Director-Export & Trade Compliance

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech’s faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation’s top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech’s Mission and Values

Georgia Tech’s mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

The Director, Export and Trade Compliance will provide strategic leadership for the Export Control program Institute-wide. This role will work closely with cross-functional leaders to ensure trade compliance programs are developed and executed across campus. The Director will provide guidance and strategic consultation to faculty, staff and administration on decisions that have import/export impact and will be the single point of contact for all export control matters. Responsible for setting employee goals, assessing employee performance, providing feedback, and making pay recommendations. This position reports to the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer with a dotted line to the Associate Vice President for Research Integrity
Assurance
This position will interact on a consistent basis with: Staff, faculty, and external stakeholders
This position typically will advise and counsel Staff and campus stakeholders
This position will supervise: Assigned staff

Job Duty 1 – Develop and manage the export control program and Office of Export and Trade Compliance to ensure compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) requirements, and the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) as applicable
Job Duty 2 – Maintain a leadership role in developing and supervising the implementation of trade compliance initiatives to ensure compliance with applicable local and US regulations as well as Institute and University System of Georgia (USG) policies
Job Duty 3 – Provide education and training to export and trade compliance staff and campus stakeholders on the appropriate interpretation and implementation of local and US regulations, problem-solving tools, and reengineering processes, where appropriate. Assist in establishing a continuous trade compliance improvement philosophy and culture with a strong internal and external customer focus Institute-wide
Job Duty 4 – Serve as a part of the ORIA leadership team. Work collaboratively with other members of ORIA leadership to explore and design how ORIA works together to address growing export control, compliance, and research integrity needs efficiently and effectively about Georgia Tech’s research enterprise
Job Duty 5 – Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Job Duty 6 – Provide leadership, support and guidance to Export Control team and campus stakeholders related to: import/export compliance, management, licenses, training, auditing, improvement strategies and process re-design
Job Duty 7 – Pro-actively identify protocols that need special review or assistance and maintains confidentiality regarding subjects, records, and review of issues
Job Duty 8 – Manage and supervise the drafting, submitting, tracking, and managing ITAR and EAR export authorizations and evaluating the use of exemptions and exceptions
Job Duty 9 – Serve as Subject Matter Expert on trade issues including, but not limited to, interpreting International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), country of origin determinations and markings, valuation, denied parties, embargoed countries, anti-boycott compliance and reporting, and red flag issues
Job Duty 10 – Serves as the primary Empowered Official for transactional compliance with export regulations, license preparation and processing, and the use of exemptions and exceptions in lieu of licensing for business area. Provides guidance to leadership on appointment of additional Empowered Officials

Educational Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Public Affairs, Engineering, Physical Sciences, or related fields, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Required Experience
Seven or more years of job-related experience – in research administration (some combination of industry or higher education experience) with at least 5 years of significant and related expertise in export control. More than 2 years of management experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Certifications, Licenses or Permits:
o Certification as an export control specialist or professional (e.g., ECoP, EXCS, CUSECO)
o Member of the State Bar of Georgia or ability to become licensed within 12 months of date of hire
Preferred Educational Qualifications
Juris Doctorate Degree from an accredited school, M.S. /Ph.D. degree in a science OR engineering field OR international trade controls. Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Public Affairs, Engineering, Physical Sciences, related fields.
Preferred Experience
Ten or more years of experience in higher education, preferably in a leadership role in compliance or research administration with more than 4 years of management experience. Candidates with direct export control compliance and risk assurance experience in an institution of higher education

Salary Range: $140,000 – $155,000

ABILITIES
The job requires occasional travel up to 10% or more of the time

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

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This is a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Background Successful candidate must be able to pass a position of trust + credit + Education background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening