Founding Trade & Customs Product Advisor — UAE & International

TRADEVA FZE LLC; Ajman; On-site; AED 45,000 - 112,000; Part time

Job summary

TRADEVA FZE LLC is seeking a paid, part-time advisory expert with extensive experience in customs, import-export, and trade compliance to validate HS-code engines and map UAE procedures. The advisor will define shipping and documentation workflows and identify trade risks, supporting partnerships with freight forwarders and brokers.

The role may evolve into a leadership position as Head of Trade Operations & Customs Intelligence, contingent on fit and company growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in customs, import-export, freight forwarding, or international trade ops.
• Ideally 12–20 years in related fields.
• Dubai Customs, Jebel Ali Port, UAE free zones experience preferred.
• Strong practical trade experience to inform digital product rules.

Responsibilities

• Validate TRADEVA's HS-code and landed-cost engines.
• Map UAE and international customs procedures.
• Define shipping, customs, and document workflows.
• Identify customs, logistics, and trade-compliance risks.
• Support partnerships with freight forwarders, carriers, warehouses, and brokers.
• Translate trade experience into digital product rules and alerts.
• Assist expansion across GCC, Asia, Europe, Africa trade corridors.

Skills

Fluent English

Arabic preferred

Trade compliance

Customs clearance

Import-Export procedures

Risk identification

Problem-solving

10+ years experience

Job description

Engagement: Paid, part-time advisory role during the initial stage

Experience: Minimum 10 years; ideally 12-20 years in customs, import-export, freight forwarding, trade compliance, or international trade operations

The advisor will:

• Validate TRADEVA's HS-code and landed-cost calculation engines;
• Map UAE and international customs procedures;
• Define shipping, customs, and document workflows for the application;
• Identify customs, logistics, and trade-compliance risks;
• Support partnerships with freight forwarders, carriers, warehouses, and customs brokers;
• Translate practical trade experience into digital product rules, alerts, and requirements; and
• Help prepare TRADEVA for expansion across GCC, Asian, European, and African trade corridors.

The ideal candidate should have strong practical experience with Dubai Customs, Jebel Ali, UAE free zones, customs valuation, duties and VAT, shipping documents, demurrage and detention, restricted goods, and international trade operations.

For the right person, the role may develop into a full-time leadership position as Head of Trade Operations & Customs Intelligence, subject to mutual fit, funding, performance, and company growth.

Skills

• Fluent English; Arabic is highly preferred
• 10+ years of practical customs, logistics or international-trade experience
• Trade compliance, risk identification and problem-solving
• UAE customs clearance and import-export procedures
• Dubai Customs, Jebel Ali Port, Dubai Trade and Mirsal experience