Director of Trade, Social & Ethical Compliance

Bombas • New York, NY

10d • $140,000 - $168,000 • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a strategic, detail-oriented, and globally minded team player to join our Supply Chain team as our Director of Trade, Social & Ethical Compliance. Reporting directly to our Chief Supply Chain Officer with a strong functional partnership to the SVP of Legal, this is an opportunity to further develop and scale Bombas’ global trade, social, and ethical compliance programs in support of our growing, mission-driven business.. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of experience in global trade and supply chain compliance and holds a Licensed U.S. Customs Broker designation.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in global trade, customs, and supply chain compliance
• Licensed U.S. Customs Broker designation
• Experience building or scaling trade and/or social compliance programs within consumer goods, apparel, footwear, or similar industries
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. Customs regulations and international trade frameworks

Nice To Haves

• A systems thinker who can balance regulatory rigor with practical business execution
• Comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels in a fast-growing organization
• Strong judgment and integrity when navigating complex compliance decisions
• A collaborative partner who can influence cross-functionally
• A team player who is willing and happy to help
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Belief in our mission and understand the importance of giving-back
• Inquisitive, love to learn, embrace failure, and never give up
• Comfortable staying focused while working in any type of environment

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve Bombas’ global trade compliance framework, ensuring continued adherence to U.S. and international import/export regulations, customs requirements, tariff classification, valuation, country-of-origin rules, and forced labor regulations (including UFLPA), while enabling efficient business growth.
• Serve as the internal subject matter expert on customs and trade compliance, providing guidance to Supply Chain, Finance, Legal, and external partners
• Collaborate with Legal on Bombas’ social and ethical compliance strategy, including supplier code of conduct oversight, factory audit programs, remediation processes, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Partner closely with legal, sourcing, product development, and vendor management teams to embed compliance and ethical standards into supplier selection, onboarding, and ongoing performance management
• In coordination with Legal, monitor and report on evolving global regulations and industry standards and proactively assess risk, readiness, and mitigation strategies
• Manage relationships with external auditors, customs brokers, freight forwarders, and regulatory bodies
• Partner with Legal to develop and maintain policies, procedures, training materials, and internal controls designed to support regulatory compliance and audit preparedness compliance program
• In partnership with Legal, support investigations and, where appropriate, regulatory disclosures and corrective action plans, related to trade or supplier compliance matters
• Build, mentor, and develop compliance capability within the Supply Chain organization

Benefits

• We are a team of smart, interesting, diverse, funny, and loving people.
• We offer competitive compensation, employer paid health, medical and dental benefits, 401k with match, paid parental leave, snacks, socks and a fun, relaxed office environment.
• We take the responsibility to make sure you are excited, happy, and find fulfillment in your work very seriously.
• We value fun. This is why we host office lunches, offsite team outings and company retreats.
• We believe in giving back to the community and helping those in need, which is why we volunteer as a team regularly.
• We believe success comes from the collective effort of all, which is why all full-time employees receive equity in the business.
• We understand the value of health, relaxation, spending time with friends and family, and traveling the world and offer flexible paid time off for all full-time employees. This includes over 20 paid company holidays, year-round "Flexible Fridays" and unlimited vacation, sick, and wellness days.
• We understand the importance of communication and offer a monthly phone stipend for all full-time employees.
• We believe a healthy body equals a healthy mind, so we offer a $100 monthly wellbeing reimbursement to all full-time employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed