Director, Trade Compliance

Spreetail

Director of Trade Compliance at Spreetail managing global trade strategy and compliance operations. Leading cross-functional initiatives to enhance customs operations and reduce costs.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeRemote • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive trade compliance expertise, including classification, valuation, licensing, and audit processes, while effectively leading cross-functional projects and delivering cost savings through strategic duty optimization. Possesses strong analytical skills and executive communication abilities to influence key business decisions and present risk assessments to senior leadership.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Trade Compliance ExpertiseCross-Functional Project LeadershipAnalytical SkillsDuty Optimization StrategiesExecutive Communication

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Hard Skills

ClassificationValuationLicensingAudit ProcessesDuty OptimizationFTA UseDuty DrawbackFirst Sale for ExportRisk AssessmentData Analysis

Soft Skills

UrgencyClarity in CommunicationInfluencing SkillsProblem-SolvingAccountability

Tools & Technologies

ACEAESECCN/HTS ToolsDenied Party Screening Software

Industry Keywords

Global Trade ComplianceCustoms OperationsSupply ChainImport/Export EnvironmentCost Savings

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive our global trade compliance strategy, building scalable programs that reduce landed cost and streamline customs operations across borders.
Work cross-functionally to embed compliance into every stage of the supply chain while influencing key business decisions through data and risk mitigation.
Act with urgency, communicate with clarity, and embrace challenges as opportunities to raise the bar.
Lead with accountability and aim to leave a lasting impact.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive trade compliance background, including classification, valuation, licensing, and audit processes, ideally in a high-volume import/export environment.
Proven success leading cross-functional compliance projects involving brokers, logistics providers, and internal stakeholders across legal, finance, and supply chain.
Strong analytical and systems expertise, including experience with ACE, AES, ECCN/HTS tools, and denied party screening software.
History of delivering cost savings through duty optimization strategies such as FTA use, duty drawback, First Sale for Export, and process improvements.
Executive communication skills with a track record of presenting risk assessments, dashboards, and strategic roadmaps to senior leadership.

Benefits

Comp & perks

We provide the flexibility to take care of yourself. Spreetail operates in a work culture that promotes results and encourages taking time off when needed. In addition to a generous vacation policy, we also offer paid time-off for your wedding week, paid parental leave and support for parents of growing families.
We celebrate accomplishments. Each year at Spreetail is a milestone with the opportunity to receive special gifts, swag store credit, or donations to a nonprofit of your choice. We also recognize people pursuing impacts with Spreetail Spotlight Awards.
We care about your Health & Wellness. Spreetail works hard to enhance the employee experience through benefit programs and perks that provide meaningful support. We offer affordable medical, dental and vision plans with coast-to-coast coverage. We also provide free telehealth and on-demand mental health resources.
We create the opportunity to revolutionize your community. We encourage Spreetailers to give back and make a social impact, and we offer paid time off to do it.