Director, Global Trade & Customs Advisory — Growth Leader

Grant Thornton (US); Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Grant Thornton (US) seeks a Director for Global Trade & Customs Advisory to lead executive-level client advisory, growth, and delivery excellence. This leadership role combines deep trade expertise with high-stakes engagements across multinational clients and multi-country programs.

The position emphasizes revenue generation, talent development, and cross‑functional collaboration within a matrixed organization. A strong track record in trade policy, compliance, and advisory services is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience in customs and global trade, including significant experience in a professional services environment.
• Deep technical expertise in U.S. and international customs and global trade regulations.
• Proven experience leading Global Trade technology implementations and large-scale advisory engagements.
• Demonstrated success in revenue generation, client relationship management, and practice growth.
• Strong executive-level communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior advisor to C-suite and executive-level trade, tax, supply chain, and finance leaders at multinational clients.
• Lead large-scale, complex Global Trade & Customs Advisory engagements for clients, including multi-country and multi-workstream programs.
• Provide strategic guidance across customs and trade areas, including import/export compliance and governance, tariff classification and origin strategy, and duty optimization.
• Review and approve engagement scope, deliverables, and conclusions for technical accuracy and defensibility; act as a senior escalation point for complex matters.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality work aligned with regulatory requirements and firm risk standards.
• Lead, mentor, and develop Global Trade professionals across all levels; build talent capabilities and drive growth.
• Drive revenue generation, client relationship management, and overall Global Trade practice growth.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Revenue generation

Global trade regulations

Client advisory

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree + advanced degree preferred

Job description

Grant Thornton (US) seeks a Director for Global Trade & Customs Advisory to lead executive-level client advisory, growth, and delivery excellence. This leadership role combines deep trade expertise with high-stakes engagements across multinational clients and multi-country programs.

The position emphasizes revenue generation, talent development, and cross‑functional collaboration within a matrixed organization. A strong track record in trade policy, compliance, and advisory services is essential.