Trade Compliance Specialist

At Landis+Gyr, we're helping shape the future of energy—making it more intelligent, resilient, and sustainable.

As a global energy technology leader, we're accelerating the energy evolution through purposeful innovation and trusted partnerships. Trusted by more than 2,000 utilities worldwide, our intelligent solutions connect devices, data, and decisions across the grid, helping customers modernize infrastructure, optimize operations, and deliver energy that is more reliable, resilient, accessible, safe, and sustainable.

Behind every solution is a team of approximately 3,300 employees across more than 40 countries who are passionate about solving complex challenges, driving innovation, and making a meaningful impact for our utility customers and the communities they serve.

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The Trade Compliance Specialist is a high-value role responsible for safeguarding the legal and fiscal security of the company’s customs operations. The focus is on mitigating high-impact risks, maintaining strict compliance with manufacturing promotion programs, and supervising the legal performance of commercial partners (Customs Broker). Acts as an internal regulatory advisor and, on specific occasions, as an escalation point to resolve complex operational crises or discrepancies with customs authorities or the broker.

Key Responsibilities
• Certification Maintenance: Contribute to the compliance, validity, periodic reporting, and defense of the VAT & IEPS Certification (Anexo 30), IMMEX, and PROSEC programs, preventing any risk of suspension, official inquiries, or tax credits.
• Customs Broker Supervision & Auditing: Preemptively evaluate and audit pedimentos and data glosses generated by the external customs broker, ensuring that their legal criteria and classifications align with the company's interests and mitigate SAT (Mexican Tax Authority) fines.
• Internal Audit & Validation: Perform deep-dive audits on Anexo 24 balances and fixed asset regularizations, and validate that the legal file consolidated by the analyst complies 100% with statutory record-keeping obligations.
• Regulatory Analysis & Projects: Interpret changes in customs legislation, USMCA (T-MEC) rules, and SAT criteria to design customs optimization strategies, efficient regularizations, or implementation of best practices on the shop floor.
• Operational Crisis Support: Intervene directly as a high-level liaison with the customs broker or authorities during critical operational contingencies (e.g., customs incidents, cargo seizures, or SAT inquiries) that put plant continuity at risk.

Profile and Requirements
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Trade, Customs Law, or related field.
• Experience: 4 to 8 years of solid experience in trade compliance within the maquiladora industry, with a proven track record defending the VAT/IEPS Certification and managing legal relationships with external customs brokers.
• Languages: Advanced English (Bilingual).
• Skills: Strategic thinking, strong legal analysis capacity, decision-making under pressure, and excellent external negotiation skills.

We value and encourage diversity in our team. This position is open to all qualified candidates regardless of gender, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, or background. We're committed to shaping a better future for everyone. Join Team Green and be part of what's next in energy. #TeamGreen