Lead Senior Legal Counsel: Export Control Legal Team

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What you'll bring

You are a senior legal professional with deep expertise in export control and sanctions compliance, ready to lead regional advisory work and drive compliance across the APAC region. You bring strong communication skills, a collaborative approach, and the creative thinking and learning agility to adapt as the role evolves.

• Deep expertise in export control and sanctions compliance, with the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, actionable guidance for business teams.
• Strong project management skills and experience coordinating compliance work across multiple teams, stakeholders, and jurisdictions simultaneously.
• An executive presence with the confidence to advise at C-level and build trusted relationships across geographies, cultures, and time zones.
• A practical and accountable approach to AI — you integrate AI tools into daily workflows, apply ethical standards to AI outputs, and take ownership of their quality and governance.
• A law degree from an accredited institution, or equivalent experience.
• Fluency in written and spoken Chinese and English is required for this role.

What you'll build

You will lead SAP's export control and sanctions compliance effort across APAC, serving as the regional representative of the Export Control Team and driving compliance through legal advice, network leadership, and stakeholder engagement.

• Provide clear, actionable legal advice on export control and sanctions compliance for SAP's software and services deliveries across the APAC region.
• Interpret and communicate complex regulatory requirements to business teams, and lead the resolution of compliance issues as they arise.
• Build and lead a regional network of export control champions, promoting knowledge creation and sharing across APAC jurisdictions.
• Analyse changes in local laws and lead implementation projects to keep SAP compliant as regulatory environments evolve.
• Support export control incidents, investigations, and supervisory authority requests in coordination with the global team.
• Deliver training and awareness sessions that raise the standard of export control compliance at management level across the region.

Where you belong

You will be part of the Export Control Legal Team, a global compliance function within SAP's Finance & Administration organisation with a strong APAC presence. The team works closely with Global Legal, Government Affairs, Data Protection, and commercial teams across borders. This role places you at the heart of SAP's compliance ecosystem in Asia-Pacific, with direct reach into complex and high-stakes regulatory environments. Travel of 10–20% is expected.

LOCATION

Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines

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Requisition ID: 458651 | Work Area: Administration | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines