Trade Compliance Paralegal - 2130 - Now Hiring

KIOXIA America, Inc. is the U.S.-based subsidiary of KIOXIA Corporation, a leading worldwide supplier of flash memory and solid state drives (SSDs). From the invention of flash memory to today’s breakthrough BiCS FLASH™ 3D flash memory technology, KIOXIA continues to pioneer innovative memory, SSD and software solutions that enrich people's lives and expand society's horizons. The company's innovative BiCS FLASH™ 3D flash memory technology is shaping the future of storage in high-density applications, including advanced smartphones, PCs, SSDs, automotive, and data centers.

Our Trade Compliance Paralegal will play an integral role in KIOXIA’s Trade Compliance Programs in an effort to ensure compliance with import and export control regulations in the U.S., Japan and other applicable jurisdictions. The successful candidate will support the development and management of import and export programs and will be expected to grow their knowledge of trade regulations in alignment with the company’s evolving needs.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in coordinating and enforcing compliance with our export control programs.
  • Support sales and R&D teams in screening customers and/or business partners for compliance with export control programs, including supporting the collection and analysis of data on both existing and new customers/business partners and their businesses (products, applications, logistics, future prospects, end users of the customer’s products by type and location, compliance program, etc.)
  • Assist all levels within the company to understand and comply with export control requirements, including by developing and implementing export control compliance trainings.
  • Assist in audits related to our export control program.
• Assist in the coordination and implementation of our import compliance policies.
  • Assist all levels within the company to understand and comply with import compliance requirements, including by developing and implementation of import compliance trainings.
• Support the trade compliance team in additional projects and issues related to trade compliance as necessary, e.g., drafting standard operating procedures or presentations, conducting basic legal research, running analyses of trade compliance data, carrying out internal audits of trade compliance issues, etc.
• Exercise strong ethics in applying trade regulations to our business.
• Make periodic presentations to senior management. 

• Basic knowledge of or experience in export control, import compliance, international trade and logistics preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and demonstrated inductive and deductive reasoning abilities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to interact with constituencies outside of the U.S., in particular Japan.
• Ability to analyze legal materials for internal use.
• Ability to organize, maintain, and track files of important case documents.
• Ability to conduct legal research, collect and analyze evidence for export control and import compliance inquiries, and prepare relevant written reports for use in internal cases.
• Strong organization skills, project management skills, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.  
• Proficient with data analyses and manipulation of complex and sensitive data using Excel or other similar programs.
• Demonstrated skill in using computer databases to retrieve, organize, and index various materials.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint and relevant software applications.
• International business experience, preferably in Asia, preferred. 
• Japanese language proficiency (Reading, Writing, Speaking) preferred.

Experience:

• BA/BS or equivalent achievement required (EE, Economics and/or Mathematics, Marketing, and/or other analytically based field preferred).
• 5 – 7 years of relevant experience in a legal and/or regulatory compliance setting.
• Paralegal, experience in a law firm, and/or trade regulatory experience preferred.

Req# 2130; #LI-CB1;

The expected salary for this position is $84,387 - $139,304

At KIOXIA, we value the following:

• Investment in you
  • Offering opportunities for career growth and personal development training
• Open-minded management
  • Empowering employees by listening and responding to ideas, issues, and approaches
• Flexible work-life balance
  • Offering a generous PTO allotment, holiday shutdown, and flexible work options
• Diversity of cultures, perspectives, backgrounds and experiences of all our team members
  • Through our diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, our focus is to strengthen our company culture to create more inclusion and belonging for all
• Benefits for our team members
  • Excellent medical and non-medical benefits, 401(k) matching, pet insurance

KIOXIA America, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.