Director, Assistant General Counsel - International Trade Compliance

At Ball, integrity and trust are the foundation of who we are. Guided by our core values —"We Care. We Work. We Win.”— we create a culture where every voice matters and every idea drives progress. Together with our global employees, customers, and partners, we’re turning bold sustainability goals into reality and shaping a future we can all be proud of. Create a new future. Apply Today. The Director, Assistant General Counsel – International Trade Compliance (ITC) is the enterprise legal leader responsible for developing, leading, and continuously improving Ball’s global trade compliance program across sanctions, export controls, customs, tariffs, and related trade requirements. This role provides strategic legal counsel and practical business leadership to support compliant growth, reduce risk, and enhance operational continuity across Ball’s global manufacturing and supply chain operations. As Ball continues to mature its global trade compliance program, this leader will establish governance frameworks, strengthen oversight and escalation processes, implement sustainable controls, and drive consistency across regions. The role partners closely with Legal, Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement, Finance, Commercial teams, and executive leadership to ensure trade compliance risks are effectively managed and integrated into business operations. The successful candidate will bring deep trade compliance expertise, strong leadership capabilities, and a proven ability to influence stakeholders, build programs, and navigate complex regulatory environments. Essential Responsible Areas Enterprise ITC Program Leadership (Global) Serve as the internal legal subject matter expert on global trade laws impacting Ball’s aluminum packaging business, including sanctions, export controls, customs, tariffs, anti-dumping and countervailing duties; translate regulatory requirements into scalable business controls. Lead the development, enhancement, and implementation of Ball’s global ITC program and operating model, including governance, standards, oversight, escalation pathways, and accountability frameworks. Establish and reinforce a strong culture of compliance across regions and functions. Risk Controls, Policies, and Enabling Tools Own the design and lifecycle management of ITC risk controls, including policies, procedures, manuals, playbooks, toolsets, and technology enablement, and ensure implementation across global operations. Identify, manage, escalate, and remediate trade compliance issues; drive corrective actions and sustainable prevention. Implement and sustain role-based and risk-based trade compliance training for executives, commercial teams, supply chain, procurement, logistics, finance, and plant leadership. Partner with stakeholders to evaluate and implement trade compliance technologies and process improvements that strengthen controls, visibility, and operational effectiveness. Investigations, Disclosures, and Regulator Engagement Strategically manage and conduct investigations into potential trade non-compliance and, where required, lead disclosures and submissions to U.S. and non-U.S. government agencies, including the management of outside counsel. Maintain productive relationships with relevant government agencies and authorities and lead engagement with officials as needed to support compliant outcomes. Monitoring Regulatory Change and Advising Business Strategy Monitor proposed and enacted changes in trade laws and regulations and advise business stakeholders on implications for Ball’s operations, customers, suppliers, and global footprint. Provide legal counsel on tariffs, including Section 232, anti-dumping and countervailing duties, sanctions and export-control screening expectations, and restricted-party developments; ensure timely review and response to newly designated parties or rule updates. Risk Assessments, Audits, Metrics, and Continuous Improvement Lead or oversee trade compliance risk assessments; define mit…

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