Director, Compliance, Global Trade

Leidos is seeking a Director, Compliance, Global Trade to further mature and strengthen its enterprise Global Trade compliance program. The Director, Compliance, Global Trade will play a critical role in overseeing and strengthening Leidos’s enterprise Global Trade compliance program. You will lead key elements of the Global Trade compliance framework, including policies and procedures, compliance and risk assessments, records management, data integrity, technology and tools, training, and reviews of new or changing information technology systems.

As a core pillar of Leidos’s Global Trade organization, you will help ensure the company’s Global Trade program is appropriately designed, documented, tested, and continuously improved to address evolving regulatory requirements and business needs. Reporting to the Vice President & Senior Assistant General Counsel, Global Trade, the Director will lead the Compliance team and partner closely with Global Trade leadership, business stakeholders, Legal, Compliance, Information Technology, Internal Audit, and other functions across the enterprise.

The successful candidate will have deep subject-matter expertise across export controls, sanctions, and customs, and will have an entrepreneurial, pragmatic, and professional approach to global trade compliance, as well as the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the business and a team mentality. This is a remote position, with proximity to Reston, VA preferred.

• Own and oversee the Global Trade policy and procedure framework, including the development, maintenance, dissemination, periodic review, and governance of policies, procedures, work instructions, guidance, and related compliance documentation
• Lead a risk-based Global Trade self-assessment and monitoring program to evaluate compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Translate assessment findings, data, regulatory developments, incidents, and other risk indicators into practical corrective actions and improvements to Global Trade processes, controls, tools, and training
• Oversee Global Trade records management requirements and practices, including establishing appropriate standards and controls for the creation, maintenance, retention, accessibility, and disposition of Global Trade records
• Establish and maintain standards for Global Trade data quality and integrity, including identifying data gaps, inconsistencies, and control weaknesses and working with stakeholders to remediate them
• Serve as the enterprise owner of Leidos’s Global Trade technology and tools portfolio, including systems supporting restricted party screening, authorization management, international shipping, and other Global Trade processes
• Partner with Global Trade stakeholders, Information Technology, cybersecurity, data governance, and other functions to identify opportunities for automation, system enhancements, integration, and process improvement
• Oversee the Global Trade training and awareness program, including enterprise training, role-based training, targeted communications, microlearning, and other initiatives designed to promote understanding of Global Trade requirements
• Establish and maintain metrics, dashboards, key risk indicators, and other reporting mechanisms to evaluate Global Trade program performance, compliance, risk, and effectiveness
• Coordinate with Global Trade leadership on implementation of corrective actions arising from self-assessments, audits, investigations, potential compliance matters, regulatory developments, and identified control gaps, including validation of remediation effectiveness
• Serve as a trade compliance partner on mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures…