Senior Import Specialist

To make electronics, you need chips, wafers, transistors, reticles, and... To make these, you must see, test and manufacture them at scale-faster and better than ever before. That's where KLA comes in. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, you'll solve complex challenges, work alongside brilliant minds and help shape the future of technology.

The Legal Compliance Organization (LCO) provides legal guidance to further KLA's strategic objectives and protect and preserve the company's legal, ethical and financial integrity and reputation. Drawing on expertise in corporate law, commercial law, employment law, ethics and compliance, and intellectual property, the LCO offers strategic legal counsel that is informed by a clear understanding of the company's business objectives and knowledge of the laws and regulations relevant to the business worldwide.

In this role, you will play a key part in advancing business priorities by delivering high-impact work across your area of expertise.

The Senior Import Specialist is a key member of the Global Trade Compliance team responsible for ensuring compliant, efficient, and scalable import and export operations with a primary focus on U.S. imports. This roleis responsible for complex tariff classification, import compliance controls, analytics, audit support, process design, and cross-functional trade compliance initiatives. The position partners closely with Legal, Logistics, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, Product Management, Customs Brokers, and regional trade teams to standardize processes, improve data quality, implement automation opportunities, andmaintaincompliance with customs and export control regulations to ensure compliance.

• SupportHS/HTS classifications and support ECCN determinations for semiconductor equipment, spare parts, components, electronics, software, and related technologies.
• Review andvalidatebroker filings, customs documentation, customs values, country of origin declarations, and trade remedy applicability.
• Act as a primary interface for CBPRequests for Information (CF-28/29setc), audits, post-entry reviews, disclosures, and compliance inquiries.
• Design, document, and continuously improve import/export processes, controls, SOPs, and governance procedures.
• Develop exception reporting, validation controls, systemic datafeeds,and compliance monitoring metrics.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, compliance analytics, and exception reporting to monitor key trade compliance KPIs,identify operational and regulatory risks, and drive data-driven decision making. Partner closely with customs brokers, freight forwarders, and external service providers to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, broker instructions, service level expectations, and established standard operating procedures.
• Lead trade compliance projects, system enhancements, and automation initiatives.
• Coordinate with logistics providers, customs brokers, procurement, engineering, and manufacturing teams to standardize global processes.
• Support internal and external audits and conduct periodic reviews of trade compliance controls and records.
• Monitor regulatory changes and present risk assessments and recommendations to senior leadership.

• Solid understanding of U.S. Customs regulations, tariff classification, valuation, country of origin, and import documentation.
• Experience responding tocustomsaudits and regulatory inquiries.
• Strong project management and cross-functional leadership skills. Experience with in semiconductor, electronics, advanced manufacturing, or other technology industries.
• LCB, CCS, CES, or similar certification preferred.
• Experience with SAP GTS, SAP,…