Trade Compliance Manager (Regional)
This role offers the opportunity to drive trade compliance by translating regulatory requirements into practical business solutions, supporting strategic decision-making, and helping shape the future of Caterpillar's trade strategy. Working alongside world-class compliance, legal, and business leaders, you will play a critical role in ensuring compliance excellence while enabling business success.
If you're looking to accelerate your career within adynamic compliance organization, this is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact, solve complex challenges and act as a true business partner to help define the future of trade compliance at Caterpillar.
What You Will Do:
- Develop and execute risk assessments of Export Control and Trade compliance programs to ensure adherence to established policies and procedures.
- Collaborate with in-region Business Divisions, Compliance teams, and Legal teams to provide strategic and operational support for global trade management at Caterpillar
- Support the development, implementation and maintenance of Export Control and Trade compliance policies and procedures
- Provide training on government laws, rules and regulations as they pertain to organizational products, services and technologies
- Proactively monitor, manage and mitigate risks through stakeholders, business partner engagement.
- Assist with development and implementation of compliance strategies and goals in line with company's business objectives
- Effectively communicate insights, progress, and recommendations across the organization as needed
What You Will Bring:
International Trade: Knowledge of the markets, issues, regulations, practices and operations of international trade; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately in diverse situations.
Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship and stakeholder management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with various stakeholders, peers within the division and across Caterpillar
Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Effective Communications: Understanding effective communication concepts, tools, and techniques and the ability to collaborate vertically and horizontally, across levels and various business functions, and with external parties
Top Candidates Will Have:
- 15+ years’ experience with trade compliance or a related field
- Demonstrated business partnering, advocacy, and acumen with strong intellectual curiosity
- Development and/or management of trade compliance processes
- Experience building, implementing, or enhancing compliance programs and operational controls in a multi-national business environment
- Proven ability to lead, influence, and build trust with stakeholders at all organizational levels
- Strategic thinker who thrives in ambiguity and develops innovative solutions to complex regulatory challenges