You’ll take ownership of shaping and driving the global trade compliance strategy, guiding teams across regions to ensure alignment with international trade laws while enabling safe, sustainable, and profitable growth. In this high-impact role, you’ll protect the business, influence leaders, and make your mark in a space where compliance and global operations intersect.

You’ll Want to Explore this Opportunity Because:

• They offer Career Stability + Growth: You’ll join a company with a proven record of stability, supported by a diverse portfolio across healthcare, packaging, protective materials, and advanced composites, with strong opportunities for professional development.
• Award-Winning Culture: Recognized as a Great Place to Work® and celebrated on national sustainability and responsibility lists, you’ll be part of a collaborative, inclusive environment that values innovation, integrity, and diversity of ideas.
• Real Influence: Leaders here actively invest in employee development, and the role gives you visibility across legal, operational, and commercial teams, ensuring your compliance expertise shapes programs at the highest levels.

Location: On-site near Cleveland OH.  The company will provide relocation assistance.

What You’ll Be Doing

Lead and align a global compliance team, setting objectives and driving process improvements reporting to the VP and managing an international team.

• Create and execute strategic global trade compliance plans, including resource and software support.
• Provide expert guidance on trade regulations, risk management, and compliance measures in a changing geopolitical environment.
• Manage global Denied Party/Sanction Screening processes and escalate issues when needed.
• Ensure alignment on tariff and export control classifications, valuation, and Free Trade Agreement programs.
• Direct and oversee internal and external audits; lead investigations of violations and corrective actions.
• Act as the delegated authority for government registrations, certifications, licenses, and import bonds.
• Oversee ITAR/DECCS and EAR/SNAP-R registrations and serve as the ITAR Empowered Official.
• Manage global third-party customs agents, consultants, and software vendors.
• Develop and deliver global trade compliance training programs.
• Expect about 10% travel as much of you management work is via Zoom/Teams.

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• Bachelor’s degree in international business, Law, Supply Chain, or related field (Master’s or JD preferred).
• 8–10 years of experience in global trade compliance or import/export operations, including leadership of global teams.
• Expertise in HTS classifications, export control, Incoterms, and international trade laws (U.S. EAR, ITAR, sanctions, HTSUS,  anti-boycott).
• Proven success managing complex trade audits, regulatory reviews, and compliance program design.
• Must be a US Citizen, specifically authorized as U.S. Person as defined by International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR) 22 CFR §120.6 

Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer with fantastic benefits as described below. 

Benefits Overview:

• Paid Time Off: Vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and 16 hours of paid community service annually.
• 401(k): 100% match on first 3%, plus 50% on the next 3% (up to 4.5% match), with immediate vesting and discretionary contributions up to 4% more.
• Health Coverage: Multiple plan levels (PPO/HDHP with HSA), plus dental and vision.
• Insurance: Company-paid disability, life, and AD&D; voluntary accident, critical illness, hospital, legal, and pet insurance.
• Family Support: Paid parental leave (6 weeks at 100%), adoption, fertility, and surrogacy benefits.
• Wellness & Development: EAP with virtual physical therapy and counseling; recognition programs; leadership, mentoring, and training opportunities.
• Community Engagement: Paid time off to volunteer, plus opportunities to participate in global giving campaigns and sustainability initiatives.