What are the responsibilities and job description for the TRADE COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR position at Teledyne FLIR?
Job Summary :
The Trade Compliance Director (Digital Imaging, OEM and TS&I) is responsible for leading the successful implementation of trade compliance requirements across OEM and Teledyne Scientific & Imaging (TS&I) with office locations in Goleta, CA / Thousand Oaks, CA / Camarillo, CA and Durham, NC. The role will serve as the primary trade compliance liaison with executive leadership at these locations and will manage one trade compliance professional. The role requires extensive expertise in ITAR and EAR to effectively drive compliance and also requires high business acumen, active engagement, and forward-thinking involvement in business operations. This unique opportunity is part of our strategic plan to make compliance at OEM and TS&I a strategic advantage.
Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities :
- Strategize with business leaders across all sites at OEM and TS&I to enhance trade compliance while enabling efficient business operations.
- Assist trade compliance site leadership team on implementing standard practices and training programs that align to corporate trade compliance program requirements.
- Act as the primary trade compliance resource and perform operational trade compliance duties at OEM.
- Inform business leaders and trade compliance management of statutory or regulatory changes in trade compliance.
- Ensure site level activities across OEM and TS&I are compliant with policy and regulation and provide proactive, solution-oriented, operational guidance and internal customer support as necessary to facilitate compliant business transactions.
- Support corporate initiatives and projects and routinely communicate with corporate trade compliance leadership to ensure effective program execution at sites.
- Proactively identify risks and compliance challenges that may arise and develop and monitor metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor the overall health of trade activities.
- Responsible for working as a liaison between business operations including but not limited to Contracts, Business Development, HR, Engineering and trade compliance functions such as Customs, Licensing and Traffic when necessary.
- Lead investigations and disclosures for the OEM and TS&I businesses in coordination with trade compliance management.
- Participate in trade audit preparation activities and work with trade compliance site leads to drive consistency, where possible, in operating procedures.
- Address trade compliance questions from the business as they arise.
Job Qualifications :
Must be a U.S. Person (A U.S. Person is a U.S. citizen or person who is a lawful permanent resident as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))