Global Customs Operation Manager , Project Kuiper SPACE

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

Have you ever wanted to be part of a team who is building industry changing technology? Amazon’s Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

Are you looking to create value for millions of customers by helping to develop creative assets for Kuiper? Do you want to work at a company where you are the owner, where you are encouraged to build, and where you have the autonomy to push boundaries? Do you have a passion for design and a desire to bring delightful, cutting-edge products and services to life in an entirely new way? This describes your daily journey. Are you ready? Then join us on Project Kuiper.

Do you get excited by aerospace, space exploration, and/or satellites? Do you want to help build solutions at Project Kuiper to transform the space industry? If so, then we would love to talk!











Key job responsibilities
We are looking for a global trade compliance expert to build and manage the oversight of global customs compliance for Project Kuiper.

-Implement trade compliance import processes to support Amazon’s Project Kuiper’s global supply chain.

-Oversee the preparation of customs entries and follow-up with the clearance process on all entries prepared by brokers and 3PLs.

-Ensure policies are maintained and effectively implemented, and current to evolving US and foreign customs requirements, local regulations and corporate polices/standards.

-Facilitate/manage the successful resolution of regulatory challenges through contact/negotiations with US and foreign regulatory agencies.

-Develop and manage an audit program that complies with customs regulations to determine to ensure customs entry accuracy, timely closure of post-entry corrections, and completeness of all record-keeping requirements.

-Oversee regular audits, respond to Customs requests, entry corrections, manage key compliance indicators, effectively communicate compliance requirements and impact both internally and externally.

-Initiate, monitor and resolve all post entry activity, regulatory requirements and ensure timely submission to U.S. Customs and associated tracking through final closure.

-Provide expert-level knowledge of HTS classification, valuation, FTA and country of origin determination, ADD/CVD scope determinations.

-Interface with international suppliers, carriers and overseas offices on customs paperwork.

-Support systems integration, including ERP, as it relates to customs operations and trade compliance

-Serve as contact with internal stakeholders and external service providers including our customs brokers, freight forwarders and government agencies on customs compliance

-Support in research and preparation of binding rulings, scope rulings, post-entry amendments, CF28 and CF29’s

-Manage daily requests for information for entry processing with brokers in a timely and accurate manner

-Manage the import recording keeping process.

-Manage Kuiper's customs operation team

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.


A day in the life
As a global trade compliance expert having knowledge of both U.S. and foreign customs, you will provide key insights and analyses on many topics, including auditing, classification, valuation, assists, licensing requirements, partner government agency (PGA) implications, cost-savings initiatives, etc.. You will work closely with internal Legal, Logistics, Export Control, Supply Chain, Tax, Transfer Pricing, Finance and Procurement teams, and a variety of external Amazon partners. You will also work closely with all of Amazon’s global trade teams. You will manage international trade customs compliance for Kuiper, and interface with brokers and 3PLs resolve problems in the global supply chain.

About the team
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 a