Principal, Global Customs Compliance & Valuation, Project Kuiper

Principal, Global Customs Compliance & Valuation

Project Kuiper is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we've designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Kuiper is looking for an experienced Principal, Global Customs Compliance & Valuation to lead and develop valuation methodologies, and governance frameworks while ensuring adherence to international customs regulations and trade requirements to support of Kuiper's expanding global businesses. As a compliance leader in a fast-paced environment, you can expect to leverage your import / export and regulatory knowledge to translate complex issues into opportunities. Alongside our growing team, you will use a combination of subject matter expertise and business acumen to think outside the box and influence direction. You can expect to make an impact by executing core functions such as; working across subject matter experts to identify compliance requirements, recommending and implementing control mechanisms to mitigate risk, and diving deep into program specific requirements to define compliance solutions. You will successfully balance moving fast to unblock short-term issues with our long-term needs from a compliance, strategic and financial perspective. This role includes interacting with and influencing a variety of internal and external stakeholders including Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain, Legal, Tax, Public Policy and other partners.

Key job responsibilities :

• Serve as the organization's subject matter expert on customs valuation methodologies, providing strategic guidance to senior leadership on complex customs matters
• Design and implement global customs compliance frameworks and governance structures
• Lead customs audits and develop response strategies for customs authority inquiries
• Direct the development of customs valuation policies across multiple jurisdictions
• Oversee risk assessment and mitigation strategies for customs-related activities
• Build and maintain relationships with key customs authorities and regulatory bodies
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to optimize customs processes and reduce duty exposure
• Mentor and develop team members while fostering a culture of compliance excellence

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, and earn trust. At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people. We're dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.