Trade Compliance Manager
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Santa Clara County, CA - USA
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About SiTime
SiTime is the Precision Timing company.
Timing is the heartbeat of all electronics ensuring performance resilience and scalability. For decades quartz devices non-silicon technology have kept systems in sync but they struggle in harsher more demanding environments. MEMS-based Precision Timing delivers greater accuracy smaller size and resilience. Today MEMS timing powers over 400 applications including high-growth ones in AI datacenters automated driving industrial and humanoid robots wearables and IoT.
Our semiconductor MEMS programmable solutions offer a rich feature set that enables customers to differentiate their products with higher performance smaller size lower power and better reliability. With more than 4 billion devices shipped SiTime is changing the timing industry. For more information visit:.
Job Summary
The Trade Compliance Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management of SiTimes global trade compliance program. This role will serve as the companys primary operational trade compliance resource ensuring compliance with U.S. export control sanctions and customs regulations while supporting business growth and customer responsiveness.
The successful candidate will partner closely with Legal Customer Support Engineering Operations Finance Human Resources and external trade compliance advisors to manage export classifications restricted party screening end-user reviews licensing determinations audits training and compliance process improvements. The position will also play a key role in implementing automation and scalable compliance processes as SiTime continues to grow. It is not necessary to meet all job requirements to be a qualified candidate for the position.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and continuously improve SiTimes global export compliance program.
- Maintain trade compliance policies procedures and internal controls.
- Monitor regulatory developments and assess potential business impacts.
- Support compliance audits and corrective action initiatives.
- Maintain records necessary to demonstrate compliance with applicable regulations.
- Review export transactions for compliance with U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) OFAC sanctions programs and other applicable trade regulations.
- Analyze end-users end-uses intermediaries and destinations for export compliance risks.
- Conduct military end-user military end-use diversion risk and other escalated reviews.
- Prepare licensing analyses and support export license applications when required.
- Provide practical guidance to commercial teams on export control requirements.
- Partner with Engineering to determine and maintain export classifications.
- Support classification reviews for new products and acquisitions.
- Manage restricted party screening activities and investigate screening alerts.
- Support Know Your Customer (KYC) and diversion-risk assessments.
- Escalate significant compliance concerns to Legal leadership.
- Work closely with Customer Support to ensure compliant order processing.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for internal compliance inquiries.
- Assist with customs and import compliance matters as needed.
- Support and enhance trade compliance systems and screening tools.
- Lead trade compliance automation initiatives and systems integration projects.
- Develop metrics dashboards and reporting for management.
- Drive process improvements that reduce manual effort while maintaining regulatory compliance.
- Develop and deliver trade compliance training programs.
- Promote a culture of compliance through practical business engagement and cross-functional collaboration.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Business International Trade Supply Chain Engineering Law or a related discipline.
- 8 years of experience in export compliance global trade compliance customs compliance or related regulatory functions.
- Strong working knowledge of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) BIS licensing requirements OFAC sanctions regulations restricted party screening export classifications and licensing and end-user and end-use controls.
- Experience supporting technology semiconductor electronics aerospace or defense-related products.
- Experience managing systems implementations.
- Experience working cross-functionally with engineering operations supply chain and commercial organizations.
- Strong analytical communication and project management skills.
- English proficiency is required including the ability to effectively communicate collaborate and perform job responsibilities in a professional business environment.
Preferred- Semiconductor industry experience is highly preferred.
- Experience with Descartes or comparable trade compliance platforms.
- Experience implementing compliance automation initiatives.
- Help shape and scale a rapidly growing global trade compliance program.
- Work directly with executive leadership and legal leadership on strategic compliance initiatives.
- Support cutting-edge semiconductor technologies serving AI communications IoT aerospace and defense industrial and automotive customers.
- Scale a compliance program that balances regulatory excellence with operational efficiency.
- Opportunity to grow into a leadership role managing future compliance team members as the function expands.
Compensation Range:
At SiTime we believe great work deserves great rewards. We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive compensation package designed to attract top talent.
The annual base salary range for this role is $138960 $191070. The final offer is determined by factors such as location experience education and training.
In addition to base salary this role is eligible for a quarterly bonus tied to the achievement of innovation goalsreflecting our commitment to recognizing meaningful impact. We also offer equity grants providing a meaningful opportunity to share in the companys future growth and success.
Benefits offered: 401k plan health and wellness that includes medical dental vision life parental leave legal services and time off plans.
SiTime is anEqual Opportunity Employer. We treat each person fairly and we do not tolerate discrimination or harassment against anyone on the basis of any protected characteristics including race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability pregnancy political affiliation protected veteran status protected genetic information or marital status or other characteristics protected by law.SiTime participates in the E-Verify program.
Learn More about SiTime:Review theGet to Know SiTimesection of our career page to explore our culture values and what makes us unique.
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About Company
SiTime is a leader in MEMS timing solutions, having shipped billions of units. Learn about our silicon MEMS oscillators, TCXOs, OCXOs, MEMS resonators, clock generators, jitter cleaners, clock timing, timing clock, sitm stock, and much more.
