Global Trade Compliance Specialist

ST Engineering North America

Global Trade Compliance Specialist ensuring compliance with U.S. trade control laws at ST Engineering.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeBaltimore • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $88,200 - $129,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as primary trade controls contact with the parent company and stakeholders ensuring communication and collaboration.
Serve as the designated Empowered Official responsible for ensuring compliance with U.S. trade control laws and regulations, including but not limited to ITAR, EAR, OFAC, and Customs.
Identify each function impacted or involved in trade control related activities and utilize a process to ensure that proper jurisdiction/classifications have been assigned and are being maintained and managed.
Stay current with evolving trade regulations, tariffs, and sanctions to ensure all import and export activities comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Ensure the performance of export and import transactions (e.g., hardware, software, technical data, and defense services) are conducted in a compliant manner.
Implement a process to ensure authorizations are planned for in advance, obtained, and properly activated before use and deploy a recordkeeping management and reporting process for required records and reports.
Monitor compliance activities, assist with self-assessments, and ensure potential noncompliance issues are addressed.
Analyze applicability of global trade control requirements to business programs.
Develop and deploy regulatory documentation for business programs which may include multiple agencies and authorization types.
Partner on initiatives in a collaborative environment.
Ensure accurate classification of goods under Harmonized System (HS) codes and correct valuation for duties and taxes calculation.
Liaise with customs authorities, couriers' agents, and other external departments regularly to facilitate smooth trade flows.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree with 4+ years experience in role directly related to trade compliance, import and export regulations (ITAR/EAR), customs brokerage, freight forwarding/logistics, or global trade controls and integrating cross functional teams.
In lieu of a bachelor's degree, the candidate must have over 8+ years of relevant experience.
Experience with Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) SNAP-R licensing platform
Experience with SAP system
Strong MS Excel skills
Experience developing and delivering presentations to Senior Leaders: interacting with all levels of leadership
Experience with U.S Government contracts, proposals, and/or contract terms related to import/export
Experience with conducting customer/supplier screening and due diligence
Experience in developing and delivering training materials
Experience with Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)/Schedule B Coding

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage starting from start date
Health Flexible Spending Accounts
Free Onsite Gym with weekly fitness classes
Immediate 401k vesting!!!
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Paid Time off (Permissive for exempt staff)

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Hard Skills & Tools

trade complianceimport regulationsexport regulationscustoms brokeragefreight forwardingglobal trade controlsBureau of Industry and Security (BIS) SNAP-R licensingHarmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codingMS Exceltraining material development

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationleadershipanalytical skillsproblem-solvingpresentation skillsinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsself-assessmentdue diligence