Hiring: Senior Principal Legal Counsel, Global Trade Legal & Compliance (Export) Company: Medtronic Location: Washington, DC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 13:45:18 Target Skills & Keywords : Change Management, Program Management About the job Experience: •8+ years of experience with global trade legal and compliance programs •10+ years of experience with global trade legal and compliance programs preferred Required Skills: •This position could reside in Minneapolis, MN, Washington, D.C., or another Medtronic site in the U.S. This position reports to the Director for Global Trade Legal and Compliance under Global Operations and Supply Chain Legal. •Provide legal guidance on the intersection of global trade compliance and strategic business initiatives. •Stay abreast of legal regulatory changes related to trade compliance and provide interpretation and implementation guidance to impacted businesses, functions, and regions. •Develop, implement and update the trade compliance program to drive compliance with global export laws, regulations and other trade-related requirements of US and non-US government agencies. •Partner with enterprise and regional legal teams to develop legal/compliance standards and to implement risk mitigation activities on key global trade risks. •Lead and oversee driving legal support and export compliance program activities (Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”), OFAC sanctions and trade controls, global export controls and sanctions, sanctioned country licensing, restricted party screening, anti-boycott activity and reporting). •Partner with enterprise supply chain, regional trade experts, and global/regional functional teams to manage export trade legal and compliance risks and work with such teams to implement effective controls to mitigate trade compliance risks. •Partner with corporate and regional compliance teams to implement trade compliance program activities, serving as the export trade legal and compliance subject matter expert (SME). Qualifications: •Understanding of the legal regulatory environment and business risks for a Life Science Company •Project / program management experience •Collaborative mindset, particularly in a matrix environment •Effective interpersonal, oral, presentation, and written communication skills, particularly to senior leaders •Demonstrated capacity to identify complex legal and compliance risks •Proven influence management skills, both internal and external, with political savvy to communicate effectively with executive leaders and understand business Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!