Trade Services Manager
About The Position
The Trade Services Manager serves as RTS’s technical authority, leading high-value trade advisory services and shaping regulatory strategy for clients. The role translates complex global trade regulations into actionable guidance, optimization strategies, and scalable advisory offerings. It oversees customs technical disciplines—including classification, valuation, origin, and trade program design—and drives innovation in duty optimization, supply chain risk management, and emerging regulatory requirements. The manager leads complex client advisory engagements, oversees or delivers advanced customs and trade technical services, and partners with clients to develop and improve global trade compliance programs. The role also builds internal learning and knowledge-sharing capabilities, develops new advisory services, establishes technical standards across RTS, and supports cross-functional execution, governance, sales, and solution design.
Requirements
- 10–15+ years of experience in global trade, customs advisory, or trade compliance leadership.
- Deep expertise in tariff classification (HTS).
- Deep expertise in valuation methodologies.
- Deep expertise in rules of origin and free trade agreements.
- Deep expertise in duty optimization strategies, including drawback and FTZ.
- Strong understanding of U.S. and global trade regulations, including forced labor enforcement trends.
- Demonstrated experience advising senior stakeholders and leading complex engagements.
Nice To Haves
- Licensed Customs Broker (LCB) strongly preferred.
- PMP certification preferred.
- Experience building trade data models, classification systems, or optimization tools.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary subject matter authority for customs and trade regulations.
- Lead complex advisory engagements covering classification, valuation, origin, and trade programs.
- Provide strategic guidance on regulatory interpretation, defensibility, and risk-based decision-making.
- Partner with clients to design, enhance, and mature global trade compliance programs.
- Oversee or deliver advanced tariff classification determinations, including complex and multijurisdictional matters.
- Govern HS classification, including Chapter 98/99 applications.
- Conduct customs valuation analysis and structuring, including assists and transfer pricing considerations.
- Support prior disclosures and proactive compliance strategies.
- Govern product and customs data frameworks to ensure classification accuracy and data integrity.
- Develop and execute duty optimization strategies and analytics, duty drawback programs, and Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) and bonded warehousing strategies.
- Drive free trade agreement solicitation and qualification, and Country of Origin determinations, including enablement through tools such as TradeVerifyd.
- Lead advisory services focused on supply chain mapping and visibility, forced labor risk assessments and compliance strategies, including UFLPA readiness, and trade-driven supply chain performance optimization.
- Partner with TradeVerifyd to deliver data-driven insights and solutions.
- Deliver compliance consulting engagements and advise senior client stakeholders in Legal, Compliance, Supply Chain, and Finance.
- Support clients through regulatory change, enforcement actions, and emerging requirements.
- Lead client training and education programs; build internal learning, certification, and knowledge-sharing frameworks for RTS teams.
- Provide advisory help desk support and temporary technical staffing solutions as needed.
- Identify, design, and launch advisory services aligned with emerging regulatory and enforcement trends and trade modernization initiatives, such as ACE enhancements and PGA digitization.
- Support jump-team initiatives for high-priority or complex client engagements.
- Partner with Execution & Case Management leadership to translate advisory recommendations into executable workflows.
- Partner with Compliance, Governance & Enablement leadership to ensure technical positions are governed and auditable.
- Establish and maintain technical standards across RTS.
- Support sales and solution design with technical credibility and thought leadership.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
