Senior Director, Global Trade Compliance

Role Overview

• Lead a global team of trade compliance professionals, building capability across diverse products, value streams, and geographies while collaborating across a matrix of trade operations partners throughout the network
• Build and strengthen a best‑in‑class global trade compliance function by enhancing organizational capabilities, optimizing team structure, and developing sustainable expertise across the network
• Work collaboratively with Danaher and Diagnostics platform trade compliance leadership to align priorities, policies, and strategic initiatives across the global organization.
• Own and execute the global trade compliance strategy, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, operational priorities, and Beckman Coulter Diagnostics’ mission to relentlessly reimagine healthcare through innovation and continuous improvement.
• Serve as the primary liaison with customs authorities and regulatory agencies, integrating trade compliance risks into enterprise risk management and communicating exposure, mitigation plans, and business impact to leadership.
• Drive comprehensive trade compliance audit and monitoring programs to identify gaps, strengthen internal controls, and implement process improvements.
• Champion the global trade compliance digitization roadmap by enhancing existing automation, identifying opportunities to integrate advanced and AI‑enabled technologies, and leading their adoption across classification, licensing, valuation, and auditing workflows—while influencing stakeholders and securing leadership buy‑in to modernize and scale compliance operations.

Requirements

• BS/BA and 20+ years of experience leading global trade compliance programs and teams in metric/KPI‑driven global manufacturing organizations, preferably within medical device, diagnostics, pharmaceutical, or other highly regulated multinational companies.
• Deep subject matter expertise in global import/export regulations, including WTO, WCO, U.S. and non‑U.S. customs rules, tariff classification, country of origin, preferential trade programs, and valuation methodologies, with working knowledge of EAR, OFAC, and EU export control frameworks.
• Proven record of delivering results through others, including building cross‑functional partnerships, influencing senior business leaders, and driving decision‑making within large, complex matrixed organizations.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience using data, KPIs, and risk assessment methodologies to solve problems, prioritize work, and drive continuous improvement in compliance and operational performance.
• Demonstrated commitment to ethics, transparency, accountability, and maintaining a compliance‑first culture while enabling business success.
• Travel around 25% to include some global travel.

Benefits

• paid time off
• medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)