Lead Trade Compliance Specialist
What you need
- 10+ yrs global trade compliance in multinational tech/hardware
- Expert knowledge of EU customs, Swedish export, US EAR, CBP rules
- Advanced mastery of HS/HTS classification, ECCN, Incoterms 2020
- Experience with customs valuation for hardware/software bundles
- Proven oversight of WEEE/EPR, AEO and ISO standards
What you'll do
- Serve as global SME for trade compliance, import/export controls
- Lead EU/Swedish regulatory strategies and product classification
- Develop customs valuation policies for subscription hardware/software
- Align global compliance across EMEA, Americas, APJ regions
- Drive automation of trade compliance tools into ERP systems
Meet Yubico
Yubico is a global leader in identity security and creator of the YubiKey, the original hardware-backed passkey. We are publicly traded on Nasdaq Stockholm; our global footprint includes headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Silicon Valley, California; and Singapore.
Why Join Our Mission?
At Yubico, we are guided by a shared belief that your work matters. We operate under a cultural philosophy of Speed with Integrity, pushing the boundaries of technology to secure the AI frontier—protecting both human and agentic AI interactions—and leading the transition to post-quantum cryptography. In everything we do, we live by our core values:
- Battle Friction: We constantly look for new ways to simplify our products, our work, and the user experience.
- Inspire Higher: We think big, champion the open internet, and strive to do the right thing even when it is difficult.
- One Team: We are open, responsive, and collaborative, overcoming challenges and celebrating our successes together.
Aligned with our commitment to open standards, we foster a thriving builder ecosystem through the Yubico Developer Program, offering free open-source repositories, libraries, and SDKs to help developers rapidly integrate strong hardware authentication into any application. Through close collaborations with technical partners like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, as well as newer frontiers like OpenAI, we continue to shape a safer digital world while donating security keys to protect vulnerable communities, journalists, and humanitarian groups worldwide through our Secure it Forward program.
At Yubico, we offer:
Yubico Values: We work to ensure that our employees have an open space to have their voices amplified to create a workplace where everyone feels like they belong. In support of this, our employees have created some pretty cool Employee Resource Groups that foster inclusion, help build community and connection across Yubico. Additionally, Yubico donates YubiKeys to organizations in need all over the world (you can read more about our work here).
Social Connection: Relationships and connectedness matter, and we love spending time with our team! Our virtual workspace keeps us connected day-to-day whether it's through Yubico celebrating wins or our buzzing Slack communities. Check out our Life at Yubico Page on LinkedIn and our awards here.
The Role
The Lead Trade Compliance Specialist serves as Yubico’s global authority and principal Subject Matter Expert (SME) on international trade compliance. Based at our Stockholm Head Office and reporting directly to the Vice President of Supply Chain and Operations and Global Head of Trade Compliance, this senior individual contributor (IC) is responsible for building, auditing, and maintaining a robust, enterprise-wide trade compliance framework.
The primary focus of this role is ensuring flawless compliance with import and export regulations from a Swedish and European Union (EU) perspective, whilst ensuring seamless cross-regional alignment with Trade Compliance stakeholders in the Americas and APJ.
Key Responsibilities
1. Core Trade Compliance and Regulatory Oversight (40%)
- Regulatory Compliance SME: Act as the primary point of contact and corporate SME for all global trade compliance matters, import and export controls, sanctions regulations, and customs audits.
- EU and Swedish Regulatory Authority: Lead regional compliance strategies from a Swedish Head Office perspective, ensuring strict adherence to EU export control regimes, Swedish customs clearance protocols, and national cross-border mandates.
- Product Classification (HS/HTS and ECCN): Lead and maintain global product classifications, assigning precise Harmonised System (HS) / Harmonised Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes, Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCN), and Country of Origin (CoO) declarations across all physical hardware and digital key offerings.
- Customs Valuation Models: Develop, implement, and maintain complex customs valuation policies and procedures tailored to subscription-based models where physical hardware is shipped in conjunction with software licences.
- Denied Party Screening: Drive global export control screening policies, ensuring comprehensive denied party screening and sanctions compliance across all international order channels.
2. Global Alignment and Cross-Functional Governance (30%)
- Global Regional Alignment: Secure and maintain strict alignment across EMEA, Americas, and APJ regions. Harmonise compliance policies, documentation standards, and classification practices across all global fulfilment nodes.
- Importer of Record (IoR) Solutions: Design, evaluate, and govern compliant IoR operational solutions and legal pathways for destinations where neither Yubico nor its customers maintain a local legal entity.
- Incoterms and Shipping Documentation Integrity: Enforce global rules for International Commercial Terms (Incoterms 2020), with a primary focus on F-terms (e.g., FCA) and D-terms (e.g., DAP, DDP). Ensure complete accuracy across commercial invoices, packing slips, export filings, and customs declarations.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner closely with Legal, Finance (Value Added Tax [VAT] and cross-border tax), Product, and Sales operations to support new market expansions and resolve cross-border trade bottlenecks.
3. Framework Development, Environmental Standards and Systems (30%)
- Policy and SOP Architecture: Generate, administer, and maintain Global Trade Compliance Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Standard Work Instructions (SWIs), and operational FAQs.
- Internal Training Programmes: Develop and execute comprehensive trade compliance training programmes for relevant internal stakeholders across Operations, Sales, Legal, and Supply Chain teams.
- Environmental and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Compliance: Lead adherence to environmental regulations, including Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directives and local EPR frameworks across global destinations.
- Quality and Customs Certifications: Align operational frameworks to support and maintain Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards.
- Systems and Automation: Drive automation projects by integrating trade compliance tools, classification databases, and automated export screening software into Yubico's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
Qualifications and Key Requirements
Trade Compliance Expertise
- Experience: 10+ years of dedicated, hands-on experience in global trade compliance, export controls, and international customs management within a multinational technology or hardware environment.
- Regulatory Mastery: Deep, expert-level knowledge of EU customs laws, Swedish export regulations, United States Export Administration Regulations (EAR), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rules, and general APJ import frameworks.
- Technical Compliance Skills: Advanced mastery of HS/HTS classification, ECCN assignment, Incoterms 2020, customs valuation models (hardware and licence bundling), Automated Export System (AES) filings, and IoR operational setups.
- Environmental and Quality Standards: Proven experience overseeing WEEE/EPR environmental directives, alongside AEO and ISO standards.
Senior IC Leadership and Alignment Capabilities
- Global Alignment Capability: Demonstrated ability to influence cross-regionally and establish uniform compliance processes across distributed teams in EMEA, Americas, and APJ.
- Problem-Solving and Escalation: Ability to independently troubleshoot complex customs delays, broker inquiries, and regulatory holds directly.
- Education and Professional Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in Business, International Trade, Law, Logistics, or a related field. Certified Customs Specialist (CCS), Certified Export Specialist (CES), or equivalent trade certification is highly advantageous.
- Location and Language: Based in Stockholm, Sweden. Fluent in written and spoken English; proficiency in Swedish is a distinct advantage given local regulatory interactions.
We are an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity and uphold an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We'd love to learn about what you can add to our diverse team. We are an E-Verify Participating Employer.
Yubico does not accept agency resumes or referrals so please do not send them to our careers staff or employees. Yubico is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes or referrals.
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About Yubico
Yubico (Nasdaq Stockholm: YUBICO), the inventor of the YubiKey, offers the gold standard for phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA), stopping account takeovers in their tracks and making secure login easy and available for everyone. Since the company was founded in 2007, it has been a leader in setting global standards for secure access to computers, mobile devices, servers, browsers, and internet accounts. Yubico is a creator and core contributor to the FIDO2, WebAuthn, and FIDO Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) open authentication standards, and is a pioneer in delivering hardware-based passwordless authentication using the highest assurance passkeys to customers in 160+ countries. Yubico’s solutions enable passwordless logins using the most secure form of passkey technology. YubiKeys work out-of-the-box across hundreds of consumer and enterprise applications and services, delivering strong security with a fast and easy experience. As part of its mission to make the internet more secure for everyone, Yubico donates YubiKeys to organizations helping at-risk individuals through the philanthropic initiative, Secure it Forward. The company is headquartered in Stockholm and Santa Clara, CA. For more information on Yubico, visit us at www.yubico.com.
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