Customs Compliance Leader - LATAM

I00112 GE Sistemas Medicos de Mexico, SA de CV; Monterrey; On-site; MXN 3,363,000 - 4,857,000; Full time

Job summary

GE HealthCare LATAM seeks a senior professional to lead customs governance, compliance, and risk management across the Latin America region. The role ensures adherence to customs regulations and GE HealthCare policies through monitoring, audits, broker oversight, and stakeholder engagement.

The incumbent will serve as a trusted advisor to business and operations teams, guiding corrective actions and continuous improvement to strengthen regional customs processes and controls across multiple

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Significant experience in Customs Compliance, Global Trade, Import/Export Operations, Trade Compliance, or Customs Governance.
• Experience leading audits, regulatory reviews, and compliance assessments.
• Knowledge of LATAM customs regulations and trade compliance requirements.
• Experience working with customs brokers and third-party providers.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with risk-based actions.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders across multiple countries.

Responsibilities

• Lead LATAM customs governance across the region and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Plan, execute, and coordinate internal and external audits and regional monitoring reviews.
• Assess processes and controls; identify risks and drive corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, Logistics, and business units for compliant imports/exports.
• Oversee Customs Broker Management, performance reviews, and governance initiatives.
• Manage third-party due diligence and approvals in line with company policy.
• Act as regional customs compliance advisor on regulatory requirements and improvements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory awareness

Stakeholder management

Communication (EN/ES)

Auditing

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in International Trade / Business / Law

Tools

Customs brokers

Job description

Job Description Summary

The LATAM Customs Compliance Leader is responsible for driving customs governance, compliance, and risk management across the Latin America region. This role ensures compliance with applicable customs regulations, GE HealthCare policies, and trade requirements through robust monitoring, auditing, broker management, and stakeholder engagement. The role serves as a trusted advisor to business and operations teams, leading customs compliance programs, identifying risks, implementing corrective actions, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen regional customs processes and controls.

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator with over 100 years of healthcare industry experience and around 50,000 employees globally. We enable clinicians to make faster, more informed decisions through intelligent devices, data analytics, applications, and services, supported by our Edison intelligence platform. We operate at the center of an ecosystem working toward precision health -digitizing healthcare, helping drive productivity and improving outcomes for patients, providers, health systems and researchers around the world.

Roles and Responsibilities

Lead Customs Compliance governance activities across LATAM, ensuring adherence to applicable customs regulations and GE HealthCare policies. Plan, execute, and coordinate internal audits, external regulatory audits, and regional customs monitoring reviews. Assess customs-related processes and controls, identifying risks and driving corrective and preventive actions. Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Logistics, and business stakeholders to ensure compliant import and export activities across the region. Lead Customs Broker Management processes, including performance oversight, compliance reviews, and governance initiatives. Manage third-party Due Diligence and approval processes in accordance with company compliance requirements. Serve as the regional customs compliance advisor, providing guidance on regulatory requirements, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in International Trade, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics, Law, Finance, or a related field.
• Significant experience in Customs Compliance, Global Trade, Import/Export Operations, Trade Compliance, or Customs Governance.
• Experience managing or participating in customs audits, regulatory reviews, and compliance assessments.
• Knowledge of customs regulations and trade compliance requirements across LATAM countries.
• Experience working with customs brokers and third-party service providers.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess risk and develop corrective actions.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and work across multiple countries and business functions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and Spanish.

Desired Characteristics

• Experience working in multinational companies with regional customs compliance responsibilities.
• Knowledge of FTAs, tariff classifications, valuation, origin determination, and customs programs.
• Experience supporting healthcare, medical device, manufacturing, or highly regulated industries.
• Familiarity with internal control frameworks, compliance monitoring programs, and risk management methodologies.
• Portuguese language skills are highly desirable.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a regional environment.
• Continuous improvement mindset.

GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you'd expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you'll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration, and support. At GE HealthCare, requesting medical certificates of non-pregnancy or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) status as a requirement for employment, continued employment, or promotion is strictly prohibited.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No At GE HealthCare, we see possibilities through innovation. We're partnering with our customers to fulfill healthcare's greatest potential through groundbreaking medical technology, intelligent devices, and care solutions. Better tools enabling better patient care. Together, we are not only building a healthier future but living our purpose to create a world where healthcare has no limits.