Senior Manager, Global Trade Compliance

Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped over one million people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles.

Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office. 

As the Senior Manager of Global Trade Compliance at Oura, you will lead the global trade compliance function, ensuring adherence to all applicable import/export laws and regulations across various regions. You will play a key role in aligning our compliance strategies with Oura’s growth initiatives. This position requires a strategic leader who can build and maintain strong relationships with external service providers, government officials, and internal teams to ensure seamless compliance processes.

What You Will Do:

• Global Trade Compliance Strategy: Develop and implement a comprehensive trade compliance roadmap for Oura, ensuring alignment with global regulations and company objectives.
• Regulatory Expertise: Stay updated on trade compliance laws, rules, and regulations in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Regularly review sanctions and embargoes to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate compliance risks by implementing effective processes. Monitor regulatory changes and adjust company processes accordingly.
• Operational Efficiency: Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business needs and regulatory constraints, and work with external partners to optimize compliance while maximizing operational efficiency.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with Oura’s sales, shipping, and logistics teams, as well as external customers, to develop compliant strategies that support the company’s goals.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Foster communication and build strong relationships across Oura’s functions, vendors, and regulatory bodies.
• Internal Audits & Compliance Improvement: Conduct internal audits, provide feedback, and offer guidance to maintain and improve compliance standards.
• Commodity Jurisdiction & Classification: Perform commodity jurisdiction and classification, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Export/Import Licensing: Coordinate with program personnel to gather necessary information for export/import applications and ensure that business and customer requirements align with licenses or agreements.
• Reporting & Analysis: Support reporting and analysis of Global Trade Compliance data for local, global, reporting. This includes maintaining trade metrics, conducting internal self-audits (Self-Testing), and ensuring adherence to customs and import/export requirements.
• Hazmat Compliance: Ensure compliance with all hazardous materials transportation regulations. Manage and oversee hazmat training, documentation, and certification processes.

Requirements

• This position requires 8+ years of relevant experience. 
• Customs Brokerage License: Strongly preferred.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Advanced knowledge of international trade regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). A strong understanding of U.S. Customs regulations is essential.
• Process Development: Proven experience in developing and strengthening global trade compliance processes, including building governance infrastructure.
• Industry Expertise: Technical expertise in the wearable industry is preferred.
• Travel: Ability and willingness to travel up to 15%.

You will fit to our team if you also have:

• Leadership Experience: Proven track record of working closely with executive leadership in a global environment.
• Analytical & Strategic Thinking: Strong organizational, analytical, and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to see the big picture.
• Collaboration: A collaborative nature with the ability to work effectively in a team environment across different time zones.
• Project Management: Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail.
• Independence: Proven ability to work independently, often under time-critical conditions.
• Security Clearance: Eligible to obtain and maintain a personal security clearance as necessary.

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