Director, Trade Compliance – Teledyne Imaging

FLIR Systems, Inc.; Eindhoven; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Teledyne Imaging, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, seeks a Director of Trade Compliance to lead the global trade compliance program across our businesses. You will mentor teams, oversee export controls, and ensure regulatory alignment with ITAR, EAR, OFAC, and CANADA laws.

You'll report to senior leadership, coordinate with the CITC, and drive proactive risk management and process improvements affecting contracts, licensing, and sanctions compliance.

Qualifications

• University bachelor's degree is required; advanced degree preferred.
• Experience in aerospace or high-technology industries.
• Ability to review contracts and licensing and implement regulations.
• Expert in European dual-use controls and ITAR/EAR.
• Knowledge of OFAC sanctions and Canadian trade laws.
• Experience leading trade compliance teams and programs.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Enhance and maintain trade compliance systems and procedures.
• Guide European, U.S., and Canadian regulatory requirements.
• Oversee export licensing, sanctions, classification, and recordkeeping.
• Train and supervise export compliance staff.
• Communicate regulatory changes to business leaders.
• Lead process improvements and KPI tracking for trade compliance.
• Coordinate with CITC on inquiries and investigations.
• Support audits and internal disclosures.

Skills

Export compliance

Leadership & mentoring

Regulatory knowledge

Contract review

Microsoft Office

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

SAP

OCR

GTS

Conga

Job description

Be visionary Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Teledyne’s Digital Imaging segment includes high-performance components and solutions from sensors, cameras and image processing hardware and software through highly engineered integrated systems. We cover the visible, infrared, ultraviolet and X-ray spectra for use in a vast range of industrial, healthcare aerospace, geospatial, scientific, government, and defense applications. From sensing to decision support, our technology enables innovative and exceptional solutions for our customers and partners. Our businesses are located worldwide, with manufacturing, research and development centers located throughout Europe, the U.S., and Canada.

The Director of Trade Compliance – Teledyne Imaging will play a key role in managing the trade compliance program for important Teledyne businesses worldwide. The role will serve as the primary trade compliance liaison with executive leadership for Teledyne Imaging businesses, drive the implementation of trade compliance policies and strategically guide and operationally support the businesses in their trade compliance. Proficiency in European, U.S. and Canadian dual-use and military controls is necessary, along with familiarity with other export laws in countries in which Teledyne does business. The role requires daily guidance, management, and mentorship of compliance personnel and high business acumen, active engagement and forward-thinking involvement in the business. This unique opportunity is part of our strategic plan to make compliance at Teledyne a strategic advantage.

Primary Responsibilities

• Enhance and maintain trade compliance management systems, policies, and department procedures and work instructions.
• Provide guidance regarding European, U.S., and Canadian trade compliance regulatory requirements.
• Spearhead and provide oversight for all export compliance requirements for designated Teledyne businesses, including export licensing, sanctions, jurisdiction and classification, applicable customs regulations, electronic technology transfers and access restrictions, recordkeeping requirements, and compliance with corporate policy and regulatory requirements.
• Train, mentor and supervise other export compliance personnel throughout designated Teledyne businesses to provide capability for completion of transactional export and import compliance requirements.
• Regularly communicate with business leaders across the business to enhance trade compliance while enabling efficient business operations.
• Inform business leaders and trade compliance management of statutory or regulatory changes in trade compliance.
• Implement standard practices and training programs that align with corporate trade compliance program requirements.
• Coordinate with the Teledyne Corporate International Trade Compliance Team ("CITC") on responses to government inquiries on import and export matters, as well as internal investigations and voluntary disclosures related to trade compliance matters.
• Proactively identify risks and compliance challenges that may arise and develop and monitor metrics and Key performance Indicators (KPI's) to monitor the overall health of trade activities.
• Manage audits, comprehensive investigations, disclosures, root cause and corrective action evaluation and implementation and continuous improvement and program management across the businesses.
• Responsible for working as a liaison between operations including but not limited to Contracts, Business Development, HR, Engineering and trade compliance functions such as Customs and Licensing when necessary.
• Coordinate across Teledyne Digital Imaging sites on trade matters to establish unified best practices and procedures.
• Lead trade compliance-related process improvement initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned by the Chief Trade Compliance Counsel.

Job Qualifications

• University bachelor's degree requited, advanced degree preferred.
• Proven relevant experience in aerospace, electro-optical and infrared technologies, semiconductor, high technology, or related industries.
• Ability to perform and review jurisdiction and classification, review and approve contracts, assist with licensing and adapt trade compliance laws and regulations into business processes while driving compliance requirements in functional areas of the business.
• Expert in European dual-use controls and military controls, strong familiarity with the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the Office of Foreign Asset Controls (OFAC) Sanctions, Canadian trade laws, and Multilateral Control Regimes.
• Demonstrated capability and experience with leading, developing, and mentoring teams of trade compliance professionals and to serve as a resource to others in the resolution of complex problems and issues.
• Strong management and program management skills with a willingness to engage with different departments of the business, create new ideas, and be assertive.
• Constructively work under pressure when faced with multiple deadlines and workloads and to make sound and timely business decisions.
• Able to work without supervision and constructively with minimal supervision.
• Strong time management, organizational and program management skills.
• Reputation for, and absolute commitment to, integrity and professionalism.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and strong presentation skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint).
• Prior experience with SAP, OCR, GTS and Conga.
• Knowledge of customs laws and regulations is a plus.
• Travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.

This position may require access to export-controlled information or items (e.g., regulated technology or technical data per ITAR/EAR US regulations). Applicants must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce. Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

. You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day. Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.