--- title: 'Staff Manager, Global Trade Compliance at Ōura' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/staff-manager-global-trade-compliance-oura-san-francisco-em4ezy13x806' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-19' --- # Staff Manager, Global Trade Compliance at Ōura - **Company:** Ōura - **Location:** San Francisco, CA - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-10-15 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/oura/jobs/4437752009 ## Job description Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles. Empowering the world starts with living [our values](https://ouraring.com/about-us) and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office. Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped over one million people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles. Empowering the world starts with living [our values](https://ouraring.com/about-us) and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office. As the Staff Manager of Global Trade Compliance at Oura, you will lead the global trade compliance function, ensuring adherence to all applicable import/export laws and regulations across various regions. You will play a key role in aligning our compliance strategies with Oura’s growth initiatives. This position requires a strategic leader who can build and maintain strong relationships with external service providers, government officials, and internal teams to ensure seamless compliance processes. What You Will Do: - Global Trade Compliance Strategy: Develop and implement a comprehensive trade compliance roadmap for Oura, ensuring alignment with global regulations and company objectives. - Regulatory Expertise: Stay updated on trade compliance laws, rules, and regulations in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Regularly review sanctions and embargoes to ensure ongoing compliance. - Risk Management: Identify and mitigate compliance risks by implementing effective processes. Monitor regulatory changes and adjust company processes accordingly. - Operational Efficiency: Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business needs and regulatory constraints, and work with external partners to optimize compliance while maximizing operational efficiency. - Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate w/ Sales, Finance, Legal, Supply Chain, and external partners to develop compliant strategies that enable Oura's growth. - Cross-functional collaboration: Foster communication and build strong relationships across Oura’s functions, suppliers, and regulatory bodies. - Internal Audits & Compliance Improvement: Conduct internal audits, provide feedback, and offer guidance to maintain and improve compliance standards. - Commodity Jurisdiction & Classification: Perform commodity jurisdiction and classification, ensuring accuracy and compliance. - Export/Import Licensing: Coordinate with program personnel to gather necessary information for export/import applications and ensure that business and customer requirements align with licenses or agreements. - Reporting & Analysis: Support reporting and analysis of Global Trade Compliance data for local, global, reporting. This includes maintaining trade metrics, conducting internal self-audits (Self-Testing), and ensuring adherence to customs and import/export requirements. - Hazmat Compliance: Ensure compliance with all hazardous materials transportation regulations. Manage and oversee hazmat training, documentation, and certification processes. Requirements: - This position requires 8+ years of relevant experience. - Customs Brokerage License: Strongly preferred. - Regulatory Knowledge: Advanced knowledge of international trade regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). A strong understanding of U.S. Customs regulations is essential. - Process Development: Proven experience in developing and strengthening global trade compliance processes, including building governance infrastructure. - Industry Expertise: Technical expertise in the wearable industry is preferred. - Travel: Ability and willingness to travel up to 15%. You will fit to our team if you also have: - Leadership Experience: Proven track record of working closely with executive leadership in a global environment. - Analytical & Strategic Thinking: Strong organizational, analytical, and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to see the big picture. - Collaboration: A collaborative nature with the ability to work effectively in a team environment across different time zones. - Project Management: Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail. - Independence: Proven ability to work independently, often under time-critical conditions. - Security Clearance: Eligible to obtain and maintain a personal security clearance as necessary. ## Benefits What we offer: - Competitive salary and equity packages - An Oura Ring of your own + employee discounts for friends & family - Amazing culture of collaborative and passionate coworkers Oura takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. While most offers will be closer to the starting range, successful candidates' pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. Region 1 (SF Bay Area): $170,000 - $200,000 A recruiter can determine your zones/tiers based on your location. To all recruitment agencies: Oura does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Oura employees, or any other organization's location. Oura is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Oura is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Individuals seeking employment at Oura are considered without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Disclaimer: Beware of fake job offers! We’ve been alerted to scammers posing as ŌURA recruiters, especially for remote roles. Please note: - Our jobs are listed only on the ŌURA Careers page and trusted job boards. - We will never ask for personal information like ID or payment for equipment upfront. - Official offers are sent through Docusign after a verbal offer, not via text or email. Stay cautious and protect your personal details. To all recruitment agencies: Oura does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Oura employees, or any other organization's location. Oura is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. ## About Ōura ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Ōura (Oura Health) makes a smart ring that tracks sleep, activity, stress, and women’s health, providing personalized insights to help people improve their overall well-being. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series E, $900M round in 2025) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States (with major offices in Helsinki and Oulu, Finland) - **Founded**: 2013 - **Founders**: Petteri Lahtela, Kari Kivelä, Markku Koskela ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Wellness and Fitness Services / Health Technology - **Target customers**: B2C (individuals focused on sleep, fitness, stress, and longevity) and B2B (employer wellness programs, clinical research partners) - **Mission or purpose**: “Empower every person to own their inner potential and make health a daily practice.” ## Products & Services - **Oura Ring (Gen 3 / Horizon)**: A wearable smart ring that collects over 50 health metrics – heart rate, HRV, body temperature, SpO2, sleep stages, activity, and stress. Form factor is designed for 24/7 comfort. - **Oura Membership**: A subscription service that unlocks personalized daily health insights, readiness scores, sleep analysis, guided programs (e.g., stress management, women’s health), and trend reports. - **Oura for Business**: Employer wellness programs that leverage Oura Ring data to improve workforce health, reduce burnout, and support preventive care. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: $11 billion (set during the Series E round in 2025) – [getlatka.com](https://getlatka.com/companies/ouraring.com) - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of **$250M** (2025 estimate) – [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/oura) - **Total Funding**: Conflicting reports – **$1.6B** per LinkedIn vs. **$1.2B** per Latka; both include the $900M Series E led by Fidelity in 2025. Prior investors include Lifeline Ventures, DFO Management, and others. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Fidelity (lead, Series E), Lifeline Ventures, DFO Management; partnerships include the NBA (COVID-19 monitoring), employer wellness programs, and research institutions. - **Growth Signals**: - 2.5 million rings sold as of December 2024 – [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/oura) - Headcount: 1,042 employees (+59.2% YoY) – [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/oura) - Active job postings: 124 (+85.1% YoY) – [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/oura) - Acquisitions in 2024-2025: Doublepoint (gesture recognition), Sparta Science (force plate tech), Veri (continuous glucose monitor integration), Proxy (digital identity) – [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/oura) ## Competitive Advantages - **Form factor moat**: The only mass‑market smart ring with clinical‑grade accuracy, comfortable for 24/7 wear. - **Data depth**: 50+ biometric metrics and proprietary algorithms for sleep, stress, and women’s health (including FDA‑cleared atrial fibrillation detection). - **Brand and trust**: Featured in Time’s “100 Best Inventions,” endorsed by the NBA, and used by leading research institutions. - **Integrated ecosystem**: Hardware + subscription + B2B platform creates recurring revenue and high switching costs. ## Strategic Focus - **AI‑powered personalization**: Investing in machine learning to deliver hyper‑personalized health insights and coaching. - **Women’s health expansion**: Dedicated product and research teams for menstrual health, pregnancy, and menopause. - **Clinical and enterprise growth**: Pushing into clinical trials, employer wellness, and healthcare partnerships. - **Hardware innovation**: Developing the world’s smallest smart ring (Oura Ring 4 / Horizon) and exploring gesture recognition (via Doublepoint acquisition). ## Why Work Here - **Mission‑driven culture**: Employees are passionate about improving global health and well‑being. - **Growth trajectory**: Rapidly scaling company (almost 60% headcount growth) with significant resources post‑Series E. - **Work flexibility**: Hybrid roles in San Francisco, San Diego, Helsinki, and Oulu; many remote options available – [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/oura) - **Engineering & science focus**: Strong R&D investment – 28% of employees are in technical roles, 5% in research. - **Compensation**: Competitive salaries (e.g., Data Scientist ~$155K/yr, Staff Software Engineer ~€97K/mo in Finland) – [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/oura) - **Employee sentiment**: Glassdoor‑style rating of 3.5/5 (116 reviews), with compensation rated 3.8/5 – [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/oura) - **Notable perks**: Not explicitly listed, but the company emphasizes collaboration, impact, and a “privilege” to work on meaningful health technology. ## Sources 1. [ouraring.com](https://ouraring.com/) – Official product and company overview 2. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/oura) – Company details, financials, headcount, acquisitions, and employee data 3. [getlatka.com](https://getlatka.com/companies/ouraring.com) – Valuation, funding rounds, and CEO info 4. 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