Sanctions and Licensing Senior Manager

education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in business, compliance, supply chain, engineering or related field required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. 7 years global trade experience including ITAR, EAR, Sanctions, and other applicable regulations as well as restricted party screening systems and processes. 3 years experience managing professional level employees. Master’s Degree preferred. J.D. preferred.

position Purpose:

Provide leadership, accountability, and oversight for the sanctions, ITAR, export controls and antiboycott compliance programs within the Global Trade team. Responsible for influencing the organization and ensuring successful execution of the global sanctions, ITAR, export controls & anti-boycott compliance programs to provide effective regulatory compliance administration, licensing, training, audit & system integration.

Job Description

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:

1. Serve as the appointed pursuant to US trade compliance laws & regulations .
2. Drive the development, fielding and maintenance of tools, procedures, policies & progs necessary for successful integration of applicable compliance .
3. Prepare and review all licenses, agreements, disclosures and other reg docs related to trade compliance activity prior to submission to leadership or US & foreign govt authorities .
4. Serve as primary point of contact with Corp HQ, or US and foreign governmental authorities concerning sanctions, export controls, ITAR & antiboycott compliance .
5. Provide guidance and direction to corp management and external customers concerning trade compliance & serve as the subject matter expert on sanctions, ITAR, export controls & antiboycott .
6. Develop and maintain Sanctions & Licensing KPI’s .
7. Ensure planning, alignment & execution of applicable compliance training progs for employees .
8. Influence and promote the effective utilization of policies, procedures, programs and systems to ensure strict compliance with applicable sanctions, ITAR, export controls & antiboycott compliance .
9. Support the business with developing licensing strategies to enable business growth .
10. Responsible for managing the metrics and related reporting for sanctions & licensing .
11. Conduct of audits and factual investigations concerning applicable compliance issues .
12. Responsible for designing, implementing, and controlling restricted party screening processes & reviews .
13. Escalation point of contact for restricted party screening reviews and investigations generally resulting from transaction and/or potential customer screening .
14. Partner and collaborate with the Anti-Corruption Compliance Office as appropriate with respect to sanctions compliance .
15. Manage a team of sanctions & licensing compliance professionals .

Additional Functions:

1. Provide support for additional projects within Global Trade and the broader Compliance organization as requested by the Dir of Global Trade or Compliance leadership .

Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Requirements:

1. 40 hours of training specific to US Dept of State and US Dept of Commerce import/export regulations, processes & procedures within the preceding 24 months.
2. Excellent knowledge and understanding of the International Traffic Arms Regulation (ITAR), Export Administration Regulation (EAR) & other relevant US and int’l laws & regulations.
3. Knowledge of US Dept of State, Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) & other relevant US and Foreign import/export regulatory organizations & systems.
4. Experience with Restricted Party Screening & other diligence technology tools.
5. Able to obtain at minimum a NISPOM SECRET security clearance.

A credit history check from a national credit bureau will be conducted for all candidates for this position including new hires and current employees seeking promotion or transfer.