Senior Director, Trade Services
Core
Lead complex global client engagements in trade compliance, ensuring regulatory accuracy and operational leadership for multinational corporations.
Role type
Senior Director, Trade Services (Consulting)
Builds
Trade compliance operating models, managed services, and client delivery solutions
Domain
International Trade, Customs, Regulatory Compliance
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Trade compliance strategy, customs law expertise, tariff mitigation, Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs), export controls, economic sanctions, team leadership, service delivery management, business development partnership, regulatory trend analysis, engagement economics
Preferred skills
Licensed Customs Broker (LCB), CCS/CES certifications, trade compliance technology implementation, Foreign-Trade Zone feasibility design, executive stakeholder management
Technologies
Trade compliance automation tools, data analytics platforms
Responsibilities
Lead and oversee multiple high-impact global client engagements; Provide authoritative guidance on complex trade compliance matters; Serve as senior technical advisor and final quality-control authority; Establish and enforce standardized methodologies and quality assurance processes; Direct, mentor, and performance-manage Directors, Managers, and project teams; Lead the design and operation of trade compliance operating models; Lead the development and delivery of recurring managed services; Proactively identify compliance risks and improvement opportunities; Oversee service delivery against defined scope and performance metrics; Partner with Managing Directors on business development; Stay current on regulatory developments; Represent the firm in client meetings and industry forums; Maintain accountability for engagement economics.
Seniority
Senior Director, hands-on leadership & strategy