Sr Director, Trade Controls Lead
Johnson & JohnsonAbout the role
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Job Function:
Legal & ComplianceJob Sub Function:
Enterprise ComplianceJob Category:
People LeaderAll Job Posting Locations:
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of AmericaJob Description:
The Global Trade Controls (GTC) organization is recruiting a Senior Director, Trade Controls Lead. This leader will drive the global trade controls strategy and activities across the Innovative Medicines and Medical Technology segments in collaboration with cross-functional partners, including but not limited to Trade Operations, Health Care Compliance, and the Global Legal Organization. The Senior Director will oversee compliance with import as well as export rules across regions worldwide. The Senior Director will lead a diverse team of Trade Controls professionals across regions, supporting the Innovative Medicines and Medical Technology business segments, Supply Chain, Trade Operations, Legal and other key functions in Johnson & Johnson’s Global Trade ecosystem, operating across a complex regulatory trade landscape.
As a member of the Global Trade Controls Leadership Team, the Senior Director will prepare, coordinate, and present trade controls strategies and advisory efforts to the GTC Leadership Team and support the organization’s overall business, talent and growth strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
The Senior Director, Global Trade Controls will, among other responsibilities:
Lead a diverse team of Trade Controls subject matter experts driving day-to-day trade compliance activities and digital enablement initiatives to support J&J’s Global Trade capability maturity.
Advise the GTC organization, business segments and functions on existing and emerging trade regulations, including internal and external remediation efforts.
Oversee excellence in execution for complex, cross-functional, trade controls projects.
Manage the regional trade controls budget, ensuring actions and investments reflect a C.E.O. mindset.
Establish, communicate and measure proposed solutions for trade controls risks in alignment with the GTC Risk & Advisory Director
Develop global scorecards, including incident management, identifying gaps, ensuring remediation and continually improving metrics
Participate in and influences compliance forums across J&J and externally
Communicate impact of key trade changes
Risk adjust global third-party supplier services and supervise third party providers, where required
Continually improve our culture of controls, accountability, and resiliency
Qualifications:
Education:
A Bachelor’s Degree is required. A Masters or other Advanced Degree is preferred.
A minimum of 15 years overall business experience is required, preferably with a focus in Global Trade Compliance, Supply Chain, Risk Management and management of large cross-functional programs.
Relevant customs license / certification (for ex, Licensed Customs Broker), is preferred but not required for this role
Experience and Skills:
Required:
Demonstrated ability to effectively lead a diverse team operating in a highly dynamic, complex business environment.
Strong communication skills and a proven ability to simplify the complex / communicate at the executive level are critical for this role.
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