Business Analyst - Trade Compliance

The Global Trade Compliance Business Analyst brings deep functional expertise across import/export operations, customs compliance, duty management, and trade regulations, combined with strong analytical and systems knowledge to ensure compliant, scalable global trade processes.  
• Analyze and document end‑to‑end global trade compliance processes—including classification, valuation, country of origin, licensing, sanctions screening, import/export execution, and duty reconciliation—to identify risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities.  
• Partner with compliance, logistics, customs brokers, finance, supply chain, and IT stakeholders to translate regulatory and operational needs into clear functional requirements for ERP, GTM, and trade compliance applications.  
• Support configuration and optimization of global trade systems (e.g., tariff classification, trade agreements, bonded inventory, FTZ/IMMEX, automated filings, and audit controls) to reduce compliance risk, duty exposure, and cycle time.  
• Develop and validate business rules, data models, KPIs, and reports related to trade accuracy, audit readiness, duty savings, and regulatory performance, while leading UAT and change activities to ensure adoption of standard, repeatable compliance processes. 

Role Definition – Business Analyst  

Gathers and documents user/client requirements, supports the development and testing of new products or services, collects feedback from clients, and recommends improvements. 

Responsibilities 

•  Assisting in the development, testing, and delivery of services/products; Analyzing existing offerings, preparing technical documentation, and recommending upgrades. 

• Conducting market research to do a comparative analysis of competitor offerings and provide recommendations for developing a more effective product/service. 

• Identifying user/client requirements for a product or service and defining technical specifications; Preparing technical documentation and sharing them with senior analysts and technical teams. 

• Supporting senior analysts by fulfilling their data requests, preparing reports, and providing technical assistance; Participating in initiatives to improve processes efficiency and employee productivity. 

Skills Descriptors 

Business Assessment: Knowledge of the activities, tasks, practices and deliverables for assessing and documenting business opportunities; ability to assess the benefits, risks, and success factors of potential applications and business processes. 

Level Working Knowledge: 

•  Applies tools and techniques for gathering business requirements. 

• Defines the activities, deliverables, and tools of a business assessment process. 

• Documents best practices and techniques for assessing application opportunities. 

• Participates in conducting and documenting business assessments. 

• Participates in the preparation of risk assessment and benefits analysis. 

Requirements Analysis: Knowledge of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project. 

Level Working Knowledge: 

• Follows policies, practices and standards for determining functional and informational requirements. 

• Confirms deliverables associated with requirements analysis. 

• Communicates with customers and users to elicit and gather client requirements. 

• Participates in the preparation of detailed documentation and requirements. 

• Utilizes specific organizational methods, tools and techniques for requirements analysis. 

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision. 

Level Extensive Experience: 

•  Evaluates and makes contributions to best practices. 

• Processes large quantities of detailed information with high levels of accuracy. 

• Productively balances speed and accuracy. 

• Implements a variety of cross-checking approaches and mechanisms. 

• Demonstrates expertise in quality assurance tools, techniques, and standards. 

• Employs techniques for motivating employees to meet or exceed accuracy goals. 

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors. 

Level Extensive Experience: 

• Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching. 

• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience. 

• Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position. 

• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward. 

• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement. 

• Maintains focus on the topic at hand. 

Business Data Analysis: Knowledge of business data analysis; ability to collect, identify, analyze and interpret business data using various kinds of techniques to meet business needs and requirements. 

Level Extensive Experience: 

• Sets standards for business data analysis tools and techniques, advises on their application, and ensures compliance. 

• Provides solutions to data requirements in the business data analysis process. 

• Directs the implementation of business data collection processes and educates junior employees on new data sources. 

• Evaluates the quality of business data collected and the effectiveness of data analysis methods. 

• Oversees the use of business data analysis software and troubleshoots for common errors. 

• Suggests conclusions with results drawn from business data analysis 

Technical Writing/Documentation: Knowledge of technical writing; ability to write technical documents such as manuals, reports, guidelines or documents on standards, processes and applications. 

Level Working Knowledge: 

• Implements technical documentation standards, guidelines and best practices. 

• Prepares written text and layout of materials according to required outlines and specifications. 

• Completes and maintains technical reference documents. 

• Uses the major features, functions and facilities of an automated documentation tool. 

•  Coordinates and constantly updates system operations, installations, service manuals, and help documents. 

Research Analysis: Knowledge of the concepts, methodologies and methods of research analysis; ability to locate, interpret and evaluate research findings compiled and documented by others. 

Level Extensive Experience: 

• Interprets new findings and analyzes their validity. 

• Advises on advanced research analysis methods. 

• Evaluates research analysis best practices within the industry. 

• Analyzes published research reports and their possible implications. 

• Implements research analysis standards within the organization. 

• Controls the quality of research analysis. 

Qualifications:  

5-7 years of years of experience  

MBA  in supply chain management or related area