Head of Compliance (Shipping, Dangerous Goods)

The role

You will lead dangerous goods, prohibited items, and dual-use goods compliance programmes. You will own policies, controls, inspections, and incident-response processes to ensure safe and compliant shipments.

What you will do

• Lead the end-to-end dangerous goods compliance programme.
• Develop and maintain DG policies and screening rules aligned with IATA DGR, IMDG, ADR, and carrier requirements.
• Ensure teams meet DG training, certification, and recertification requirements.
• Define and maintain prohibited and restricted-item policies.
• Manage controls for dual-use and export-controlled goods.
• Work with Product and Engineering to improve automated screening and detection capabilities.
• Make decisions on escalated shipments and establish criteria for holding, rejecting, or reporting items.
• Build and manage pre-inspection and on-site inspection teams.
• Establish inspection protocols, escalation procedures, and incident-response processes.
• Manage inspection quality, staffing, coverage, and throughput.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in dangerous goods, shipping, or logistics compliance.
• 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Experience building and managing DG compliance programmes.
• Knowledge of IATA DGR, IMDG, and/or ADR regulations.
• Understanding of prohibited goods, restricted items, dual-use goods, and export controls.
• Experience managing carrier audits, compliance reviews, incident investigations, and corrective actions (CAPA).
• Familiarity with automated screening and detection tools, including AI and LLM technologies.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into operational processes, screening rules, and product improvements.
• Experience leading inspection or operational teams in logistics, warehousing, fulfilment, or freight.
• Relevant DG certifications (IATA DGR, IMDG, ADR, or DGSA).
• Experience delivering compliance training.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.

Nice to have

• experience leading inspection or operational teams, ideally in logistics, warehousing, fulfilment, or freight

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with equity options
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Gym & wellness reimbursement
• Work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year
• Generous vacation policy
• duvet days
• mental health days

About the company

Easyship is a multi-carrier shipping software platform that provides access to 550+ courier services across 200+ destinations. It aims to democratize logistics by removing complexities in international shipping.