Associate Director, Global Trade Compliance

At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Associate Director, Global Trade Compliance.

Cambridge

Hub/Hybrid

What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?

At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.

Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world-changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.

Illumina's employee benefits are industry-leading and include, flexible time off, private medical insurance, compassion and care time off, leisure travel insurance, pension, lifestyle allowance, employee stock purchasing program, volunteer time off and much more!

Why you?

The Associate Director of Global Trade Compliance (GTC) is responsible for leading efficient, robust and resilient trade advisory and operational delivery.  Leading teams in EU, China, Singapore and the USA, this person is a thought-leader and a proven industry SME who maintains and continuously improves GTC via best practices and automation. This person builds great global teams by hiring, developing, and retaining a high quality, motivated team and leads the GTC strategy, creates policy and executes in close business partnership with legal, finance, commercial, and global operations.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic GTC team that is supporting the Company’s vision to transform human health. Your passion and expertise are critical to our success!

Responsibilities:

• Operate under the direction and supervision of the Snr Director, Global Supply Chain Logistics.
• Develop and implement a multi-year roadmap to maintain and improve trade efficiency and compliance.
• Owner for global trade policy, process, systems and key performance indicators.
• Initiate and lead programs that continuously improve and scale trade operations processes as our business grows.
• Collaborate with and advise business leaders to expand the business in international markets.
• Drive trade compliance risk management strategies, processes, and mitigations, consistent with requirements of all countries and regions in which the Company transacts business.
• Establish export & import compliance processes to comply with domestic and foreign laws.
• Establish positive relationships with regulatory agencies, monitor regulatory changes, provide expert advice, and apply them to the company’s international trade strategies.
• Manage a global duty budget of c$60M and an administrative budget of > $5M annually.
• Lead trade related continuous improvement – driving high customer satisfaction & lowering YoY operating costs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to establish processes and procedures to classify products and define trade terms.
• Relationship and contract lead for 3rd party providers globally, e.g. brokers, consultants, trade service companies.
• Lead the creation and delivery of trade compliance training.
• Build, develop and retain a highly effective & engaged global team of 15-20. Directly team of 5 to 8 direct reports.
• Ensure Global Trade SOP’s and policies are current, effective, well communicated and trained.
• Ensure that the Global Trade organization is compliant with the Quality Management System, and ISO 13485.

Requirements:

• A strong communicator: can articulate and present clearly across multiple levels and business functions.
• Project leadership: ability to organize, influence and lead enterprise-wide projects.
• Analytically strong: strong skills to turn data into solution-based stories and plans.
• An excellent collaborator: able to work with regions & multiple functions to create value-add outcomes.
• Self-starter: with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and maintain flexibility in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong business acumen: able to navigate and simplify data, finance & commercial needs to present with clarity. 
• An influential leader: able to produce strong results whilst navigating a matrixed organization efficiently.
• An international trade subject matter expert: Advanced knowledge of Global Trade Compliance is essential.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent. Advanced degree (MA, MBA, International Trade) is an advantage.
• Minimum 10 years in people management roles.
• Minimum 12 years in Global Trade Compliance roles.
• Extensive experience in international trade with a good understanding of US import/export regulations.
• Comprehensive knowledge of global trade regulations.
• Subject matter expertise in country-of-origin determination, valuation, and classification.
• Experience in life science or medical device industry considered a plus.
• Direct experience of working with SAP GTS is an advantage.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, judgement, creativity, flexibility.
• Experience engaging cross-functionally and collaboratively to develop and implement compliance programs.

What can you expect?

Our team members are bright, energetic, and dedicated - they are the driving force behind our innovation and impact. To attract the best and brightest, we offer a competitive employee benefits program. We view it as a smart investment in our people, one that recognizes the tremendous value they bring to our business every day. At Illumina, we push boundaries. We think beyond the conventional. We dream big. With the energy of so many bright and accomplished people, the opportunities are endless.

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