Trade Compliance Officer

## Trade Compliance Officer — NVOCC / International Freight Forwarder An FMC-licensed NVOCC and international freight forwarder is hiring a Trade Compliance Officer to own the full regulatory stack across their US export program. The business operates its own House Bills of Lading, assumes direct carrier liability on every booking, moves refrigerated and dangerous cargo on FCL ocean to buyers in 50+ countries, and handles all AMS / ISF filings in-house with no third-party intermediaries. This is a seat for someone who treats compliance as a competitive advantage, not overhead. ### What you will own - NVOCC regulatory compliance: FMC tariff maintenance, OTI license upkeep, bond posture, House Bill of Lading issuance standards - Export documentation: AES / EEI filings, country-of-origin determinations, HTS classification, denied-party / sanctions screening (OFAC SDN, BIS Entity List) - US Customs and Border Protection program: in-house AMS submission, ISF (10+2) filing, recordkeeping, reasonable care, broker oversight, post-entry audit response - USDA FSIS export compliance for US meat, poultry, and egg programs: health certificates, Export Library requirements, destination-country veterinary and phytosanitary flows - Cold chain compliance tied to industry food-export certifications (USMEF / USAPEEC): temperature chain documentation, destination cold-store receiving requirements - Dangerous goods compliance across all nine IMO / IMDG hazard classes: in-house DG declarations, DG-certified staff training, carrier acceptance workflows - Country-specific export compliance across the Middle East, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Europe, and Latin America - Written SOPs across every lane and commodity, serving as the single point of accountability on FMC, CBP, USDA, and IMO audits ### Who we're looking for - 5+ years in trade compliance at a freight forwarder, NVOCC, customs broker, or 3PL - Direct experience with FMC-licensed NVOCC operations and / or House Bill of Lading issuance strongly preferred - Working knowledge of AMS, ISF, AES / EEI, and in-house filing workflows (not just vendor oversight) - US food export documentation (USDA FSIS Export Library, country veterinary and phyto certification flows) - IMO / IMDG dangerous goods: declarations, hazard class knowledge, carrier acceptance rules - CBP compliance program ownership: HTS classification, denied-party screening, reasonable care posture - One or more of: Licensed Customs Broker (LCB), Certified Customs Specialist (CCS), Certified Export Specialist (CES), IATA / IMDG DG certification - Comfortable being the final word on the gray calls — you draft the SOP, you own the audit, you say yes or no at the booking ### The seat - Preferred: New Jersey (NY / NJ metro). Remote considered for the right background. - Reports into executive leadership. - Compensation: negotiable, commensurate with experience and certification mix. Market band for this scope and geography is roughly $90K-$130K base plus benefits. - Full-time direct hire.