Senior Principal Legal Counsel, Global Trade Legal & Compliance (Export)

Medtronic•Washington DC, DC

1d•$191,200 - $286,800•Hybrid

About The Position

This role serves as the lead export and sanctions attorney within Medtronic’s Global Trade Legal and Compliance team in the Global Operations and Supply Chain Legal Department. The team includes lawyers and compliance professionals with deep expertise in global trade and a strong understanding of Medtronic’s businesses. Team members work across business units and geographies to advise on complex trade legal and regulatory issues and contribute to high-level policy decisions. This individual will provide global trade legal and compliance advice to help mitigate risks, maintain compliance and provide support to Global Trade Operations, global regional and business unit lawyers, and other relevant Medtronic functions. Specific global trade areas of legal and compliance consult will include but are not limited to: Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”), OFAC sanctions and trade controls, global export controls and sanctions, sanctioned country licensing, restricted party screening escalations, anti-boycott activity and reporting. This position could reside in Minneapolis, MN, Washington, D.C., or another Medtronic site in the U.S.

Requirements

Juris Doctor from nationally recognized Law School
Licensed to practice law and in good standing under the Bar of at least one state
8+ years of experience with global trade legal and compliance programs

Nice To Haves

10+ years of experience with global trade legal and compliance programs preferred
Understanding of the legal regulatory environment and business risks for a Life Science Company
Experience in the healthcare/medical device industry
Experience with change management and/or process efficiency efforts (i.e. Lean Sigma)
Project / program management experience
Collaborative mindset, particularly in a matrix environment
Effective interpersonal, oral, presentation, and written communication skills, particularly to senior leaders
Ability to identify complex legal and compliance risks
Proven influence management skills, both internal and external, with political savvy to communicate effectively with executive leaders and understand business
Impeccable integrity

Responsibilities

Provide legal guidance on the intersection of global trade compliance and strategic business initiatives.
Stay abreast of legal regulatory changes related to trade compliance and provide interpretation and implementation guidance to impacted businesses, functions, and regions.
Develop, implement and update the trade compliance program to drive compliance with global export laws, regulations and other trade-related requirements of US and non-US government agencies.
Partner with enterprise and regional legal teams to develop legal/compliance standards and to implement risk mitigation activities on key global trade risks.
Responsible for driving legal support and export compliance program activities (Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”), OFAC sanctions and trade controls, global export controls and sanctions, sanctioned country licensing, restricted party screening, anti-boycott activity and reporting).
Partner with enterprise supply chain, regional trade experts, and global/regional functional teams to manage export trade legal and compliance risks and work with such teams to implement effective controls to mitigate trade compliance risks.
Partner with corporate and regional compliance teams to implement trade compliance program activities, serving as the export trade legal and compliance subject matter expert (SME).
Provides strategic legal and compliance guidance for export program development.
Ensure legal requirements related to company’s global trade compliance policies and processes are current.
Support M&A transactions by conducting trade compliance due diligence, and identifying import, export, sanctions and advising on appropriate mitigation strategies.
Provide legal support to colleagues on global trade related litigation, investigations, and voluntary disclosures.
Support periodic assessments and audits to guarantee compliance with applicable global trade laws and company policies.
Identify and drive mitigation of global trade legal risks that cross Medtronic businesses and facilitate information sharing across Medtronic businesses.
Collaborate with business and regional partners on due diligence reviews of global trade compliance matters in connection with potential business development activities.
Support the development and delivery of legal and compliance training for employees on various global trade compliance requirements
Develop expertise and apply knowledge in discrete areas of global trade regulation and compliance.