Senior Export Compliance PM for Leo Satellite & Global Markets

Amazon; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC seeks a Sr. Export Compliance Project Manager to own critical components of an expansive export program. You will drive licensing, classifications, due diligence for M&A, and country-specific readiness across cloud and AI contexts.

This role partners with engineering, legal, and supply chain to enable rapid, compliant global expansion. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in export compliance within global environments, deep EAR/ITAR knowledge, and proven

Qualifications

• 5+ years of HR, privacy, legal, compliance or risk management experience.
• Experience handling ambiguous or undefined challenges through strong problem solving abilities.
• Experience in ownership of projects and communicating timelines and executing independently.
• 5+ years of export compliance experience in a global corporate environment.
• Strong understanding of US export regulations including EAR & ITAR.
• Experience managing export compliance across multiple international jurisdictions.
• Experience with export licensing, including foreign national reviews and deemed export determinations.
• Experience with IT system controls, cloud computing, and AI.

Responsibilities

• Drive the strategic development and implementation of Amazon Leo's comprehensive export compliance program, encompassing U.S. (EAR/ITAR) and global trade regulations across multiple countries and jurisdictions.
• Lead export compliance due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships, including sanctions screening, ITAR registration reviews, and integration planning to ensure trade compliance risks are identified and mitigated early.
• Design and implement scalable compliance mechanisms for tangible/intangible exports, deemed exports, licensing, and classifications to support multi-country expansion and operational readiness.
• Own the development and execution of country-specific export readiness assessments, enabling Amazon Leo to enter new international markets while maintaining full regulatory compliance.
• Manage ongoing export compliance obligations across multiple countries of operation, adapting program controls to local regulatory requirements and evolving business needs.
• Conduct foreign national reviews and make export license determinations, including deemed export assessments, to support hiring, contractor engagement, and collaboration across international teams.
• Provide expert guidance on EAR and ITAR requirements specifically within cloud and AI computing environments.
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, legal, tax, HR, and IT teams to develop compliance solutions that support rapid innovation.
• Lead continuous process improvement initiatives to simplify and strengthen the export compliance program while balancing business objectives with regulatory requirements.
• Take ownership of ambiguous, cross-functional challenges where the path forward is unclear — define the problem, develop the approach, and drive to resolution with minimal direction.

Skills

Export compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Project ownership

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC seeks a Sr. Export Compliance Project Manager to own critical components of an expansive export program. You will drive licensing, classifications, due diligence for M&A, and country-specific readiness across cloud and AI contexts.

This role partners with engineering, legal, and supply chain to enable rapid, compliant global expansion. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in export compliance within global environments, deep EAR/ITAR knowledge, and proven