Associate Director, Global Trade – Customs (Remote)

Date Posted:

2025-09-08

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HCA99: Field Office – CA Remote Location, Remote City, CA, 94203 USA

Position Role Type:

Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

The Associate Director, Global Trade – Customs, will be responsible for interpreting, executing, establishing and implementing global trade policies and processes. They will ensure consistency of customs practices and guidance to operations sites importing across the Advanced Structures Strategic Business Unit.

As a Leader, you will be responsible for a team that focuses on all aspects of the import and customs process for Advanced Structures, including U.S and non-U.S. sites (EMEA and APAC) regulations. This position will partner closely with business, our Central GT organization and our brokers to drive our Customs program to the next level.

Key Initiatives

• Program Management of customs initiatives across the Advanced Structures global business locations
• Implementation of customs processes and standard work
• Oversight of Duty Mitigation and Customs compliance, focus on new opportunities for cost savings
• Development of requirements for customs-related IT initiatives

This position may work in a remote capacity ideally located close to one of our Advanced Structure sites. (Miami, San Diego, Dallas/Ft Worth, Riverside/LA)

What You Will Do:

• Drives strategic analysis and planning efforts, while leading multiple programs/projects ensuring adherence to scope and schedules
• Work with regional experts to ensure that changes in local Customs requirements are reflected. This will include using metrics to identify gaps and drive closure as well as continued implementation and socialization of our GT policies and procedures.
• Review and present plans and progress reports to senior/executive leaders
• Identify and respond to program problems and lead solutions with your team
• Builds strong and extensive working relationships and networks internally and externally
• Support investigations and reviews of possible GT escapes and disclosures
• Travel will be necessary both domestically and internationally

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a university degree and 12 years of prior relevant experience in Global Trade or Customs Management OR an Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 10 years’ experience in Global Trade or Customs Management
• Experience and expertise in U.S. Customs laws and regulations (CBP, EAR, ITAR,etc)
• Prior experience leading a global trade compliance team
• Prior experience leading cross-functional projects

Preferred Qualifications:

• Licensed Customs Broker
• Experience with US Tariffs and Free Trade Agreements
• Experience leading executive presentations
• Experience with EMEA and APAC regional and national regulations on Customs

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• Relocation assistance available
• And more!

Learn More and Apply Now!

Our Advanced Structures team leverages advanced materials and additive manufacturing to develop complex interior and exterior solutions. These solutions ensure structural integrity of the aircraft, help aircraft take off and land, stay trim in the air, move forward, carry cargo and conduct rescues. We delight our customers with superior products and best-in-class service. Our global team is committed to continuous improvement – we work hard to make our solutions lighter-weight, stronger and more technically advanced, so that plane travel can be safer, more affordable and more sustainable in the years to come. We are looking for the best and brightest to fly and land with us!

• Please ensure the role type (defined below) is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed.

• Position is remote; however, if you live within a reasonable commute of a Collins site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other — propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day

The salary range for this role is 147,000 USD – 295,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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