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Global Head of Export Control & Trade Compliance

4 days ago San Jose, CA

Responsibilities

Our Global Legal Compliance (GLC) team provides key support for the company's innovative initiatives, advanced technology development, and integrated platforms serving our global markets. We partner closely with legal, business, product, engineering, infrastructure, and operations teams to help enable strategic growth while managing complex regulatory risk.

We are looking for an experienced Export Control & Trade Compliance Team Leader to lead our export control and trade compliance team within Global Legal Compliance. This role will lead the development, implementation, and continuous enhancement of the company's global export control and trade compliance program in response to a rapidly evolving regulatory environment affecting advanced semiconductors, AI models, cloud infrastructure, software, and related technologies.

The ideal candidate is a qualified lawyer with substantial experience leading trade compliance programs in-house, ideally in the semiconductor, advanced computing, cloud, or data center sectors. This individual should have a demonstrated ability to build scalable compliance frameworks, translate complex export control and trade compliance requirements into operational controls, advise on high-risk cross-border technology matters, and lead a growing team supporting business-critical, high-visibility issues. The candidate should possess strong executive communication skills, with the ability to translate highly technical issues into layman's terms and help executives make informed business decisions. This is a fast-paced, high-visible, and high-impact role with the opportunity to shape a foundational compliance function supporting the company's global infrastructure and its expansion.

Core Responsibilities
- Provide strategic, risk-based legal and compliance advice to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders on export control, import/customs, sanctions-adjacent trade compliance, product deployment, infrastructure expansion, technology transfers, vendor and customer onboarding, and other cross-border business activities; serve as a trusted advisor who can translate complex regulatory requirements into practical, commercially grounded guidance.
- Lead the enhancement, implementation, and continuous improvement of the company's global export control, import, customs, and trade compliance program, including policies, procedures, internal controls, governance frameworks, and escalation pathways; drive program maturity assessments and ensure the compliance framework remains risk-based, scalable, and responsive to the company's evolving business footprint.
- Oversee core compliance operations including classification, restricted party screening, licensing, import/customs compliance, record keeping, training, monitoring, internal reviews, and audit and enforcement readiness; maintain operational standards that produce defensible documentation and support the program's ability to withstand regulatory scrutiny.

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- Monitor and assess evolving regulatory and enforcement developments across BIS, OFAC, CBP, and relevant non-US regimes, and translate those changes into practical, scalable program enhancements, updated internal guidance, and timely business communications, especially about semiconductor, advanced computing, cloud, data center, logistics, supply chain, or broader technology sectors.
- Partner closely with legal, product, engineering, infrastructure, procurement, supply chain, logistics, public policy, and operations teams to embed trade compliance requirements into business and technical workflows; participate in strategic and operational reviews to surface trade compliance implications early and drive durable, workflow-integrated solutions.
- Manage external counsel and internal team members, driving operational efficiency, and fostering a high-performing, solutions-oriented team culture; establish clear priorities, support professional development, and ensure the team is resourced and structured to meet the program's current and anticipated demands.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
- Qualified to practice law in the U.S. or another common law jurisdiction with relevant in-house and/or law firm experience in export control, import/customs, trade compliance, international trade, or related regulatory legal work in the sectors of semiconductor, advanced computing, cloud, data center, logistics, or supply chain.
- Demonstrated experience building or materially enhancing trade compliance programs for complex multinational businesses, ideally in the technology, semiconductor, advanced computing, cloud, data center, or infrastructure sectors.
- Demonstrated people management experience, including direct management, coaching, and development of high-performing team members.
- Deep familiarity with U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the EAR, BIS enforcement frameworks, licensing concepts, restricted party screening, and governance expectations, as well as strong knowledge of import and customs compliance requirements, including customs valuation, tariff classification, country of origin, import documentation, broker management, and related regulatory risks. Practical experience handling export control, import, and customs compliance issues is equally important.
- Strong understanding of cross-border technology, supply chain, and infrastructure risks, including export controls affecting advanced semiconductors, AI technologies, software, cloud/data center operations, and intangible technology transfers.
- Proven ability to assess legal, operational, and reputational risk and provide practical, business-oriented guidance to senior executives in a fast-moving global environment.
- High integrity, professionalism, and discretion, with a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach and the ability to operate effectively under ambiguity.

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the semiconductor, advanced computing, cloud, data center, logistics, supply chain, or broader technology sector.
- Experience managing sensitive enforcement, disclosure, internal investigation, customs audit, or regulatory response matters.
- Familiarity with multi-jurisdictional trade compliance developments involving key jurisdictions such as the U.S., UK, EU, and Singapore.
- Experience helping build or scale a global trade compliance function in a high-growth environment.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $210600 - $487200 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.

Client-provided location(s): San Jose, CA
Job ID: TikTok-7642468764832893189
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2026-06-10T20:22:42

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • HSA
    • Life Insurance
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Snacks
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Happy Hours
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Company Equity
  • Professional Development

    • Promote From Within
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Mentor Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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