Trade Compliance Specialist

Who we areVOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation.

As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry with 30,000 FTE, our portfolio of next-generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth. With our strategic partner Accenture, we work alongside our Vodafone customers, other Telco and tech companies to drive transformation, meet the challenges of our industry and ensure we stay relevant and resilient.

This partnership is a unique, industry-first model which brings together the best of in-house and 3rd party capability.

We work with customers across 28 countries from 10 VOIS locations:
Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal.#VOIS #Be Unrivalled #Create The Future About  this Role We are seeking a Trade Compliance Screening Analyst to support Vodafone and VOIS in maintaining compliance with global Trade Compliance regulations. This role focuses on the initial review and assessment of sanctions and export controls screening hits, using structured judgement and defined processes to identify false positives and escalate potential or unresolved matches.

The position plays a key part in the wider compliance framework, contributing to risk mitigation and operational integrity across multiple business units.

What you’ll do Review screening hits generated by the screening solution, analysing data fields and identifiers that triggered potential or confirmed matches.

Apply structured assessment logic, using strong and weak identifier methodologies, to determine whether hits are true matches, false positives, or require escalation.

Conduct enhanced due diligence activities where required, such as registry checks, public-source research, and geographic validations, in line with written procedures.

Escalate potential matches, unresolved cases, and all hits involving Tier 1 or Tier 2 jurisdictions to the second line, ensuring accurate and complete escalation documentation.

Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to support the timely and effective resolution of flagged cases.

Maintain awareness of global sanctions and export control regimes, including OFAC, EU, and UN lists, and relevant regulatory developments.

Contribute to periodic reviews and continuous improvement of Trade Compliance screening processes.

Execute data control activities to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to defined activity standards.

Respond to queries promptly and accurately, ensuring systems and work databases are kept up to date.

Undertake additional job-related tasks aligned to business needs, as assigned by the supervisor.

Who you areYou bring 1–3 years of experience in sanctions screening, export controls, compliance, or financial crime prevention.

You have working knowledge of sanctions, anti-bribery, or Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) checks and experience using compliance tools such as Dow Jones, D&B, World-Check, Lexis Nexis, or adverse media screening platforms.

You demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to identify subtle discrepancies across multiple data sources.

You apply strong analytical and critical thinking skills to structured decision-making.

You are comfortable working methodically in a high-volume environment while maintaining consistency and precision.

Desirable qualifications include ICA, CGSS, CAMS, or similar compliance-related certifications, and experience in a shared services or telecommunications environment.

Not a Perfect Fit?

Concerned you may not meet every requirement? Vodafone is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align exactly with every aspect of the job description, you are encouraged to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or another opportunity, and the recruitment…