Export Compliance Manager
About The Position
Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!
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.
- Ability to advise stakeholders and manage cross-functional compliance activities
- Experience with lasers, photonics, semiconductor, or other high-tech products
- Experience using SAP GTS or similar trade compliance tools
Responsibilities
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
