Local Trade Compliance Officer

ABB

Trade Compliance Manager ensuring compliance with import/export-related trade regulations at ABB. Responsible for guiding local compliance processes and regulations in North America.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $119,000 - $190,400 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop, document, and maintain export control, sanctions, and customs compliance procedures, guidelines, and working instructions.
Perform and manage restricted party screening, embargo checks, and classification of goods, software, and technologies using SAP GTS or manual processes.
Serve as the primary trade compliance advisor, providing policy guidance and practical support for daily import/export operations.
Act as the key trade compliance contact, leading communication platforms, building local capability, and aligning global trade initiatives within the organization.
Ensure compliance with global and local trade regulations by monitoring regulatory changes and communicating updates to stakeholders.
Provide transactional support for import/export activities, including issue resolution, screening findings, and system block releases.
Implement and manage trade compliance training and awareness programs for employees, including role-specific instruction.
Oversee trade compliance processes within business operations, including master data, supplier qualification, and documentation/recordkeeping requirements.
Conduct trade compliance reviews, self-audits, and transactional checks; identify gaps and drive corrective actions.
Maintain compliance with export authorizations and reporting requirements, ensuring accurate classification and adherence to regulatory conditions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or international business.
10+ years of strong experience in international trade and customs, supporting day-to-day import/export transactions, including documentation and compliance processes.
Working knowledge of international trade regulations, including export controls, sanctions, and customs laws.
Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to guide stakeholders on compliance matters.
Candidate must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the United States.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, Life & Disability
Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
Vision benefit
Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance)
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Program
Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
Employee discount program
Retirement 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
ABB provides 11 paid holidays.
Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Export Control ProceduresSanctions ComplianceCustoms ComplianceRestricted Party ScreeningClassification of GoodsDocumentation ProcessesRegulatory MonitoringTransactional SupportSelf-AuditsIssue Resolution

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsOrganizational SkillsCommunication Skills