Senior Global Trade Counsel

🔥 12 hours ago

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Lumentum

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 2015

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

Manufacturing • Consulting • Healthcare

Lumentum is a leading provider of optical and photonic products that transform the way we connect, create, and interact. The company offers advanced products and solutions for cloud and networking, including DWDM and coherent optical transceivers, data center interconnects, and submarine components. Lumentum also focuses on industrial technology, providing lasers for materials processing, EV battery manufacturing, and biomedical instrumentation. Their innovations support AI/ML demands and next-generation automation and sensing technologies. Recognized for sustainability efforts, Lumentum continues to drive excellence in network technology and photonic solutions.

📋 Description

• Advise business leaders and stakeholders on global trade matters affecting products, technology, transactions, supply chain, and operations • Provide legal guidance on U.S. and non-U.S. export controls, economic sanctions, customs and import requirements, antiboycott rules, and international trade laws • Assess geopolitical developments, regulatory actions, tariffs, trade remedies, and government policy initiatives; communicate risks and recommended actions to senior leadership • Support commercial, supply-chain, product, and operational decisions by identifying trade requirements and developing risk-based solutions • Partner with the Legal Department on agreements, transactions, investigations, disclosures, and trade compliance matters • Advise on export jurisdiction and classification for hardware, software, technology, technical data, and services under the EAR, ITAR, and non-U.S. regimes • Analyze licensing requirements, license exceptions, exemptions, de-minimis and foreign direct product rules, reexports, retransfers, deemed exports, and controlled technology access • Support export license applications, commodity classifications, advisory opinions, government filings, and license-condition monitoring • Advise on restricted-party, end-use, end-user, destination, diversion-risk, and sanctions screening; evaluate red flags and conduct due diligence • Guide Technology Control Plans and controls governing access to controlled technology, technical data, and facilities • Support investigations, voluntary and directed disclosures, enforcement matters, and government inquiries or audits • Advise on customs classification, valuation, country of origin, marking, admissibility, foreign-trade zones, and import compliance • Assess tariffs, Section 301 and Section 232 measures, antidumping and countervailing duties, forced-labor restrictions, and trade remedies • Partner with Logistics, Supply Chain, Finance, and external customs brokers on entry, clearance, post-entry, and duty issues • Support customs audits, protests, prior disclosures, ruling requests, and interactions with customs authorities • Improve global trade compliance policies, procedures, controls, training, and governance • Establish risk-based processes for classification, licensing, screening, technology controls, import compliance, recordkeeping, and escalation • Conduct or oversee compliance assessments, internal reviews, audits, risk analyses, and remediation tracking • Develop and deliver targeted training and communications • Promote consistent global standards while accounting for local legal requirements and operational realities • Champion trade compliance technology, automation, data analytics, and artificial intelligence • Represent Lumentum in engagements with government agencies, regulators, industry associations, outside counsel, and external stakeholders • Monitor legislative, regulatory, and enforcement developments and coordinate impact assessments and business communications • Build relationships across the company and advocate for ethical, compliant, and commercially practical global trade practices • Contribute to Legal Department strategic priorities and a culture of sound judgment, accountability, and continuous improvement

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent law degree required • Active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction preferred • 15+ years of experience advising on international trade, export controls, economic sanctions, customs, or a related legal and compliance discipline • Experience in a multinational technology or manufacturing company strongly preferred • Demonstrated expertise in the EAR, ITAR, OFAC sanctions, and U.S. customs laws • Experience with related non-U.S. trade regimes preferred • Practical experience with export classifications, licensing, deemed exports, technology-control programs, restricted-party screening, customs matters, trade remedies, investigations, and government inquiries • Strong understanding of how trade requirements intersect with product development, engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, sales, procurement, and commercial transactions • Excellent legal judgment and ability to assess complex, incomplete, or fast-changing facts and provide clear, timely, actionable recommendations • Exceptional written, verbal, and executive communication skills • Strong relationship-building and influencing skills; ability to collaborate across functions, cultures, and jurisdictions • Self-directed, pragmatic, and solutions-oriented; ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced global environment • Fluency in English required • Additional language skills and experience working across Asia, Europe, or other international regions are a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer • Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive employment benefits and privileges