Head of Global Transport & Trade Compliance Operations

The Head of Transport & Trade Compliance (T&TC) is accountable for leading Sobi’s global transportation and trade compliance operations, ensuring reliable, compliant and efficient execution across day‑to‑day activities. The role safeguards patient supply, business continuity and regulatory compliance across transports of Drug Substance, Drug Product, Finished Goods, clinical materials etc, in line with GDP/GMP, customs, export control and international trade regulations.

Beyond running stable operations, the role plays a key part in enabling change, driving continuous improvement and preparing the organisation and network for increasing complexity. This includes navigating ambiguity, finding pragmatic solutions for new products, markets and evolving regulatory requirements, and continuously strengthening ways of working in an increasingly complex global environment. The Head of T&TC is expected to challenge the status quo where needed, while maintaining high standards of compliance, service and operational stability.

The role is a senior leadership position within the Delivery leadership team, with a strong focus on people leadership, capability building and developing a resilient organisation prepared for future growth. It is also a key capability role with potential to take on broader responsibilities as the Delivery organisation evolves.

This is a hybrid position, located at Sobi’s headquarters in Stockholm, reporting directly to the Head of Delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Sobi’s global transport and trade compliance operations, ensuring reliable execution and continuity of patient supply.
• Ensure compliance with GDP/GMP, customs, export control and trade regulations, while enabling practical solutions in a changing global environment.
• Act as the escalation point for transport disruptions and compliance risks, balancing speed, stability and compliance.
• Drive performance management of logistics partners, improving service, quality, cost and compliance.
• Lead, coach and develop the global Transport & Trade Compliance team, building capability to manage increasing complexity.
• Identify risks and improvement opportunities, contributing operational insight to ongoing change and development initiatives.