Sr. Global Trade Governance PM, AMZ Leo Global Trade and Compliance

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.

Key job responsibilities

• Establish strategic trade programs and governance mechanisms for Amazon Leo's Global Trade Compliance team
• Create and regularly maintain policies and procedures to be implemented across Leo's global trade operations
• Manage import customs compliance for Leo imports including, but not limited to, harmonized tariff classifications, country of origin determination, product valuation reporting, import license applications
• Leverage AI tools to manage and track projects to completion
• Upload and maintain electronic import files in record retention repository for audit purposes
• HTS classification for Leo imports, maintenance of items database in ERP system, support to HTS challenges, work with direct manager and Legal on classification rulings as required
• Analyze customs tariffs & duty rates
• Maintain Leo customs compliance work instructions and SOPs, manage document revisions and support the continuous process improvement of Leo's customs compliance program
• Follow the customs compliance internal controls program to ensure compliance with foreign regulations governing imports
• Keep and communicate metrics of imports including transit time, compliance accuracy, cost, customs broker performance and relevant data for Leo's leadership
• Conduct self-assessments (compliance audits) and implement necessary corrective actions
• Provide compliance training to new employees and cross-functional teams
• Collaborate with supply chain, procurement, finance, tax and engineering functions as required

A day in the life

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious and earn trust. At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people.

Mentorship & Career Growth

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Innovation is part of our DNA! Our goal is to be Earth"s most customer-centric company, and we are just getting started. We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in space-based systems design and wireless systems.

We"re dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren't focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we're happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life-both in and outside of work.

About the team

The Global Trade Governance PM has the primary responsibility of identifying risks and opportunities to develop trade programs to be utilized by Leo's global trade operations team. The Global Trade Governance PM is also responsible for Leo's compliance with global import and export laws and regulations. Reporting to the Governance and Brokerage Strategy Manager, the Global Trade Governance PM will promote the sustainability and longevity of Leo's customs compliance program by developing and implementing guidelines and procedures for customs compliance policy, and coordinating activities involved in daily import transactions including, but not limited to, harmonized tariff classifications, country of origin determination, product valuation reporting, import license applications, ACE reporting, dealing with exception shipments, handling free trade agreements, among others.

As a critical member of our Global Trade & Compliance Team, the Global Trade Governance PM interfaces with internal and external customers, customs brokers, government officers and other functional areas to ensure compliance and coordination of imports. The Global Trade Governance PM will also identify improvement opportunities and assist with projects to support Global Trade & Compliance initiatives.