The Global Trade & Customs Advisory Leader is a senior leadership role responsible for driving growth, delivery excellence, and market positioning of the firm’s Global Trade practice. This role combines deep customs and global trade technical expertise with executive-level client advisory, revenue generation, and practice leadership responsibilities. The Director leads complex, multi-disciplinary engagements, serves as a trusted advisor to senior client executives, and plays a critical role in expanding the firm’s Global Trade footprint through go-to-market leadership, solution development, and talent development—helping clients navigate regulatory complexity with confidence. Your day-to-day may include: Client Advisory and Engagement Leadership • 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, valuation, and origin strategy • Free trade agreements and duty optimization • Trade remedies, enforcement risk, and regulatory change management Quality, Risk, and Technical Oversight • Ensure delivery of high-quality, defensible work products aligned with regulatory requirements and firm risk standards • Review and approve engagement scope, deliverables, and conclusions for technical accuracy and defensibility • Act as a senior escalation point for complex technical and regulatory matters • Ensure compliance with firm independence, quality, and risk management policies Leadership and Practice Development • Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing Global Trade professionals across all levels • Build and scale Global Trade talent capabilities, including technical training and career development initiatives • Collaborate effectively within a matrixed organization, partnering with Tax, Supply Chain, Technology, and Advisory leadership • Drive revenue generation, client relationship management, and overall Global Trade practice growth You have the following technical skills and qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, International Business, Finance, Information Systems, or 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