Director, Trade Compliance

Role Overview

• Enhance and maintain trade compliance management systems, policies, and department procedures and work instructions.
• Provide guidance regarding European, U.S., and Canadian trade compliance regulatory requirements.
• Spearhead and provide oversight for all export compliance requirements for designated Teledyne businesses, including export licensing, sanctions, jurisdiction and classification, applicable customs regulations, electronic technology transfers and access restrictions, recordkeeping requirements, and compliance with corporate policy and regulatory requirements.
• Train, mentor and supervise other export compliance personnel throughout designated Teledyne businesses to provide capability for completion of transactional export and import compliance requirements.
• Regularly communicate with business leaders across the business to enhance trade compliance while enabling efficient business operations.
• Inform business leaders and trade compliance management of statutory or regulatory changes in trade compliance.
• Implement standard practices and training programs that align with corporate trade compliance program requirements.
• Coordinate with the Teledyne Corporate International Trade Compliance Team (“CITC”) on responses to government inquiries on import and export matters, as well as internal investigations and voluntary disclosures related to trade compliance matters.
• Proactively identify risks and compliance challenges that may arise and develop and monitor metrics and Key performance Indicators (KPI’s) to monitor the overall health of trade activities.
• Manage audits, comprehensive investigations, disclosures, root cause and corrective action evaluation and implementation and continuous improvement and program management across the businesses.
• Responsible for working as a liaison between operations including but not limited to Contracts, Business Development, HR, Engineering and trade compliance functions such as Customs and Licensing when necessary.
• Coordinate across Teledyne Digital Imaging sites on trade matters to establish unified best practices and procedures.
• Lead trade compliance-related process improvement initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned by the Chief Trade Compliance Counsel.

Requirements

• University bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree preferred.
• Proven relevant experience in aerospace, electro-optical and infrared technologies, semiconductor, high technology, or related industries.
• Ability to perform and review jurisdiction and classification, review and approve contracts, assist with licensing and adapt trade compliance laws and regulations into business processes while driving compliance requirements in functional areas of the business.
• Expert in European dual-use controls and military controls, strong familiarity with the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the Office of Foreign Asset Controls (OFAC) Sanctions, Canadian trade laws, and Multilateral Control Regimes.
• Demonstrated capability and experience with leading, developing, and mentoring teams of trade compliance professionals and to serve as a resource to others in the resolution of complex problems and issues.
• Strong management and program management skills with a willingness to engage with different departments of the business, create new ideas, and be assertive.
• Constructively work under pressure when faced with multiple deadlines and workloads and to make sound and timely business decisions.
• Able to work without supervision and constructively with minimal supervision.
• Strong time management, organizational and program management skills.
• Reputation for, and absolute commitment to, integrity and professionalism.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and strong presentation skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint).
• Prior experience with SAP, OCR, GTS and Conga.
• Knowledge of customs laws and regulations is a plus.

Benefits

• Travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.