Global trade compliance manager

Job Details:

Job Location: RALEIGH - RALEIGH, NC

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Position Summary:

The Global Trade Compliance Manager is responsible for the oversight, administration, and continuous improvement of the Company’s global trade compliance program, including export controls, economic sanctions, restricted-party screening, import and customs compliance, licensing, and transaction due diligence. This position serves as a key subject-matter expert and business partner, ensuring the Company’s international sales, shipments, services, technology transfers, and third-party relationships comply with applicable U.S. and international trade requirements.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Restricted-Party and Sanctions Compliance: Own and administer the Company’s restricted-party and sanctions screening program, including screening protocols, alert resolution, ownership analysis, enhanced due diligence, escalation procedures, rescreening, and transaction holds.
• End-Use, End-User and Diversion Compliance: Evaluate transactions involving customers, distributors, intermediaries, end users, end uses, destinations, government entities, and higher-risk jurisdictions for export-control, sanctions, diversion, and licensing risks.
• Export Controls, Classification, and Licensing: Serve as a subject-matter expert on U.S. export controls, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), export classifications, licensing requirements, and technology controls.
• Medical Device Import and Export Compliance: Provide trade-compliance oversight for international movement of medical devices, lasers, components, accessories, software, service parts, demonstration and clinical equipment, returns, repairs, refurbished devices, and intercompany transfers.
• Customs and Import Compliance: Own and maintain HTS classifications, country-of-origin determinations, customs valuation, and other import-related master data and compliance requirements.
• Trade Compliance Program Management: Develop, maintain, and continuously improve global trade-compliance policies, procedures, internal controls, work instructions, screening protocols, escalation processes, and recordkeeping requirements.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in international business, supply chain, logistics, finance, legal studies, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in global trade compliance, export controls, economic sanctions, customs, import/export operations, or a related compliance discipline.
• Advanced knowledge of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), OFAC sanctions, restricted-party screening, export licensing, ECCN and HTS classification, customs requirements, and trade-compliance recordkeeping.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience within the medical device, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, life sciences, laser, or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience with FDA-regulated imports and international distribution of medical devices.