Job Description

Company Description

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people

and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent, and affordable

solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic, and transportation. In 2022, Continental generated sales of €39.4

billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 57 countries and markets.

The ContiTech group sector develops and manufactures, for example, cross-material, environmentally

friendly, and intelligent products and systems for the automotive industry, railway engineering, mining,

agriculture, and other key industries. Guided by the vision of “smart and sustainable solutions beyond

rubber,” the group sector draws on its long-standing knowledge of the industry and materials to open up

new business opportunities by combining various materials with electronic components and individual

services

Job Description

As an Expert Global Customs Risk, Governance & Compliance, you will be part of the Global team and play a key role in defining the global governance framework for our business. You will establish policies, standards, and risk management principles that provide consistent guidance across all regions. Working closely with regional teams and key stakeholders, you will ensure that global frameworks are effectively implemented while allowing for regional requirements where appropriate.

This role requires strong analytical thinking, strategic perspective, and the ability to collaborate across functions and cultures in a global environment.

Key responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and continuously improve global governance frameworks, policies, standards, and risk management principles.
• Develop and govern global processes and guidelines in close collaboration with regional and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Drive Global Broker Management, including governance standards and strategic oversight of broker relationships.
• Establish and maintain global standards for Origin & Preferences to ensure consistent and compliant application across all regions.
• Define and oversee global governance for HS Classification, ensuring harmonized classification principles and compliance with international trade regulations.
• Develop and enhance the organization's Risk Management framework by identifying, assessing, and mitigating global risks.
• Lead and further develop Global Knowledge Management, ensuring best practices, policies, and expertise are effectively documented, shared, and continuously improved across the global organization.
• Monitor regulatory developments and translate them into global standards and governance requirements.
• Partner with regional teams to support the implementation of global frameworks while considering local regulatory and business requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and promote harmonization, transparency, and operational excellence across the global organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience
• Alternatively, extensive expert-level experience gained over a longer period in a relevant field may be considered in lieu of the minimum experience requirement.
• Experience working in an international or global organization is preferred.
• Knowledge of international customs and trade topics, including HS Classification and Origin & Preferences
• Excellent analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across organizational levels.
• Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional and multicultural teams.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Additional Information

The 13-th salary – Paid once a year, in December;

Meal tickets - With a value of 40 Ron;

Private Health Insurance – Health is the most important, so we offer you a medical subscription through Signal Iduna;

Referral bonuses - We encourage colleagues to refer new candidates to us and, at the same time, to get the chance to receive a bonus;

Bookster – Feed your body and your mind. You can borrow books and you’ll receive them at the office;

Sports benefits- It’s important to stay active, so we offer you the 7Card;

Discounts at our partners – We collaborate with different vendors, and we receive discounts for various products/ services like rubbers, restaurants, kindergartens, etc;

System for Rewarding Improvement Ideas – We have an internal improvement program (Continental Idea Management) that gives you the opportunity to come up with ideas and to be honored with an attractive bonus (this is established by the CIM team according to your improvement idea);

Happy days – If you or your child is getting married, or you become a parent, you receive some extra free days;

Life events celebration - If your family is growing, we praise your newborn with a bonus;

Unfortunate events - In case of unhappy events in your life, we support you by offering you free days and financial support (handled on a case by-case basis);

Extra vacation days – You begin with 22 vacation days/year, and starting with the 3rd year with us, we offer you 1 more day of vacation and. We reward employees who reach 15 and 20 years within the company with another day of vacation, reaching a maximum of 29 days.

Transport from the Timisoara area – You can choose to come with the bus provided by the company if you’ll work from the plant location/office;

Professional development - Many opportunities to develop yourself within the company;

Diversity and multicultural mindset - We encourage you to join us no matter who, where, or what you are. We have colleagues from different nations and a variety of languages are spoken in our company.

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