Director, Global Trade Compliance

Danaher Corporation

5d•$190,000 - $220,000•Remote

About The Position

The Director, Global Trade Compliance is responsible for leading, sustaining, and advancing Cepheid's global trade compliance program, ensuring compliance with import, export, sanctions, customs, and other international trade regulations across a complex global business environment. This role will oversee the ongoing effectiveness of Cepheid's established trade compliance program while driving continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen governance, internal controls, customs valuation processes, and global regulatory compliance. This position reports to the Vice President, Global Fulfillment & Distribution and is part of the Cepheid Supply Chain organization and will be fully remote. Serving as Cepheid's primary trade compliance subject matter expert, this role partners across Corporate and Platform Trade Compliance, and key Cepheid teams to support business growth while ensuring compliance with Danaher standards and applicable global trade regulations. The successful candidate will be a strategic and hands-on leader who can effectively sustain a mature trade compliance program, strengthen global partnerships, oversee compliance controls and audits, influence stakeholders across the organization, and identify opportunities to further enhance trade compliance capabilities in support of Cepheid's global operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, International Trade, Supply Chain, Law, Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline with 12+ years of progressive global trade compliance experience within multinational manufacturing
12+ years of experience applying customs compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions, including customs valuation, tariff classification, country of origin, free trade agreements, export controls, sanctions, and other global trade regulatory requirements
Experience leading and enhancing mature global trade compliance programs, including governance, policies, procedures, internal controls, compliance monitoring, audits, customs risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives
Experience developing and implementing compliant customs valuation methodologies, origin strategies, tariff mitigation programs, and trade planning initiatives in partnership with Finance, Tax, Transfer Pricing, Supply Chain, and Operations functions
Experience supporting global customs valuation programs, transfer pricing alignment, tariff mitigation initiatives, and trade compliance strategies within multinational organizations
Experience within diagnostics, medical devices, life sciences, healthcare technology, or other highly regulated industries, including implementation of trade compliance technology, automation, and digital transformation initiatives
Ability to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally to support business operations, audits, compliance initiatives, and global trade compliance stakeholders

Responsibilities

Lead and continuously enhance Cepheid’s global trade compliance program to ensure compliance with applicable import, export, customs, sanctions, and other international trade regulations, aligned with Danaher standards and business objectives
Serve as Cepheid’s primary trade compliance subject matter expert, providing technical trade compliance guidance to Supply Chain, Legal, Finance, Tax, Transfer Pricing, Procurement, R&D, Operations, and Commercial functions to manage regulatory risks and support global business growth
Provide global oversight of customs compliance programs, including customs valuation, tariff classification, country of origin, free trade agreements, customs broker management, post-entry activities, and duty optimization initiatives
Establish, document, maintain, and monitor customs valuation methodologies for intercompany transactions in partnership with Tax and Transfer Pricing, including governance requirements, supporting documentation, and alignment between customs and transfer pricing requirements
Develop and maintain country of origin strategies, tariff mitigation programs, and trade planning initiatives in partnership with Supply Chain, R&D, Sourcing, and Operations to support business continuity and cost optimization
Lead the global trade compliance audit, monitoring, and internal controls framework, including compliance risk assessments, corrective actions, management reporting, and continuous improvement activities
Lead trade compliance transformation and digitalization initiatives using technology, automation, analytics, and data governance to improve recordkeeping, commercial invoice management, supplier solicitation programs, compliance monitoring, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.