Director, Trade Compliance, North America, Oceania & APAC

Location: California

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* Job Description:

** Job Title Director, Trade Compliance – North America, APAC & Oceania Location Fremont, CA (preferred); U.S. remote considered
** Position Summary
** Lead Nextpower’s trade compliance function across critical markets—unlocking market access, strengthening customer trust, and driving cost leadership to accelerate utility-scale solar growth. Set the vision and operating model for an import-centric program in the United States, Canada, and Australia, with oversight across APAC and Oceania. Combine executive leadership with hands-on expertise: direct day-to-day customs execution; advance duty-optimization initiatives (e.g., First Sale for Export and Section 232);

steward one global center of excellence (e.g. classification, valuation, or duty optimization); and enable cross-functional decisions that keep product moving compliantly and competitively.
** Core Responsibilities**
* ** Strategy & Governance** — Define the multi-year trade-compliance strategy; establish policies, SOPs and internal controls that translate regulations into scalable, auditable processes across regions.
* ** U.S. Import & IOR Leadership (U.S./CA/AU**) — Own importer-of-record programs and oversee day-to-day customs execution (entries, ISF, reconciliation, records), engaging directly with customs authorities to ensure timely, accurate clearances.
* ** Global Discipline Centre of Excellence** — Lead one enterprise trade specialty (classification, origin, valuation, or duty-optimization); maintain rulings and master data; issue authoritative guidance and coach regional teams on complex determinations.
* ** Duty Optimization & Special Programs** — Drive compliant savings through tariff engineering, preferential trade (e.g., USMCA/FTAs), Chapter 98, drawback, First Sale for Export, and Section 232 (steel) compliance; prepare recommendation memos and secure cross-functional adoption.
* ** Regulatory & Legal Engagement** — Monitor and interpret trade laws, sanctions and trade-remedy actions; brief executives on impacts and options; coordinate company responses to regulatory inquiries and assessments in partnership with Legal.
* ** Customs Broker & External Advisor Management** — Select, contract and performance-manage customs brokers; direct outside counsel and consultants for rulings, interpretations and specialized matters.
* ** Trade Data, Systems & Analytics** — Govern accuracy of HTS/ECCN/COO and related attributes in ERP/GTM; deploy dashboards and controls that surface anomalies, support landed-cost decisions and provide executive-level reporting.
* ** Supply-Chain Security & CTPAT Implementation** — Lead the roadmap to achieve and sustain CTPAT Importer certification, coordinating physical, procedural and IT-security criteria with internal teams and business partners.
* ** Export Control & Sanctions Oversight (limited outbound)** — Maintain a proportionate export-control framework (ECCN determinations, screening, licensing where required, and records) to support occasional exports.
* ** Executive Stakeholder Management & Business Enablement** — Influence sourcing, engineering, logistics and commercial decisions; integrate compliance requirements into new products, sourcing shifts, systems projects and M&A due diligence to accelerate compliant market access.
** Qualifications & Skills
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* Education:

Bachelor’s in International Trade, Supply Chain, Business or related field

* Experience:

10+ years progressive trade-compliance experience with substantial, hands-on U.S. customs ownership and leadership of cross-regional programs.
* Credentials: U.S. Licensed Customs Broker strongly preferred; CCS/CES or similar certifications a plus.
* Regulatory Expertise:
Deep knowledge of 19 CFR, HTSUS, ACE, USMCA, AD/CVD, Section 232, First Sale for Export, and U.S. export-control/sanctions frameworks.
* Systems & Analytics:
Proficiency with ERP (especially Oracle), GTM solutions and ACE/CARM portals;…