Senior Trade Compliance & Import Leader (U.S.)

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD in Austin, TX, is seeking a Senior Manager for U.S. Trade Facilitation to lead import compliance and operational efforts within our Global Trade organization.

You will oversee tariff classification, broker relationships, and regulatory guidance while partnering with Finance, Legal, Engineering, and Supply Chain to optimize our high-technology supply chain. The role demands hands-on execution, strategic program design, and the ability to influence across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Strong, progressive experience in U.S. import compliance within a multinational, high-technology, manufacturing, or similarly complex environment.
• Deep expertise in U.S. customs regulations, including HTS classification, valuation, country of origin, Incoterms, and trade remedies.
• Proven experience managing customs brokers and third-party trade service providers.
• Experience supporting semiconductor, electronics, or advanced manufacturing supply chains.
• Demonstrated success operating as a senior individual contributor with enterprise-wide influence.
• Intellectual curiosity and ability to navigate regulatory nuance and ambiguity.
• Experience contributing to trade system implementations or major process transformations.

Responsibilities

• Contribute as a subject matter expert on U.S. import matters, supporting oversight of tariff classification, customs valuation, country of origin, admissibility, and PGA requirements for advanced semiconductor and high-technology products.
• Support governance of U.S. customs broker relationships, including Power of Attorney management, SOP standardization, performance monitoring, and escalation management.
• Help ensure accurate and timely customs filings, post-entry activities, reconciliations, and responses to CBP inquiries.
• Monitor and evaluate regulatory developments (e.g., Sections 301/232, USMCA, trade remedies) and provide business guidance in coordination with the team.
• Participate in internal compliance assessments, root-cause analysis, and development of corrective action plans where needed.
• Support U.S. duty mitigation strategies, including duty drawback, tariff engineering, and special trade programs.
• Work with Finance and Tax partners to help quantify duty savings, risks, and opportunities.
• Leverage ACE data, dashboards, and KPIs as part of the team to monitor compliance health, broker performance, and cost drivers.
• Support ongoing trade systems and ERP initiatives (e.g., SAP GTS, S/4HANA, Descartes) to improve automation, controls, and data quality.
• Contribute to the design and improvement of scalable import compliance SOPs and control frameworks to support AMD's growth.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues in Supply Chain, Logistics, Procurement, Engineering, Legal, and IT to integrate import compliance into sourcing, product design, and operational processes.
• Provide clear, practical guidance to business teams, translating complex customs rules into actionable steps.
• Help deliver targeted training and awareness to internal stakeholders and broker partners.

Skills

U.S. import compliance

Customs regulations (HTS)

Broker management

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory analysis

Education

Licensed U.S. Customs Broker (LCB)

Bachelor’s degree in intl. business / supply chain / logistics / engineering / law

Tools

SAP GTS

S/4HANA

Descartes

Job description

AMD in Austin, TX, is seeking a Senior Manager for U.S. Trade Facilitation to lead import compliance and operational efforts within our Global Trade organization.

You will oversee tariff classification, broker relationships, and regulatory guidance while partnering with Finance, Legal, Engineering, and Supply Chain to optimize our high-technology supply chain. The role demands hands-on execution, strategic program design, and the ability to influence across the enterprise.