Export Compliance Manager (EMEA)

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, WD_BLACK™, and SanDisk® Professional brands.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Job Description

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Western Digital is seeking an Export Compliance Program Manager to support Western Digital’s Export Compliance program and to enable efficient and effective processes and controls in compliance with global export controls and sanctions. This position will report to the Director of Export Compliance within the Ethics & Compliance team under the Legal Department and will join a team of global trade compliance professionals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Export Compliance Program Manager will monitor trade compliance regulations and will implement trade compliance controls that would reduce trade compliance risks to Western Digital.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will support GTC in resolving complex trade compliance scenarios across APAC, and contribute to global compliance efforts through end-user/end-use due diligence, risk assessment, audit execution, red flag analysis and resolution, and compliance assurance initiatives. Key responsibilities include:

Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management

• Manage compliance with China Dual-Use and Rare Earths export controls.
• Interpret and ensure compliance with APAC trade regulations (CN, MY, SG, TH, PH), implementing regional export compliance strategies.
• Conduct risk assessments, including Point of Sales (POS) reviews, red flag analysis, and risk mitigation.
• Support the Entity List program and implementation of sanctions controls.
• Support customer, supplier, and other business partner due diligence escalations

Audit & Compliance Assurance

• Lead the Import Export Compliance Assurance Program other compliance reviews & audits.
• Develop and implement audit methodologies, metrics, reporting cadence, and follow-up tracking, recordkeeping.

Policies, Procedures & Documentation

• Draft, update, and maintain GTC policies, policy-based guidelines, SOPs, and desk instructions.
• Support the Deemed Export Program, including training and compliance oversight for GTO, HR, and Procurement.
• Support OneDrive Trade Compliance Recordkeeping repository/system.

Training, Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as training and reporting liaison for GTC, and the “Know Your Customer” annual training program.
• Serve as a liaison with APAC Local Logistics and Trade SMEs (LTCC).
• Deliver country-specific training and coordinate with regional LTCC and logistics representatives.
• Act as the escalation and resolution point of contact for Logistics operation in the APAC region.
• Crate and manage the Internal Compliance Program (ICP)
• Engage with global trade operations, procurement, supply chain, logistics, product development, engineering, and sales in APAC region to provide trade compliance support, enable sales and reduce risk.

Operational Compliance & Program Management

• Lead or support project management activities, serving as the central liaison for export compliance initiatives and maintaining the GTC project tracker.
• Provide end user/end use controls support, including design, implementation, monitoring, screening, and resolution.
• Support compliance reviews such as Graphite Vendor Review and Envoy Visitor Management.
• Support daily export compliance escalations and business enablement activities.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree required; graduate degree preferred;
• Strong background in conducting trade compliance risk assessments and process audits.
• 8+ years of direct export compliance experience, preferably with semiconductor or technology industry.
• Comprehensive knowledge of APAC export controls and sanctions
• Solid knowledge on China Dual Use and rare earths export controls. China Dual Use ECCN classification.
• Good understanding of US Export controls and sanction including, U.S. dual use export classification, RPL screening, OFAC, End user, End use controls and License determination
• Proven experience with export classification of technology, software, and hardware, including but not limited to category 5, Part 2 (encryption) and category 3.
• Experience with APAC export licensing, compliance agreements & assurances (EUCs etc.)
• Oracle GTM proficiency is highly desired, Salesforce and Model N a plus; tech savvy and comfortable dealing with systems and utilizing technology to address compliance needs; can design processes and systematic controls.
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to detect trade compliance risks and vulnerabilities.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate technical details to various stakeholders; able to quickly adjust priorities to meet business needs.
• Critical thinking, diligence, excellent problem solving and record retention skills; ability to work successfully in a global, cross-functional, multi-cultural team environment.
• Ability to learn new and different technologies and stay abreast of emerging technologies.
• Ability to make good decisions based on sound judgement, able to work independently with little supervision.
• Skilled in MS Office suite of products (including MS Teams), productivity and collaboration applications such as SharePoint, OneDrive, and Smartsheet.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@wdc.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 8/27/2025 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
• If your position is non-exempt, you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws. You may also be eligible for shift differential pay, depending on the shift to which you are assigned.
• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either Western Digital’s Short Term Incentive Plan (“STI Plan”) or the Sales Incentive Plan (“SIP”) which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance, depending on your role and your performance. You may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program; employee stock purchase plan; and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Notice To Candidates:

Please be aware that Western Digital and its subsidiaries will never request payment as a condition for applying for a position or receiving an offer of employment. Should you encounter any such requests, please report it immediately to Western Digital Ethics Helpline or email compliance@wdc.com.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@wdc.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Notice To Candidates:

Please be aware that Western Digital and its subsidiaries will never request payment as a condition for applying for a position or receiving an offer of employment. Should you encounter any such requests, please report it immediately to Western Digital Ethics Helpline or email compliance@wdc.com.