Trade Compliance Specialist

Job Description

Insitu is looking for an experienced and detail-oriented trade compliance licensing professional to support its robust international portfolio of clients. Our ideal candidate has experience with US exports, deep knowledge of ITAR and EAR license management, and thrives on collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.  In this role, you will prepare, submit, and administer export agreements, hardware and marketing licenses, and commodity jurisdiction requests. You will be part of a collaborative team of trade compliance professionals focused on creating business enabling strategies through the application of trade control expertise.

This role will have a diversity of responsibilities, and will focus on export license writing, license lifecycle management, and jurisdictional classification of technology in the Unmanned Aerial System marketplace. This position will act as an empowered official for the company and be responsible for the review and constructive feedback of other team members’ work. You will coordinate with stakeholders and identify export/import licensing requirements for new opportunities and ongoing customer programs.

Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for supporting varied trade compliance operations for the company to include:

• Monitors all licensing activity for compliance and accuracy. Evaluates and escalates licensing and non compliance issues. Drafts responses to external inquires and data requests.
• Evaluates data and tracking metrics and develops company and external reports.
• Establishes export licensing and compliance programs. Monitors for effectiveness and adjusts content as needed.
• Drafting and managing export license applications for customer deliveries and engineering and development activities to include Technical Assistance Agreements, Warehouse Distribution Agreements, and Manufacturing License Agreements, Hardware Licenses, exemption documentation and Internal Compliance Plans
• Reviewing technical data for proper export classification and compliance with export authorities prior to export
• Coordinating watch list screening and providing licensing support for international travelers
• Managing license administration, monitoring use and valuation
• Maintaining documentation of exported products, ensuring compliance with required regulatory reporting, and managing license lifecycle
• Collaborating with trade compliance team members and engineering staff to provide export classifications for new technologies, major systems, parts, components, and technical information

Required Experience and Qualifications:

• 7+ years’ experience with drafting and management of U.S. Export authorities (U.S. Department of State, Department of Commerce)
• Knowledge of ITAR and EAR license lifecycle management against U.S. regulatory requirements and license conditions; strong background in export jurisdiction classification
• Experience researching and evaluating technologies against U.S. Export Regulations (ITAR and EAR) to determine export classification jurisdiction to include drafting of Commodity Jurisdictions and CCATS applications.
• Experience interfacing and maintaining strong relationships with technical and programmatic teams to effectively facilitate role objectives
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance

Required Skills:

• Ability to work independently and prioritize daily work based on business and team objectives
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and quality; ability to review, verify, and validate work
• Ability to act as an empowered official as defined by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
• Ability to find creative solutions to complex requirements
• Deep knowledge of U.S. export and import rules and regulations
• The ability to learn, ask questions, challenge the status quo, and find creative solutions within the confines of U.S. and international regulations
• Ability to collect and synthesize data from various stakeholders to create clear and compelling written documents.
• Effective at working with geographically distributed and virtual teams through clear communication and collaboration
• Interest and ability to move between teams and programs to provide licensing support across various technical and program portfolios
• Ability to focus on daily repetitious tasks that may be time sensitive with quality
• Strong organizational skills with the capacity to balance competing demands; effective at prioritizing tasks
• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office products including Teams, SharePoint, Excel; experience with OCR EASE software (preferred)

Typical Education & Experience

• 10-14 years with a bachelor’s degree or 8-12 years with a master’s degree
• Engineering or other technical degree preferred

In-Office Requirement Statement:

We let the type of work you do determine the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.

• This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration as needed therefore can be located anywhere within the continental United States. For candidates local to the area there will be a hybrid onsite requirement based on your location.

At Insitu, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

Insitu also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability programs and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire.

Please note that the salary information show below is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate experience, qualifications and work location.

Insitu is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.