Europe Trade Compliance Lead

The role

You will build and run the European trade compliance program. This includes designing supply-chain structures, managing import and export operations, and using AI to improve trade analysis and monitoring.

What you will do

• Design compliant trading and supply-chain structures with Legal, direct tax and indirect tax teams.
• Build the European trade compliance program and launch cross-border shipping routes.
• Own ongoing European import, export and returns operations.
• Manage brokers and service providers.
• Set and test compliance policies and controls for each legal entity.
• Maintain required authorizations and respond to rule changes.
• Manage relationships with customs and other trade authorities.
• Use AI to improve trade analysis, document review and ongoing monitoring.
• Use shipment, inventory and customs data to investigate problems.
• Bring business, supply chain, Finance, Tax, Legal and technology teams together.

Required qualifications

• Deep European customs expertise, including EU customs law, classification, valuation, origin and importer/exporter responsibilities.
• Practical experience applying different customs valuation methods.
• Working knowledge of import, export and sanctions requirements.
• Record of building trade programs from the ground up.
• Direct experience managing hardware imports and bonded warehouse compliance across multiple European countries.
• Experience personally managing regulatory relationships and defending compliance programs in reviews, audits or inquiries.
• Ability to investigate detailed data, question assumptions and recommend action.
• Practical experience using AI tools and checking their outputs.
• Experience leading work across internal teams, partners and suppliers, including European cross-border e-commerce requirements.
• A relevant degree or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience applying European indirect tax law alongside customs law to design effective cross-border structures.
• Experience managing trade compliance at the volume and complexity of a global supply chain.
• Experience with major device or semiconductor manufacturers, technology businesses or Big Four trade advisory teams.
• Experience introducing AI, trade software or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems into daily operations.

Benefits

• Relocation support is available for new hires.

About the company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They seek to safely deploy AI to the world through their products.