Lead Principal Trade Compliance

Micron • San Jose, CA

22h • Onsite

About The Position

Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever. Join Micron as a Lead Principal Trade Compliance and play a meaningful role in transforming how the world uses information! This outstanding opportunity places you at the forefront of global trade compliance, enabling you to lead and coordinate key elements with a world-class team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, International Trade, Law, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of experience in export compliance, global trade, trade operations, or program management in a regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of the US and other countries export regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”), OFAC, ITAR.
• Experience with developing and conducting audit and risk assessments for global trade and cross-functional teams.
• Experience working with automated trade compliance systems and tools, ERP platforms, and compliance analytics/reporting.
• Strong program management skills (planning, risk management, partner communication, and delivery).
• High discernment and good understanding of distribution and supply chain mapping.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to present to executive audiences.
• Systems thinking, data quality focus, and integration capability.
• Training, enablement, and change management.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in semiconductor, technology, or global manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage the process for screening transactions for restricted end-uses, end-users, and end-destinations, and resolve whether export license is required under applicable export laws for all cross-border transactions.
• Support the implementation of screening the Watchlist/Sanctioned Parrty List (SPL) platform by conducting due diligence, identifying and resolving potential red flags.
• Manage processes for resolving licenses and help prepare and submit any required export licenses or authorizations.
• Manage the process for the sale of used semiconductor manufacturing equipment (“SME”) to ensure compliance with applicable restrictions related to SME under the EAR 744.23(a)(4).
• Lead global trade compliance projects, driving standardization, process improvement, and scalability across regions.
• Manage the export filing (AES) for applicable shipments and ensure the data is accurate and the records are maintained.
• Partner with IT and business collaborators to deliver enterprise processes/system integration and automation.
• Support program governance, timelines, milestones, risks, and success metrics; communicate status to collaborators and leadership.
• Support and manage integration of export compliance processes with enterprise systems, including OCR, SAP, CRM, Dynamics, Model N and other ERP platforms.
• Help develop and implement risk assessments and audits to ensure compliance processes are effective.
• Identify gaps, assess risk, and drive corrective and preventive actions with clear owners and due dates.
• Support internal/external audits and regulatory inquiries by gathering documentation, evidence packages, and process narratives as required.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, work instructions, controls, and records retention practices for EUC/OCR workflows.
• Establish and monitor KPIs (e.g., cycle time, backlog, quality/error rate, audit findings closure) and drive continuous improvement.
• Develop and deliver role-based export compliance training for global partners; maintain training materials and job aids.
• Support other initiatives and projects as provided by global trade compliance leaders and senior management.

Benefits

• Choice of medical, dental and vision plans
• Benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Paid family leave
• Robust paid time-off program
• Paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees