Global Trade & Customs Advisory Leader

Grant Thornton (US); Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton is seeking a Director, Global Trade & Customs Advisory in a senior leadership capacity to drive growth, delivery excellence, and market positioning of the Global Trade practice. The role blends deep trade technical expertise with executive-level client advisory, revenue generation, and practice leadership responsibilities.

The position emphasizes leadership, mentoring, and developing Global Trade professionals across levels, with a focus on multi-country engagements and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience in customs and global trade.
• 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.

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.
• Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing Global Trade professionals across all levels.
• Drive revenue generation, client relationship management, and overall Global Trade practice growth.

Skills

Executive leadership

Client advisory

Revenue generation

Stakeholder management

Executive-level communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain

Bachelor’s degree in International Business

Bachelor’s degree in Finance

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Grant Thornton is seeking a Director, Global Trade & Customs Advisory in a senior leadership capacity to drive growth, delivery excellence, and market positioning of the Global Trade practice. The role blends deep trade technical expertise with executive-level client advisory, revenue generation, and practice leadership responsibilities.

The position emphasizes leadership, mentoring, and developing Global Trade professionals across levels, with a focus on multi-country engagements and