SR Manager, GTC- Digital Enablement

Johnson Johnson; New Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 122,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation -120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year

Holiday pay

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting a Senior Manager, Global Trade Control (GTC), Digital Enablement. This role drives digital, data, analytics, automation, and AI capabilities across Global Trade Controls, partnering with Global Process Leads, technology, and business teams to deliver scalable solutions.

The position translates regulatory requirements into technology-enabled capabilities to enhance compliance visibility and enable data-driven decision-making across a global enterprise.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of experience in global trade compliance or related discipline.
• Knowledge of customs, tariff classification, country of origin, and export controls.
• Experience leading technology, analytics, or digital enablement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Global Trade Controls digital enablement roadmap.
• Translate regulations and standards into scalable digital capabilities.
• Lead design, governance, and improvement of trade tech across processes.
• Identify AI and automation opportunities with proper governance.
• Establish data definitions, quality, and governance for compliance visibility.

Skills

Global trade compliance

Trade analytics

AI & automation

Data governance

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Global Trade or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Power BI

SAP GTS

Descartes

ERP platforms

Data lakes

Power Platform

Alteryx

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at jnj.com

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function

Legal & Compliance

Job Sub Function

Enterprise Compliance

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Senior Manager, Global Trade Control (GTC), Digital Enablement! This position can be located in New Brunswick, NJ, Zug Switzerland or Beerse, Belgium.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

North America- Requisition #R-104035

EMEA– Requisition#R-104656

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Strategic Capabilities, Trade Digital Enablement, is responsible for advancing digital, data, analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence capabilities across Global Trade Controls. This role combines global trade knowledge with digital product leadership to translate regulatory requirements, Global Trade Controls standards, business needs, and risk priorities into scalable technology-enabled solutions.

The position partners across Global Trade Controls, Global Transportation and Trade Operations, sector Global Trade teams, Technology, Data Science, Master Data Management, Supply Chain, and other business functions to improve compliance visibility, strengthen controls, increase operational efficiency, and enable data-driven decision-making. The role provides business leadership for assigned digital capabilities from strategy and requirements through implementation, adoption, governance, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Global Trade Controls digital enablement roadmap, including trade analytics, automation, artificial intelligence, data governance, reporting, and technology optimization.
• Translate trade regulations, Global Trade Controls standards, process requirements, risk scenarios, and user needs into business requirements, control requirements, user stories, and scalable digital capabilities.
• Lead the design, implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of trade technology and analytics solutions across customs, classification, country of origin, free trade agreements, export controls, restricted-party screening, valuation, and other trade processes.
• Identify and prioritize AI and automation opportunities, including risk identification, transaction monitoring, document review, data validation, regulatory analysis, and compliance assessments, while maintaining appropriate validation, documentation, governance, and human oversight.
• Establish and govern trade data definitions, quality requirements, ownership expectations, controls, and performance measures to ensure data is accurate, complete, traceable, consistent, and suitable for compliance and business decision-making.
• Develop dashboards, analytics, risk indicators, and executive reporting that provide visibility into compliance performance, operational effectiveness, control adherence, risk exposure, duty optimization, and improvement opportunities.
• Partner with Global Process Leads and operational teams to ensure digital capabilities align with global standards and controls, clearly distinguishing process ownership, digital product ownership, technology delivery, and operational execution responsibilities.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and manage relationships with technology teams, data scientists, external service providers, and other stakeholders to deliver capabilities within agreed scope, milestones, budget, quality, security, and compliance expectations.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Global Trade, Supply Chain, Business, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Engineering, Finance, or a related field. Master's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, or a related discipline preferred.

Required Skills & Capabilities

• Seven or more years of relevant experience in global trade compliance, trade operations, digital enablement, data analytics, business technology, or a related discipline.
• Working knowledge of global trade processes and regulatory requirements, such as customs, tariff classification, country of origin, free trade agreements, valuation, export controls, restricted-party screening, or import and export reporting.
• Demonstrated experience leading technology, analytics, automation, data, or process-transformation initiatives from requirements definition through implementation, adoption, and stabilization.
• Ability to translate complex trade, compliance, risk, and business requirements into scalable process, data, analytics, and technology capabilities.
• Experience managing complex cross-functional initiatives, including scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, resources, vendors, and stakeholder communications.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project-management, influencing, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a complex, highly matrixed, and global environment.

Preferred Skills & Capabilities

• Professional certification such as Licensed Customs Broker, Certified Customs Specialist, Certified Export Specialist, Project Management Professional, or comparable certification.
• Experience with trade and enterprise technologies such as SAP GTS, Trade Automation, E2open, Thomson Reuters, Descartes, ERP platforms, Power BI, Alteryx, Power Platform, data lakes, or comparable solutions.
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative AI, agent-based solutions, workflow automation, document extraction, and advanced analytics.
• Experience establishing governance, validation, monitoring, and human-review requirements for AI-enabled compliance capabilities.
• Experience within a regulated industry and familiarity with internal controls, audit readiness, validation, security, privacy, and records-management expectations.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & J Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers . internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$122,000.00 - $212,750.00

Additional Description For Pay Transparency

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Benefits

Vacation -120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado -48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington -56 hours per calendar year

Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays -13 days per calendar year

Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Parental Leave - 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

Bereavement Leave - 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave - 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

Volunteer Leave - 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off - 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits