Global Trade Program Manager- International Expansion, Amazon Leo

Amazon.com, Inc.•Bellevue, WA

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About The Position

Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we've designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity. Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. We are looking for a global trade compliance expert to build and manage the oversight of global customs compliance for Amazon Leo. The candidate should be an innovative professional experienced in building trade compliance programs. In this role, the candidate will drive and scale the Amazon Leo trade compliance program through development of effective and efficient processes that support the pace of innovation and business that Amazon and its customers have come to expect.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Security, Computer Science, Risk Management, Engineering, Math, Statistics, or a related discipline, or equivalent technology experience
4+ years of direct experience with import and export trade compliance with US and foreign government regulations
3+ years' experience leveraging technology for trade compliance to analyze business problems and drive process
3+ years' experience with analytical skills and ability to interpret data and communicate with team including Project Management experience

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems Management, Information Security or other related fields
Direct experience with applying trade rules with complex global supply chains and
Customs Brokerage License a plus, but not required
An effective multi-tasker who navigates a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with grace and efficiency.
Excellent at creating and maintaining working relationships across all levels and disciplines, receptive to feedback and input from others, and quick to apply changes.
Work with internal subject matter experts to gather information, synthesize business and technical concepts, build strategic business metrics, and write original content that drives decision-making at the highest levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

Work with Amazon's internal technology teams to develop creative and best-in-class trade compliance business processes and systems that scale
Work with Amazon Leo's Trade compliance teams to create strategy, build global import and export procedures, seek automation opportunities and build technologies
Research and gather due diligence to identify complexity and costs to act as an importer/exporter in multiple countries.
Determine the requirements to register as an importer/exporter with governments
Write internal guidance on trade classifications and country of origin, and analyze customs valuation methods
Develop and manage processes in support of rapidly growing global supply chains
Interface with cross functional groups to identify and rectify any information/process gaps during the export/import process
Perform project management to enable delivery of team assignments and objectives.
Leverage data for continuous improvement of trade compliance activity
Build import/export processes and controls and drive trade compliance solutions that maximize import/export efficiency
Manage daily tasks related to providing import/export compliance guidance with US and foreign regulations to conduct trade activities such as conducting research, updating status reports, and coordinating team deliverables.
Interact with Legal, Global Trade Services, HR, Tax, Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain, and other internal businesses and external stakeholders to drive global export compliance.
This position requires significant experience in building trade compliance controls and demonstrate use of mechanisms to deliver training, enable and monitor the global business with operation stakeholders.