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Yubico, a publicly traded global leader in identity security and creator of the YubiKey hardware-backed passkey, is seeking a Lead Trade Compliance Specialist to serve as the company's global authority and principal subject matter expert on international trade compliance. Based at the Stockholm headquarters and reporting directly to the Vice President of Supply Chain and Operations, this senior individual contributor role is responsible for building, auditing, and maintaining a robust, enterprise-wide trade compliance framework.
The primary focus is ensuring flawless compliance with import and export regulations from a Swedish and European Union perspective while ensuring seamless cross-regional alignment with trade compliance stakeholders in the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions.
Key Responsibilities:
Core Trade Compliance and Regulatory Oversight (40%): Act as the primary point of contact and corporate SME for all global trade compliance matters, import and export controls, sanctions regulations, and customs audits. Lead regional compliance strategies from a Swedish headquarters perspective, ensuring strict adherence to EU export control regimes, Swedish customs clearance protocols, and national cross-border mandates. Lead and maintain global product classifications, assigning precise Harmonised System (HS) / Harmonised Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes, Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCN), and Country of Origin declarations across all physical hardware and digital key offerings. Develop, implement, and maintain complex customs valuation policies tailored to subscription-based models where physical hardware is shipped with software licences. Drive global export control screening policies, ensuring comprehensive denied party screening and sanctions compliance across all international order channels.
Global Alignment and Cross-Functional Governance (30%): Secure and maintain strict alignment across EMEA, Americas, and APJ regions, harmonising compliance policies, documentation standards, and classification practices across all global fulfilment nodes. Design, evaluate, and govern compliant Importer of Record (IoR) operational solutions for destinations where neither Yubico nor its customers maintain a local legal entity. Enforce global rules for International Commercial Terms (Incoterms 2020), with focus on F-terms and D-terms, ensuring complete accuracy across commercial invoices, packing slips, export filings, and customs declarations. Partner closely with Legal, Finance (VAT and cross-border tax), Product, and Sales operations to support new market expansions and resolve cross-border trade bottlenecks.
Framework Development, Environmental Standards and Systems (30%): Generate, administer, and maintain Global Trade Compliance Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Standard Work Instructions (SWIs), and operational FAQs. Develop and execute comprehensive trade compliance training programmes for relevant internal stakeholders across Operations, Sales, Legal, and Supply Chain teams. Lead adherence to environmental regulations, including Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directives and local Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) frameworks across global destinations. Align operational frameworks to support and maintain Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status and ISO standards. Drive automation projects by integrating trade compliance tools, classification databases, and automated export screening software into Yubico's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
Requirements:
Trade Compliance Expertise: 10+ years of dedicated, hands-on experience in global trade compliance, export controls, and international customs management within a multinational technology or hardware environment. Deep, expert-level knowledge of EU customs laws, Swedish export regulations, United States Export Administration Regulations (EAR), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rules, and general Asia-Pacific import frameworks. Advanced mastery of HS/HTS classification, ECCN assignment, Incoterms 2020, customs valuation models (hardware and licence bundling), Automated Export System (AES) filings, and IoR operational setups. Proven experience overseeing WEEE/EPR environmental directives, alongside AEO and ISO standards.
Senior IC Leadership and Alignment Capabilities: Demonstrated ability to influence cross-regionally and establish uniform compliance processes across distributed teams in EMEA, Americas, and APJ. Ability to independently troubleshoot complex customs delays, broker inquiries, and regulatory holds. Bachelor's degree in Business, International Trade, Law, Logistics, or a related field. Certified Customs Specialist (CCS), Certified Export Specialist (CES), or equivalent trade certification is highly advantageous. Based in Stockholm, Sweden. Fluent in written and spoken English; proficiency in Swedish is a distinct advantage given local regulatory interactions.
