Trade Compliance Specialist

Dover Corporation • Eagle Rock, VA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Trade Compliance Specialist will focus on U.S. customs and international trade matters, reporting to the Compliance Manager – Maag Americas. The successful candidate will monitor regulatory changes, conduct internal audits, and enforce corporate policies to minimize organization risk. Responsibilities typically include working independently with general supervision, and a proven ability to meet deadlines is essential.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field, or 3+ years’ experience in import/export logistics, customs brokerage, or trade compliance.
• 3+ years of experience with hands-on trade compliance, including experience coordinating trade compliance among global operating locations.
• Strong customer interface skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Highly organized with the ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment while also ensuring that fundamental transactional discipline is maintained at all times.
• Creative, entrepreneurial, self-motivated and success oriented.
• Project Management experience with the ability to lead a cross-functional team to develop and achieve priorities within definitive timelines.
• Adept at solving problems that span business and technology.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, including concise verbal and written executive-level communications.
• Ability to travel globally as required.

Nice To Haves

• Trade Compliance Certification
• Experience with commercial contract review/sales terms and conditions
• Experience in creating policy documents and manuals
• Experience working in cross-cultural teams is considered a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develops and manages comprehensive internal export and import controls, ensuring operational alignment with corporate standards, regulatory requirements, and international business activities.
• Leads “Know Your Customer” (KYC) screening activities, documents rationales for clearing matches, and assists with business processes for submitting, obtaining, and escalating necessary licenses, permits, certifications, and technology release determinations.
• Supports all aspects of global trade operations including customs clearance, import/export management, freight logistics, and the systematic maintenance of trade compliance records.
• Interprets and communicates international trade laws (including ITAR, EAR, OFAC, FTR, and other customs matters), acting as a resource to internal teams and advising on the investigation and resolution of compliance questions or complaints.
• Monitors changes in import/export laws or regulations, establishing operational processes and modifying procedures to meet new requirements across technical data, foreign travel, foreign visits, and shipments.
• Collaborates with internal teams and external bodies to ensure correct assignment of Harmonized Tariff Classification (HTS), Schedule B, and Export Control Classification Numbers.
• Determines country of origin for products per customs rules, analyzing BOMs, HS Classifications, and regional value content to qualify products under agreements (e.g., USMCA, KORUS FTAs).
• Establishes and executes internal audit and assessment programs to measure compliance by brokers and forwarders, driving continuous improvement and ensuring the effectiveness of internal controls.
• Leverages import/export data to align newly acquired companies with compliance policies and accelerate implementation.
• Develops and facilitates regular, internal compliance training for company personnel.
• Manages trade compliance tools, educational resources, and shared websites to ensure information accuracy.
• Establishes and maintains positive relations with appropriate government regulatory agencies, law departments, and cross-functional teams.
• The incumbent considers all interests of quality, accident prevention, occupational safety and environmental safety in a preventative manner within their scope of responsibility and supports the avoidance of damages to people, facilities, assets and environment actively.
• The incumbent is obliged to perform tasks requested by management that relate to their position scope or arise from company needs.

Benefits

• a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
• medical, dental and vision insurance
• wellness programs
• health savings account
• health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• company paid short-term disability and long-term disability
• company paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance
• supplemental employee and dependent life insurance
• optional accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance
• adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance
• parental, military, jury duty, and bereavement leaves of absence
• paid time off
• 10 paid holidays per calendar year
• paid vacation days beginning at 80 hours annually
• 40 paid sick leave hours annually or as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
• tuition assistance
• employee referral program
• business travel services
• employee discounts
• an employee assistance program that includes company paid counseling sessions and legal services

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level