IT Director - Global Trade Compliance (Remote Role)

BAE Systems•El Paso, TX

8d•$153,377 - $260,743•Remote

About The Position

The IT Director for Global Trade Compliance is a senior technology leader responsible for designing, delivering, and sustaining enterprise capabilities that support export controls, authorization workflows, data integrity, regulatory compliance, and digital modernization across the Global Trade value stream. The role partners with business executives, Legal, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Architecture, Enterprise Applications, and Integration Services to ensure global trade processes are secure, scalable, and aligned with regulatory obligations. The position can be performed remotely. The IT Director owns the technical vision and roadmap for Global Trade Compliance systems and data, serves as IT Product Owner for Global Trade systems, and leads a cross-functional product team. The role ensures reliable operations and compliance with enterprise, cybersecurity, classification, and data-handling requirements; builds partnerships across the organization; advances AI, automation, and analytics; manages vendors; and provides leadership visibility into performance and readiness.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
12+ years of progressive IT leadership experience in enterprise systems, service ownership, application lifecycle management, or compliance-related technologies.
Experience supporting legal, export, or compliance systems, including EMS or similar tools.
Demonstrated ability to execute technology plans and support export and compliance operations.
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, including communication, facilitation, and negotiation.
Ability to translate business needs into technical strategies and actionable roadmaps.
Proven ability to influence across matrixed organizations and build trusted partnerships.
Analytical mindset and ability to balance long-term strategy with short-term operational needs.
Practical decision-making approach and strong problem-solving capabilities.
Familiarity with modern software development practices, program management, and technical engineering environments.

Nice To Haves

Strong history of leading enterprise system sustainment and application lifecycle management.
Background in Global Trade, export control systems, or regulated data workflows.
Ability to communicate technical and non-technical concepts clearly to executives.
Leadership experience building teams, developing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Responsibilities

Own and communicate the long-term technical vision and roadmap for Global Trade Compliance systems and data, consistent with enterprise architecture principles.
Align technology solutions with business goals, Consent Agreement obligations, data governance expectations, and regulatory frameworks including ITAR, EAR, DFARS, CMMC, and Global Trade modernization requirements.
Serve as the IT Product Owner for Global Trade systems, including export management systems, authorization workflow tools such as Appian, and related data pipelines.
Lead a cross-functional product team covering business analysis, configuration, testing, production support, integration, and continuous improvement.
Ensure reliable system operations, strong service health, SLA adherence, and rapid issue response.
Maintain compliance with enterprise policies, cybersecurity standards, classification requirements, and data-handling protocols for export-controlled data.
Partner with BRMs, Legal, Global Trade leadership, and functional SMEs to define problem statements, clarify requirements, and prioritize initiatives.
Drive adoption of AI, automation, and analytics capabilities for the Global Trade value stream.
Manage relationships with critical vendors, ensure contract performance, resolve escalations, and enforce quality and delivery standards.
Oversee escalation management, root cause analysis processes, and service resilience improvements.
Drive KPIs, analytics, dashboard visibility, and readiness reporting for leadership.