Trade Compliance Advisor

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What role you will play in our team

The Trade Compliance Office (TCO) supports ExxonMobil’s global value chains and centralized organizations in maintaining compliance with laws and regulations in the areas of trade sanctions and export controls. TCO is comprised of Trade Compliance Advisors and Data Analysts located in Houston.

The Trade Compliance Advisors use their expertise to :

1. Advise business line staff w/r/t interpretation and application of the regulations
2.  Advise Supply Chain management regarding developments in the Trade Laws environment and implications for ExxonMobil
3.  Assess and continuously improve ExxonMobil’s trade sanctions and export controls compliance program

The Global Trade Sanctions Operations Lead oversees day-to-day trade sanctions compliance screening operations enterprise-wide and provides day-to-day work direction to the Houston-based Data Analysts.

What you will do

This Trade Compliance Advisor position will also encompass the role of a Global Trade Sanctions Operations Lead with the following responsibilities:

• Providing direction and oversight to a team of Houston-based Data Analysts executing daily screening operations enterprise-wide
• Overseeing Restricted Party Screening-as-a-Service operations for new and existing customers, vendors, banks and vessels enterprise-wide
• Working directly with process owners to steward ScaaS process health, KPIs and improvement opportunities
• Providing interpretation services of restricted party screening results to business lines
• Leading and developing collaboration / communication strategies to increase awareness of the Trade Sanctions & Export Controls compliance program
• Collaborating with and fostering a close partnership with Business Lines and Compliance Law
• Developing, maintaining and documenting processes and tools in support of export controls and trade sanctions compliance
• Advising business lines regarding the proper application of trade sanctions & export controls regulations
• Identifying opportunities for improvements in the overall trade compliance program
• Developing and delivering trade sanctions & export controls training
• Providing export control classification and jurisdiction reviews

About you

Skills and Qualifications

• B.S. in a technical discipline (e.g., Engineering, IT, Business)
• Strong critical thinking skills, process-oriented
• Strong data and analytics capability
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities and stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a virtual team setting
• Interest in solving business problems that have both technical and legal dimensions
• Willingness to learn end-to-end ExxonMobil processes

Preferred Qualifications/ Experience

• Knowledge of export controls and trade sanctions regulations, specifically those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). EU and UK regulatory knowledge is an advantage.
• Work experience in export controls and/or trade sanctions compliance or controls / risk management
• IT / Power User experience, IT vendor management
• Knowledge of best practices for export controls and trade sanctions compliance programs

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you: 

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life. 
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match. 
• Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. 
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing. 
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you. 
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com

Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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