Director, Global Trade Compliance

Acuity Inc.•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

Oversee the Global Trade and Legal Compliance program across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions, ensuring full alignment with applicable import/export laws, export controls, and sanctions regulations. Responsible for developing and maintaining corporate trade compliance policies, regulatory methodologies, and a global risk framework that enables consistent execution, audit readiness, and effective risk mitigation across all regions. Serves as the escalation authority for complex, multi-jurisdictional compliance matters, including export controls, sanctions, tariff applicability, duty mitigation strategies, and country of origin determinations (including substantial transformation analysis). Represents the company before regulatory authorities and advises senior leadership on regulatory risks, business impact, and compliance strategy. Supports global growth initiatives through regulatory due diligence, market entry analysis, and development of scalable compliance processes.

Requirements

Master’s Degree or equivalent
12 or more years relevant experience
Advanced expertise in U.S. and international export controls, sanctions, customs valuation, origin, and trade agreement regulations
Independent regulatory interpretation and compliance positioning in complex, multi-jurisdictional matters
Development and governance of global trade compliance frameworks and internal control structures
Establish and manage third-party screening and oversight programs (suppliers, distributors, brokers, agents), including risk-based monitoring
Regulatory audit strategy, disclosure management, and authority engagement
Trade compliance systems oversight, data integrity controls, and process integration
Organizational design, leadership of multi-regional teams, and executive advisory communication

Nice To Haves

Degree in International Business, Supply Chain, Law, Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience). Master’s Degree in Customs, International Trade, or related discipline.
Experience in global, multi-jurisdictional trade compliance environments.

Responsibilities

Oversee global import/export compliance programs and design, implement, and maintain global trade compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory methodologies, including classification, licensing, and adherence to export controls and sanctions regulations.
Monitor global trade regulations and drive research and development of international trade strategies, including country of origin and substantial transformation methodologies, proactively providing guidance to leaders on developments, risk exposures, and impacts.
Direct internal audit programs (classification, valuation, country of origin, ACE filings, BIS/export controls), including remediation and continuous improvement efforts, to ensure global consistency in compliance execution and alignment with corporate standards.
Establish and manage a global compliance risk framework to ensure consistent application across regions (Americas, EMEA, APAC) and develop and deliver global training to promote awareness and compliance.
Lead external audit responses and coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate submissions.
Lead trade compliance due diligence and analysis for new market entry, acquisitions, and global expansion initiatives.