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Celanese is seeking a Senior Director of Global Trade Compliance to lead a multinational team across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. This role oversees the company’s global trade compliance program, ensuring robust policies, effective controls, and consistent execution of trade activities that support business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Strengthen the global trade compliance organization and maintain controls that ensure adherence to all applicable trade laws, including those governing controlled chemicals.
• Develop, implement, and manage Celanese’s trade compliance policies, standards, and procedures, including a global trade compliance handbook.
• Optimize cross-border supply chains while ensuring alignment with relevant regulations, treaties, and opportunities under free trade agreements.
• Lead regional and local trade compliance teams to ensure consistent, enterprise-wide compliance.
• Implement and maintain trade compliance technologies, systems, and databases to streamline processes, track performance, and manage documentation.
• Oversee the development and delivery of global training for employees involved in trade-related activities.
• Partner with Legal, Business, and Procurement to advise on regulatory changes and emerging compliance trends.
• Ensure accurate and timely submission of all required government filings, analyze trade compliance metrics, and report key trends and risks to senior leadership.
• Manage internal compliance reviews, including audits and assessments.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships to proactively meet regulatory obligations.
• Provide support on trade matters related to mergers and acquisitions.

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of international and U.S. trade experience, including at least 5 years in senior leadership within a multinational organization (chemicals industry experience preferred).
• Expertise in import/export regulations, product classifications, trade remedy investigations (e.g., antidumping, countervailing duties), sanctions, embargoes, and requirements under TSCA, REACH, and DEA regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across cultures and functions.
• Advanced SAP ERP knowledge.
• Experience designing and implementing trade compliance programs, policies, and technology in global organizations.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to interpret complex regulations and develop practical, risk-mitigating solutions.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex issues clearly and adapt communication to diverse audiences.
• Proven leadership, organizational skills, and success managing high-performing teams in dynamic environments.
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards and values.
• Ability to travel 25%.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s or J.D. preferred.

Celanese is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty material solutions used across most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use our chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees and shareholders. We support sustainability by responsibly managing the materials we create and growing our portfolio of sustainable products to meet customer and societal demand. We strive to make a positive impact in our communities and to foster inclusivity across our teams. Celanese Corporation employs more than 11,000 employees worldwide with 2024 net sales of $10.3 billion. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its product offerings, visit

Overview:

The Director of Product Stewardship will lead and drive strategic initiatives across the diverse portfolio at Celanese. This person will be part of the Product Stewardship Leadership Team to oversee global product stewardship efforts, ensuring compliance, safety, and sustainability.

This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with global teams, structure and transform workflows, and lead the development of processes that drive product safety and regulatory compliance consistent with our vision for world-class product safety performance. There is autonomy to scope and shape projects, make critical decisions, and work cross-functionally to support innovation, continuous improvement and compliance initiatives across the business.

This is an opportunity for a hands-on leader who can bring expertise in product stewardship and work across multiple divisions and geographies to shape the future of the organization’s Product Stewardship efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the Global Product Stewardship organization of approximately 30 employees in multiple regions around the world.
• Ensure global product regulatory compliance, hazard communication, product safety/product risk management across all business lines in all regions.
• Ensure Product Risk Management (PRM) process is used appropriately to mitigate risk especially in regulated end uses such as medical, pharmaceutical, food contact, etc..
• Manage the Sensitive End-Use Global group for medical, pharmaceutical, food contact support to Product Lines.
• Ensure regulatory compliance of products and raw materials in the various geographies and use markets that Celanese sells into (food contact, medical, pharmaceutical, automotive, etc.).
• Maintain proactive awareness of global emerging regulatory trends and effectively communicate business implications to business stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Develop and drive execution of compliance strategies in response to new regulatory requirements and ensure business continuity.
• Ensure product stewardship is integrated into key business processes.
• Continuously improve operational productivity of the global Product Stewardship team through regular evaluations and updates of work processes, tools, organization and staffing strategy.
• Work with Product Stewardship managers and teams to develop product stewardship goals and ensure alignment with business strategy.
• Lead product stewardship advocacy efforts in partnership with Government Affairs by building and maintaining effective partnerships with trade groups and regulatory bodies.
• Serve as work stream leader for business acquisitions, divestments and integrations.
• Communicate with customers and government authorities as representatives of the company when needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, chemistry, or relevant field
• 15+ total years of experience, 8+ years of experience in product stewardship
• Experience leading global product stewardship/regulatory affairs teams.
• Expertise in regulated end uses at global level particularly for food contact, medical, pharma.
• Extensive knowledge of global chemical regulatory requirements (i.e. TSCA, REACH) and industry best practices