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Director, Compliance
Location
California
Posted
32 days ago
Salary
$265K - $280K / year
Seniority
Lead
10 yrs expEnglishCloud
Job Description
• Design, implement, and maintain a global compliance program aligned with U.S. and international export control and sanctions regimes, including EAR and OFAC.
• Oversee ECCN classification and technical export analyses for advanced semiconductor and AI hardware products.
• Partner cross-functionally with engineering, operations, finance, and product teams to ensure operational controls align with evolving regulatory requirements.
• Develop and maintain compliance frameworks for complex commercial agreements, including government contracts and related regulatory programs.
• Monitor and advise leadership on regulatory developments at the intersection of AI, advanced compute, export controls, and national security.
• Support additional compliance domains, including privacy, supply chain integrity, environmental matters, ethics and code of conduct programs, and anti-corruption initiatives.
• Build and scale global compliance training programs and internal controls appropriate for a rapidly growing organization.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on compliance risk assessment, mitigation strategies, and regulatory positioning.
Job Requirements
- 10+ years of legal, compliance, or regulatory experience, ideally within export-controlled or government-regulated industries.
- Experience in semiconductors, advanced compute, cloud infrastructure, aerospace/defense, or similarly regulated technology sectors strongly preferred.
- Deep familiarity with export controls, sanctions programs, and international trade compliance frameworks; exposure to federal contracting requirements a plus.
- Demonstrated experience building and scaling enterprise compliance programs in high-growth environments.
- Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical operational controls and business-facing guidance.
- Strong cross-functional partnership skills and executive presence.
- Self-directed, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving, technically sophisticated environment.
Benefits
- Fixed bonus
- Strong stock grant
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