Senior Counsel, Trade Compliance EMEA; m​/f​/d

KLA Corporation ("KLA") is seeking a highly motivated attorney (m/f/d) to join KLA’s Legal and Compliance Organization as Senior Counsel, Trade Compliance. The position will report directly to the Sr. Director, Associate General Counsel, Trade Compliance, and support a wide variety of legal, regulatory, and compliance matters for KLA.

The person in this role will have the opportunity to add immediate value to KLA’s global trade compliance program by supporting KLA’s licensing and trade compliance due-diligence activities, coordinating changes in country-specific import and export laws and regulations, and providing legal guidance and advice in support of KLA’s global trade compliance program. The Senior Counsel, Trade Compliance will work with business and corporate teams to resolve issues that arise during normal business operations to ensure appropriate management of legal and compliance matters related to trade compliance.

• Gain a solid understanding of Company’s trade-compliance goals and challenges in Israel and Europe, Middle East (EMEA) and support the identification and implementation of appropriate legal strategies and risk-management processes and controls to facilitate goals and minimize challenges.
• Identify, analyze, and support complex issues pertaining to EMEA trade risk, using judgment and creativity in the methods, and collaborate with team members to develop strategies for acquiring timely resolution to import/export complexities.
• Examine potential trade-compliance deficiencies and provide effective solutions to include: developing clear policies, procedures, and checklists for team and company use; drafting correspondence to government agencies; evaluating global regulatory and licensing requirements and processes; and improving business processes and trade-compliance controls.
• Advise global trade team members, product managers, sales, operations, engineering, and executives.
• Work with outside counsel in various jurisdictions on trade-compliance requirements and related company processes.
• Recognize potential trade-compliance gaps and work closely with cross-functional groups to develop and implement solutions.
• Develop and conduct practical and accessible trade-compliance training.
• Partner with the Global Trade Compliance team on operational and strategic trade matters.
• Support trade compliance activities related to merger-and-acquisition due diligence and business-integration activities.
• Furnish regular, clear communication on legal issues and opportunities to internal teams to assist with the identification and mitigation of risks, and the development of appropriate processes and strategies.
• Support internal investigations, audits, and risk assessments related to trade compliance.
• Occasional travel to domestic and international offices.
• Support the Legal and Compliance Organization on other projects, initiatives, and strategic opportunities, as they may arise from time to time.

• Bachelor’s Level Degree and related work experience of min. 8 years or Master’s Level Degree and related work experience of min. 6 years or Doctorate Degree and related work experience of min. 3 years.
• Shown ability to operate in a global, cross-functional environment.
• Comfortable presenting insights and recommendations to management and collaborators.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to domestic and international offices.
• Fluent English language skills, German would be an advantage.

We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.