Export Compliance Manager
Coherent Corp.
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Santa Clara • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $133,930 - $165,000 per year
About the role
- Own and lead the company’s export control strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and global regulatory requirements (EAR, ITAR)
- Serve as the technical authority for complex export classifications, including emerging technologies (AI, photonics, semiconductors), making final determinations on ambiguous or high-risk cases
- Design, implement, and continuously evolve export control policies, frameworks, and governance models across the organization
- Lead enterprise-wide risk assessments, audits, and remediation strategies; drive corrective actions and long-term compliance improvements
- Partner with senior leadership, legal, engineering, and product teams to proactively identify regulatory risks and enable compliant business growth
- Act as the primary escalation point for critical compliance issues, government inquiries, and regulatory interpretations
- Anticipate regulatory changes and translate them into actionable business strategies and controls
- Drive cross-functional programs to scale export compliance processes, tools (e.g., SAP GTS), and automation
- Represent the company with external stakeholders (regulators, auditors, industry groups) and influence best practices
- Lead and mentor a team or function, setting technical direction and elevating organizational capability
- Establish best practices and standards adopted across multiple teams or business units
- Influence executive decision-making by providing strategic compliance guidance tied to business impact
- Build and maintain a network of key internal and external stakeholders
Requirements
- Minimum 9 yr. experience in Export Compliance.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, international business, supply chain, law or equivalent degree.
- Experience leading complex classifications and export authorization processes.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret technical product information.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
export control strategyexport classificationsrisk assessmentscompliance improvementsexport authorization processesanalytical skillstechnical product interpretation
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringstrategic guidancecommunicationinfluencing