Lead, Trade Compliance, Empowered Official
L3Harris Technologies
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Salt Lake City • California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $86,000 - $182,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Act as the Empowered Official (EO) responsible for effective and compliant execution of the division export program
- Prepare agreements in accordance with federal regulations to support international business initiatives
- Interpret governmental responses and provide guidance to stakeholders
- Establish and maintain relations with corporate Global Trade Compliance and US Government stakeholders
- Analyze business initiatives for regulatory requirements and advise management on compliant execution
- Maintain, improve, and follow internal export compliance policies, procedures, and work instructions
- Apply for DoS and DoC export licenses and manage international agreements and licenses
- Oversee division employee international travel and foreign visitors
- Supervise and mentor on-site and remote division trade staff, including Export Compliance Coordinators and Customs Compliance Officials
- Approve export shipments, work with freight forwarders and customs brokers, and ensure compliance for export transactions (valuation, jurisdiction/classification, HTS, country of origin, license determination, export documentation, shipper's letter, EEI filing, record retention)
- Ensure proper use of ITAR exemptions and EAR exceptions, conduct restricted party screening, and resolve red flags
- Provide strategic export guidance for commercial and foreign military sales programs and influence product development via jurisdictional analysis
- Conduct training sessions, develop and implement policies/procedures, perform audits/self-audits, support external audits and government inquiries, and implement corrective actions as required
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience OR Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience OR in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience
- Demonstrated extensive knowledge of ITAR, EAR, FTR, OFAC, US Customs regulations and other participating government agencies (e.g., FDA, FCC, ATF)
- Export product knowledge dealing with overseas product and/or technical data on state-of-the-art products
- Experience working with freight forwarders and customs brokers
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Demonstrated ability to perform data mining and ad hoc reporting
- Basic understanding of Incoterms and Global Logistics
- Ability to travel 20%
- Ability to obtain a security clearance
- Supervisory/mentorship experience managing export/trade compliance staff
- Preferred: strong organizational skills; ability to handle multiple priorities; proven ability to build and maintain customer relationships; excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
Benefits
- 9/80 Schedule, every other Friday off
- Health and disability insurance
- 401(k) match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Education assistance
- Parental leave
- Paid time off
- Company-paid holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
ITAREARFTROFACUS Customs regulationsdata miningad hoc reportingexport complianceexport documentationIncoterms
Soft skills
organizational skillsability to handle multiple prioritiescustomer relationship managementverbal communicationwritten communicationpresentation skillssupervisory experiencementorship
Certifications
security clearance