Compliance Officer

Role Overview

What You’ll Do

• Lead and oversee compliance activities in The Netherlands and support international operations.
• Serve as internal point of contact for trade compliance questions (on a strategic, operational, and technical level).
• Design, implement, and continuously enhance the company’s global compliance framework, policies, and procedures.
• Advise senior leadership and key stakeholders on regulatory requirements, compliance risks, and mitigation strategies
• Establish and maintain effective compliance monitoring, reporting, and internal controls.
• Support strategic initiatives, including fundraising, international expansion, and capital markets readiness, from a compliance perspective.
• Promote a strong culture of ethics, integrity, and compliance throughout the organization.
• Manage regulatory relationships and coordinate responses to regulatory inquiries, audits, and investigations.
• Build and scale the compliance function in line with the company’s rapid growth and evolving regulatory landscape.

Requirements

What You’ll Need

• 5+ years of relevant experience in compliance, regulatory, or legal roles.
• Strong knowledge of Dutch and European regulatory and compliance frameworks, including export control.
• Experience in a fast-growing, international technology company, startup, or scale-up environment preferred.
• Proven ability to design and implement effective compliance programs.
• Understanding of export control measures and processes for controlled technology in the aerospace sector, incl. ability to analyze technical components, artefacts, and final products regarding trade compliance aspects and to implement appropriate measures.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior leadership level.
• Commercial, pragmatic mindset with sound judgment and risk awareness.
• Proactive, hands-on, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Fluent in English and Dutch.

Benefits

Security screening is an integral component of the selection process, ensuring that candidates meet the organization's security standards and safeguarding against potential risks.

Providing a Certificate of Conduct (VOG) is a standard part of the application process at Destinus.