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Nextracker Inc. · 1 week ago

Director, Trade Compliance, North America, Oceania & APAC

California, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$200K/yr - $220K/yr

10+ years exp

Nextracker Inc. is driving the global energy transition with an integrated clean energy technology platform. The Director of Trade Compliance will lead the trade compliance function across critical markets, ensuring compliance and optimizing duties to support the growth of utility-scale solar projects.

Renewables & Environment

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Define the multi-year trade-compliance strategy; establish policies, SOPs and internal controls that translate regulations into scalable, auditable processes across regions

Own importer-of-record programs and oversee day-to-day customs execution (entries, ISF, reconciliation, records), engaging directly with customs authorities to ensure timely, accurate clearances

Lead one enterprise trade specialty (classification, origin, valuation, or duty-optimization); maintain rulings and master data; issue authoritative guidance and coach regional teams on complex determinations

Drive compliant savings through tariff engineering, preferential trade (e.g., USMCA/FTAs), Chapter 98, drawback, First Sale for Export, and Section 232 (steel) compliance; prepare recommendation memos and secure cross-functional adoption

Monitor and interpret trade laws, sanctions and trade-remedy actions; brief executives on impacts and options; coordinate company responses to regulatory inquiries and assessments in partnership with Legal

Select, contract and performance-manage customs brokers; direct outside counsel and consultants for rulings, interpretations and specialized matters

Govern accuracy of HTS/ECCN/COO and related attributes in ERP/GTM; deploy dashboards and controls that surface anomalies, support landed-cost decisions and provide executive-level reporting

Lead the roadmap to achieve and sustain CTPAT Importer certification, coordinating physical, procedural and IT-security criteria with internal teams and business partners

Maintain a proportionate export-control framework (ECCN determinations, screening, licensing where required, and records) to support occasional exports

Influence sourcing, engineering, logistics and commercial decisions; integrate compliance requirements into new products, sourcing shifts, systems projects and M&A due diligence to accelerate compliant market access

Qualification

Trade Compliance LeadershipU.S. Customs ExpertiseRegulatory KnowledgeERP ProficiencyCustoms Broker LicenseData Analysis SkillsSupply Chain InsightInfluenceLeadership

Required

Bachelor's in International Trade, Supply Chain, Business or related field

10+ years progressive trade-compliance experience with substantial, hands-on U.S. customs ownership and leadership of cross-regional programs

Deep knowledge of 19 CFR, HTSUS, ACE, USMCA, AD/CVD, Section 232, First Sale for Export, and U.S. export-control/sanctions frameworks

Proficiency with ERP (especially Oracle), GTM solutions and ACE/CARM portals

Strong data-analysis skills and comfort with dashboards

Proven ability to advise executives, set enterprise standards and lead change across functions and regions

Solid understanding of end-to-end logistics and Incoterms to partner effectively with operations

Up to 15 percent travel (domestic and occasional international)

Preferred

U.S. Licensed Customs Broker strongly preferred

CCS/CES or similar certifications a plus

Company

Nextracker Inc.

Nextpower™ (formerly Nextracker) designs, engineers, and delivers an advanced energy technology platform for solar power plants, innovating across structural, electrical, and digital domains.

Founded in 2013

Fremont, CA, US

1001-5000 employees

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