Senior Global Trade Controls Lead

• High working knowledge of international import/export operations and must be able to effectively troubleshoot any issues that may arise in international trade and transportation.
• Responsible for customs and trade operations support in United States and International locations  
• Develop strategies and actionable plans to support compliant and efficient international movement of products and services through partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
• Engages with internal stakeholders to provide consultation and guidance in managing their compliance obligations.
• Interface with freight forwarders US government officials custom brokers internal and external customers on all matters pertaining to import and export regulations.
• The job entails managing and executing on both operational tasks and problem-solving as situations arise.
• Design a global customs brokerage forwarder and logistic partner program with the intent to deploy and support trade operations.
• Responsible for Key Performance Indicators (KPI) with a goal to drive ongoing process improvement.
• Evaluate new government and trade compliance requirements to ensure standard operating procedures are updated accordingly.
• Partner with the legal team to understand the regulatory changes that impact business and engage internal functions to develop and execute defined procedures.
• Serve as a functional expert in Global Trade matters for the region by using experience and knowledge of customs regulations as well as other partner governmental agencies to promote increased compliant market access for efficient flow of goods across borders.
• Drive improvements on cost lead time and process efficiency through data analytics automated tool utilization and robust data management
• Build communications training plans and desk/standard operating procedures to ensure all internal and external partners are aware and aligned to trade compliance governance processes.
• Work in collaboration with leadership product and business teams and external partners to create and enforce regional trade compliance
• Build track and maintain content and metrics to monitor for actionable insights that enhance the trade compliance experience for customers and partners.
• Monitor proposed changes in import and export control law and regulations and assesses the impact of these proposed changes on the Companys business.
• Manage daily tasks related to providing trade compliance governance guidance of all global governance standards and programs implemented including conducting research updating status reports and coordinating team deliverables.
• Assist with technology product classification including Harmonized Commodity Codes (HTS Schedule B ECCN) classifications specific to in country requirements.
• Proactively identify and drive automation accuracy friction reduction and process improvement initiatives

Qualifications :

• Licensed Customs Broker Certification required.
• Deep technical knowledge of global customs import and export topics including incoterms valuation classification country of origin free-trade agreements export controls licensing and sanctions
• Approximately 10 or more years of related work experience in industry a professional services firm a Fortune 500 company or a major importer or exporter
• Being informed on current on global trade developments and work to identify savings opportunities and compliance improvements
• Excellent team leader with great organizational skills strong motivation to succeed and ability to cultivate strong internal and external relationships
• Flexibility to work with colleagues around the world foreign language capabilities a plus
• Experience with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bureau of Industry and Security Office of Foreign Assets Control or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and similar organizations in other countries
• Experience managing/supervising teams
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Able to successfully execute multiple projects from start to finish
• Bachelors/Masters degree
• Knowledge of Global Trade Management system is a definite plus
• Is a proven Trusted Partner who exuberates authenticity empathy integrity accountability and professional ethics.
• Communicates effectively
• Invests in the team and relationship with stakeholders
• Encourages collaboration cross functionally culturally and countries
• Creates a respective and safe environment

Additional Information :

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race color ancestry religion (including religious dress and grooming standards) sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions breastfeeding or related medical conditions) gender (including a persons gender identity gender expression and gender-related appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the persons assigned sex at birth) age national origin sexual orientation medical condition marital status (including domestic partnership status) physical disability mental disability medical condition genetic information protected medical and family care leave Civil Air Patrol status military and veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

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Based on our experience we anticipate that the application deadline will be 4/13/2026 (3 months from posting) although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline we will update this posting with a new anticipated application

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time