Trade Compliance Manager

Fractile; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity & Ownership: meaningful equity

Private Medical, Dental and Vision, 25

days holiday + bank holidays + Life/CI

Job summary

Fractile in London is seeking an experienced Export Compliance Officer to own and operate our global trade controls for AI hardware. You will lead ECCN classifications, manage UK ECJU and US BIS licensing, and supervise denied party screening across customers, vendors, and hires.

You will design scalable policy frameworks, train teams on controlled technology transfers, and maintain audit-ready records for regulator inquiries, while partnering with engineering and commercial groups to keep

Qualifications

• 5+ years of trade compliance experience in tech/semi scale-up/multinational.
• Working mastery of UK ECJU rules and US deemed exports; sanctions regimes.
• Ability to translate hardware/software specs into precise ECCN classifications.
• Experience implementing and operating automated screening.
• Ability to build smooth, low-friction compliance processes with fast-moving teams.

Responsibilities

• Trade Compliance Operations: act as Export Compliance Officer for licenses, audits, and enforcement.
• Lead ECCN/classifications for Fractile technology and products; manage licensing processes (UK ECJU, US BIS).
• Oversee denied party screening workflows across customers, vendors, and hires.
• Assist with customs compliance and IT control implementations.
• Maintain audit-ready records and engage regulators as needed.

Skills

Trade compliance experience

Export control knowledge

Technical translation

Automated screening

Business process design

Tools

ECCN classification tools

Job description

Fractile was founded in 2022 on the bet that, eventually, the world’s most capable AI systems would be limited in their impact by the time taken to produce useful outputs. We bet everything on the logical conclusion: that the only way to truly unlock this latent value, to make speed viable at scale, was to radically reinvent the hardware that we run our frontier AI models on. Ever since, we have been building chips and systems that tackle this problem: how to efficiently generate output at thousands of tokens per second, while handling the complexity and capacity challenges of operating large models at very long contexts.

The role:

Fractile is at a pivotal moment in our growth to serve as our primary export compliance authority. You will build, operationalize, and maintain the trade compliance frameworks, classification pipelines, and operational controls that safeguard and enable our advanced AI hardware operations and global supply chain.

Key Responsibilities

• Trade Compliance Operations
• Act as Fractile’s designated Export Compliance Officer, taking operational and legal ownership of US, UK, and relevant international export controls and economic sanctions compliance. Act as the official point of contact for licenses, audits, and compliance enforcement.
• Lead hands‑on ECCN / classifications for all Fractile technology and products. Manage end-to-end export licensing processes, including UK ECJU (SPIRE/LITE) and US BIS applications, end-user undertakings (EUUs), and license condition monitoring.
• Oversee denied party screening workflows across customers, vendors, supply chain partners, and prospective hires.
• Assist with customs compliance processes.
• Work with stakeholders on implementation of suitable IT controls and systems.
• Policy Framework & Operational Integration
• Design, embed, and continuously audit Fractile’s internal compliance programme tailored to scale‑up speed. Integrate compliance checks and export hold mechanisms into enterprise workflows. Develop and deliver practical, role‑specific training regarding controlled technology transfers (deemed exports/re‑exports).
• Audit Readiness & Regulator Engagement
• Maintain rigorous, audit‑ready record‑keeping systems for all exports, re‑exports, and technical data transfers. Act as the primary operational contact for UK ECJU, HMRC, US BIS, and freight forwarders during compliance audits or shipping inquiries. Monitor regulatory updates targeting AI hardware, semiconductor supply chains, and sanctions to adjust operational processes rapidly.

Candidate Profile & Qualifications

• Relevant Experience: 5+ years of dedicated trade compliance experience within a technology (ideally semiconductor) scale-up/multinational.
• Domain Expertise: Practical, working mastery of both UK export control rules (ECJU) and US rules (deemed exports, foreign direct product rules, and sanctions regimes).
• Technical Aptitude: Proven capability to translate complex technical hardware/software specs into precise ECCN classifications.
• Systems Experience: Experience implementing and operating automated screening.
• Pragmatic Business Partner: Ability to build smooth, low-friction, proportionate processes and operational controls that keep fast-moving engineering and commercial teams compliant without stalling growth.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary: A competitive salary reflective of your experience and the specialist nature of the role.
• Equity & Ownership: Meaningful equity so everyone shares in the value creation.
• Benefits: Private Medical, Dental and Vision, Contributory Pension, 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays and Life/Critical Illness Insurance.
• Diverse & fun office: we believe the hardest problems get solved by the broadest range of minds. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity through attracting and retaining a diverse team and building an inclusive environment.

Fractile is seeking to increase the clock speed of global progress, one chip at a time. We’ve recentlyraised $220M from investors including Founders Fund and Accel and our most important work liesahead. Join us!

Export controls

Our work involves technologies subject to UK, US and other international export control regulations.Certain roles may require additional eligibility checks to ensure compliance with applicable law. We'llbe transparent about this throughout the hiring process.