The application window is expected to close on: 5.7.2025
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Meet the Team
You will join Cisco Legal’s Regulatory Affairs Trade Legal & Compliance (TLC) team. The Regulatory Affairs team is comprised of lawyers, operational specialists, program managers, engineers, and subject matter experts focused on topics including data and privacy, global trade, cybersecurity, telecommunications, and various regulatory practice areas. You will partner with your colleagues in Legal and numerous other functions across the company to have an immediate impact with your analytic rigor, business judgment, and ability to get things done.
Your Impact
You will join the Cisco TLC Team as a strategic people leader with a focus on operations. This team is responsible for global trade regulations globally and across the business. We are looking for a strong people leader with proven experience completing and scaling trade compliance operations.
In this role you will be responsible for:
Leading with vision and strategy, building a positive and performance driven culture through partnerships, training, talent development, and driving durable growth and continuity Developing and maintaining relationships with various internal functional groups to understand and complete business operational support and drive customer outcomes Staying abreast and partner with corporate functions on developments concerning trade laws, regulations, and advise on advance trade compliance matters Establishing and maintaining relationships with global cross-functional internal and external Logistics partners (e.g., brokers, freight forwarders, and other third-party vendors within supply chain) including partnerships that help analyze trade-related data and identify trends that help achieve trade compliance and realize efficiencies within global supply chains Designing and conducting periodic monitoring risk assessments and audits related to trade operations, root-cause analysis on deficiencies and implement corrective action and improvement plans Innovating, identifying and implementing IT automated solutions and AI/Advanced powered tools that improve productivity, streamline and automate compliance processes enhance efficiencies
Minimum Qualifications
BA/BS or equivalent and 10+ years experience delivering dynamic trade compliance solutions Proven leadership skills with a track record of motivating, empowering, supporting and engaging professionals to achieve optimal business results, develop their skills and careers, and enjoy their work. Confirmed knowledge and experience developing processes associated with global trade compliance programs Solid knowledge of export controls and trade sanctions regulations and compliance and enforcement expectations for trade compliance programs
Preferred Qualifications
Ability to balance quality of work with deadlines, in a fast-paced, results oriented culture Flexibility in adjusting to changing ideas, responsibilities, expectations, trends, strategies to adapt to evolving global trade compliance rules and regulations
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