits.
Desired Qualifications
  • Strong experience with embargo regulations is preferred.
  • Experience in project management within Foreign Trade projects is desirable.
  • Proficient use of Microsoft Office and SAP modules, including R/3 and S/4, is desirable.

Zeiss SMT designs and makes high-precision optical systems for semiconductor manufacturing, including lithography optics, photomask solutions, and process-control components. Its products are used in lithography equipment to project circuit patterns onto silicon wafers, with responsibilities spanning advanced optics, mask technology, and monitoring tools that ensure precise, repeatable imaging.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$1.1B

Headquarters

Oberkochen, Germany

Founded

2001

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What believers are saying

  • ZEISS SMT opened its Korea Innovation Center in July 2026, deepening customer access.
  • July 24, 2026 capacity expansion adds 25,000 square meters in Oberkochen.
  • ASML expects 2027 EUV output growth, with Zeiss optics capacity already expanding.

What critics are saying

  • ASML bought €4.41 billion from Zeiss in 2025; customer concentration is extreme.
  • A prolonged Oberkochen outage would halt ASML production within months.
  • Monument Peak sued Zeiss on February 6, 2026 over Kodak patents.

What makes Zeiss unique

  • ZEISS SMT remains ASML's sole EUV optics supplier in 2026.
  • Oberkochen and Wetzlar are the only places building ASML optical columns.
  • High-NA EUV optics from ZEISS anchor sub-2nm lithography for Intel and TSMC.

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