Sr. Director, Global Trade Compliance

Location: Chicago, United States. Candidates must be U.S. Persons under ITAR, meaning U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.

Salary: $195,800–$283,700 per year.

Company

hirify.global is a diversified industrial technology manufacturing company developing solutions for the safe and efficient transfer of electrical energy across industrial, transportation, and electronics markets.

What you will do

• Define and lead the global trade compliance strategy, governance framework, risk posture, and enterprise KPIs.
• Advise executive leadership on trade policy, geopolitical developments, regulatory changes, supply chain disruption, and business risks.
• Oversee compliance with ITAR, EAR, OFAC, U.S. customs laws, and international customs and trade regimes.
• Establish controls and provide technical authority for classification, licensing, country of origin, customs valuation, sanctions screening, and recordkeeping.
• Direct risk assessments, audits, investigations, corrective actions, government inquiries, enforcement matters, and trade compliance activities for M&A transactions.
• Lead tariff mitigation, Free Trade Agreement programs, data governance, third-party partner oversight, and global team development.

Requirements

• At least 12 years of progressive experience in global trade compliance, customs, export controls, or regulatory leadership.
• Experience in a multinational manufacturing, industrial, or professional advisory environment.
• Demonstrated success designing, scaling, and governing enterprise trade compliance programs across regions and business units.
• Deep knowledge of international customs, export controls, sanctions, classification, licensing, origin, valuation, and trade-preference programs.
• Experience advising executives and leading trade compliance due diligence, integration, transformation, and risk assessment for corporate transactions.
• Bachelor’s degree in International Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field; U.S. Person status under ITAR is required.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree and relevant professional credentials.
• Certified Customs Specialist or Licensed Customs Broker qualification.
• Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, innovation-focused environment serving global industrial, transportation, and electronics customers.
• Employee growth and development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Performance-based incentives and flexible work arrangements.
• Inclusive workplace focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and positive community impact.