Director, Global Trade Compliance

A Career at HARMAN

As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you’ll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do every day.

The Director Global Trade Compliance (“Director GTC”) is responsible for ensuring HARMAN’s compliance and will be accountable for its compliance with all related trade and customs laws, rules, and regulations in all geographic locations applicable to HARMAN ‘s business. The Director GTC will report to the Vice President Regulatory Compliance & Sustainability and will be assigned to one of HARMAN’s U.S. locations but will interface with all of its global trade operations. The Director GTC will also provide strategic advice to HARMAN on various international trade matters; orchestrate creation, maintenance, and training of trade policies and procedures; and support HARMAN’s growth from a compliance perspective.

The successful candidate will serve as a subject matter expert for global trade compliance matters for all HARMAN divisions and functions. Considerable compliance knowledge of North American trade regulations and enforcement frameworks are a requirement as well as an understanding of European and Asian trade laws and enforcement practices. Prior experience successfully leading a large globally located team in a highly matrixed and fast paced environment is highly desirable. The Director GTC will be a peer to and work closely with the Director, Global Trade Operations and Trade Attorney to ensure the continuing development of a best-in-class global trade compliance program and proactively advise the business of trade related risk and mitigation options.

Your Team

The Director GTC will initially manage a team of 4-5 global trade employees and recruit, retain, and develop additional staff that is fit for purpose with respect to HARMAN’s global trade operations. Some members of the Director GTC’s team also manage a number of direct reports.

What You Will Do

• Develop an annual global trade compliance strategic plan and budget consistent with the divisional business plans.
• Fully integrate global trade compliance into the enterprise end-to-end value chain.
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders including, but not limited to supply chain risk management, procurement, sales, supplier quality, government affairs, enterprise risk management, manufacturing, planning, and strategy.
• Develop robust …