Applied Materials Senior Counsel Global Trade Compliance B5 

United States, California 

882387533

Senior Counsel, Trade Compliance - (B5)

Job Description

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Continually analyzing the evolving trade laws and regulations applicable to the company, and their impact on strategy and operations.
• Provide support to the trade functions due diligence team to resolve trade related flags that rise.
• Conduct trade related legal investigations or reviews to resolve internal reports.
• Providing critical programmatic support for trade compliance organization enhancements throughout the global enterprise.
• Develop process enhancements that embed new regulatory requirements into business operations.
• Design and advise on enhancements for trade compliance policies, operating procedures and technology control plans.
• Advise on trade compliance training for a variety of audiences involving classification of technology, software and/or source code.
• Advising and problem solving on compliance issues involving technology transfers and IT controls/security for controlled technology and supply chain restrictions that have a broad impact on the business.
• Partner to solve unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business involving classification, technology controls and supply chain trade regulations.
• Advise and manage projects to enhance legal processes, procedures and protocols for trade controls embedded in all functions of the organization.
• Undertake special projects and supporting other compliance program initiatives.

Major Areas of Responsibility

As an in-house attorney focused on trade compliance, you will advise on cross-border transactions and a wide range of international trade compliance matters. This senior counsel position will collaborate closely with peers in developing and enhancing both US and non-US compliance processes as geopolitics continue to influence global trade strategy and business for the semiconductor industry. You will coordinate with external legal counsel, as appropriate, and provide legal advice to the company’s global business units and departments. You will have frequent contact with internal stakeholders throughout the company’s global operations, including executives.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate degree and a minimum of 6-8 years of experience in advising multinational businesses on trade compliance matters, including US export controls, imports/customs, sanctions and compliance program development.
• Excellent academic background.
• Experience practicing with a top tier law firm and/or multinational consulting group.
• Ability to quickly demonstrate competence to gain the trust of business stakeholders to achieve a desired objective.
• Investigations background, preferably in trade related investigations.
• Self-motivated individual with the ability to work smart and fast independently.
• Problem Solving: Proactively identifies and solves complex problems, thinking beyond existing solutions and frameworks.
• Comfortable in balancing competing priorities and changes in scope/direction to align with team and business objectives.
• Excellent communication skills: Ability to clearly articulate and visually present complex legal advice for senior executives; excellent written work product (compliance policies, procedures, training).
• Passion for compliance work!

Desired Qualifications

• In-house experience in the semiconductor industry and/or high-tech industry is strongly preferred.
• Deep experience in the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
• Demonstrated experience in trade investigations, in-house experience preferred.
• Subject matter expertise with non-US export and import regulatory regimes.
• Language skills (Mandarin, Korean, or Japanese) are a bonus.
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QualificationsDoctorate Degree

4 - 7 Years

Full time

Assignee / RegularNot Specified

$172,000.00 - $236,500.00