Director, Trade Compliance – North America, Oceania & APAC
Nextracker Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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About the role
- 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.
- 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; enable cross-functional decisions that keep product moving compliantly and competitively.
- Define the multi-year trade-compliance strategy; establish policies, SOPs and internal controls that translate regulations into scalable, auditable processes across regions.
- Own importer-of-record programs and oversee day-to-day customs execution, engaging directly with customs authorities to ensure timely, accurate clearances.
- 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.
- Drive compliant savings through tariff engineering, preferential trade; prepare recommendation memos and secure cross-functional adoption.
- 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.
- Select, contract and performance-manage customs brokers; direct outside counsel and consultants for rulings, interpretations and specialized matters.
- 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.
- Lead the roadmap to achieve and sustain CTPAT Importer certification, coordinating physical, procedural and IT-security criteria with internal teams and business partners.
- Maintain a proportionate export-control framework to support occasional exports.
- Influence sourcing, engineering, logistics and commercial decisions; integrate compliance requirements into new products, sourcing shifts, systems projects and M&A due diligence.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s in International Trade, Supply Chain, Business or related field
- 10+ years progressive trade-compliance experience with substantial, hands-on U.S. customs ownership and leadership of cross-regional programs.
- U.S. Licensed Customs Broker strongly preferred; CCS/CES or similar certifications a plus.
- Deep knowledge of 19 CFR, HTSUS, ACE, USMCA, AD/CVD, Section 232, First Sale for Export, and U.S. export-control/sanctions frameworks.
- Proficiency with ERP (especially Oracle), GTM solutions and ACE/CARM portals; strong data-analysis skills and comfort with dashboards.
- Proven ability to advise executives, set enterprise standards and lead change across functions and regions.
- Solid understanding of end-to-end logistics and Incoterms to partner effectively with operations.
- Travel: Up to 15 percent (domestic and occasional international)
Benefits
- Equal opportunity employer
- Inclusive environment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
trade compliancecustoms executionduty optimizationtariff engineeringHTS classificationdata analysisexport controlsupply chain managementlogisticsregulatory compliance
Soft skills
leadershipstrategic visioncross-functional collaborationexecutive communicationcoachinginfluencingproblem-solvingdecision-makingorganizational skillschange management
Certifications
U.S. Licensed Customs BrokerCCSCES