Director of Trade Compliance

Location: Remote position associated with Houston, Texas, United States

Salary: $155,000–$180,000 per year plus bonus opportunity

Company

hirify.global is a U.S. supplier of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, safety products, ammonia products, and process chemicals, and a subsidiary of Air Liquide.

What you will do

• Lead the strategic direction, implementation, and continuous improvement of the global trade compliance program across business units and foreign affiliates.
• Develop policies, procedures, training programs, and tracking systems for import and export compliance.
• Oversee HTS and ECCN product classification, trade controls governance, risk assessments, reporting, and compliance recordkeeping.
• Manage customs brokers, freight forwarders, powers of attorney, standard operating procedures, and filing accuracy.
• Support regulatory inquiries, violations, penalty notices, and voluntary self-disclosures in coordination with legal counsel and international trade leadership.
• Advise senior management on compliance gaps, technology investments, global trade management systems, and strategic initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, law, or international trade.
• 10+ years of progressive import and export compliance experience in a multinational organization.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining trade compliance programs, including policies, training, controls, and procedures.
• Deep knowledge of Incoterms, Export Administration Regulations, ITAR, Customs Regulations, HTS and ECCN classification, free trade agreements, country-of-origin rules, and anti-corruption requirements.
• Hands-on experience with BIS, U.S. Customs, OFAC, corresponding EU regulatory agencies, restricted-party screening, export licensing, deemed exports, and compliance reporting.
• Proven leadership experience managing employees and cross-functional projects.

Nice to have

• CUSECO, CES, LCB, or equivalent import/export certification.
• Experience with Oracle or SAP.
• Advanced degree.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching funds.
• Paid holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave, and up to 14 weeks of paid childbirth benefits.
• Tuition assistance, reimbursement programs, scholarship support, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Benefits become available after 30 days of employment.