Export Compliance Manager
About The Position
The Export Compliance Manager will support global trade compliance activities related to production, non-production, and intangible exports. This role is responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable U.S. and international export control laws and regulations. Key activities include conducting restricted-party screenings, reviewing and approving export transactions, classifying products and technologies, determining licensing requirements, preparing and submitting export license applications, and resolving shipment and customs-related issues. The Export Compliance Manager will also support regulatory inquiries, internal investigations, voluntary disclosures, corrective actions, and broader trade compliance initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, international trade, law, engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of relevant export compliance, global trade, customs, or regulatory experience
- Strong knowledge of export controls, economic sanctions, restricted-party screening, ECCN and HTS classifications, deemed exports, licensing processes, customs compliance, regulatory correspondence, and trade compliance risk mitigation
Nice To Haves
- Experience with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions requirements
- Experience preparing export license applications, commodity classification requests, voluntary disclosures, and responses to regulatory inquiries
- Experience conducting internal audits, investigations, and corrective action activities
- Experience supporting export compliance within the automotive, manufacturing, engineering, technology, or aerospace industry
- Familiarity with export compliance systems, AES filings, and automated restricted-party screening tools
Responsibilities
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Audit and Compliance, Legal, Customs, Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain, external service providers, and government agencies to ensure compliance with U.S. and international export control regulations
- Review and approve export transactions and supporting documentation
- Conduct restricted-party and sanctions screenings
- Classify products, software, and technologies under applicable ECCN and HTS classifications
- Evaluate export licensing requirements and manage the preparation and submission of license applications
- Manage export documentation and recordkeeping requirements
- Oversee Electronic Export Information filings through the Automated Export System (AES)
- Monitor and resolve export shipment, customs, and regulatory issues
- Develop, maintain, and update export compliance policies, procedures, and work instructions
- Conduct or support internal export compliance audits and risk assessments
- Assist with regulatory inquiries, investigations, voluntary disclosures, and corrective action plans
- Provide practical export compliance guidance and training to internal and external stakeholders
- Identify potential compliance risks, escalate concerns, and support the implementation of effective mitigation strategies
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
