Manager, Trade Compliance

Overview

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The driving force behind our success has always been the people of Aspen Tech. What drives us is our aspiration, desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming hurdles, and continually finding a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration through career development programs, community service support, and global relationship-building events.

• Administrate and manage the Trade Compliance team by planning, leading, implementing, improving, and reviewing corporate initiatives as directed by the General Counsel.
• Develop and promote strategic initiatives in collaboration with the General Counsel by leading and implementing projects on a global level.
• Training Program Support: maintain training materials in the Global Learning Center, schedule training sessions and maintain the training calendar, keep the training catalogue up to date, and manage training metrics.
• Customs Support: maintain regional import and drawback bonds, maintain powers of attorney, perform trade account owner duties in ACE, manage collection/maintenance of business unit brokerage SOPs and FPPI/WA docs.
• Overall ITC Program support: develop and implement Emerson standards, facilitate import/export activities, site visits and audits, provide compliance guidance to divisions in escalated issues, manage third party/restricted party screening.
• Oversee special export compliance programs (e.g., Embargoes and Sanctions, ITAR, Technology, Software/Encryption, Cloud Computing, Nuclear, Classifications, Deemed and Routed Exports).
• Oversee special import compliance programs (e.g., Free Trade Agreements, Bonded Operations, Royalties, Drawback/Suspension, Paperless Clearances, Classifications and Valuation).
• Oversee supply chain security compliance programs (C-TPAT, AEO, PIP).
• Participate on cross-functional teams (e.g., brokerage mode team).
• Collect and use data from the team to monitor progress and present results to Senior Management to address deficiencies.
• Contribute to strategic planning and roadmap development to support the legal team.
• Establish and implement a communication strategy with project stakeholders.
• Manage support resources to ensure systems are monitored and performing; escalate issues as needed.
• Maintain collaborative working relationships and assist in project development and pursuits.
• Lead and coordinate administrative functions to publish and deliver training programs.
• Ensure system implementations satisfy internal controls requirements.
• May coach team members in management and development; drive team building and culture change; resolve complex challenges proactively.
• Identify and advance strategic improvement opportunities and other tasks as assigned.

• 7-10 years of relevant work experience
• 3-5 years of direct people leader experience
• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree required
• Ability to navigate and interpret import/export laws and regulations, and willingness to learn
• Paralegal certificate, advanced degree, or equivalent preferred
• Advanced MS Office skills
• Excellent oral and written English skills
• Comfortable working with senior management
• Strong organizational skills, reliability, and attention to detail

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Software Development