Manager 3 - Global Trade

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Linthicum Heights, MD +4 · Compliance

Manager 3 - Global Trade role at Northrop Grumman, responsible for leading a team to develop and implement export authorization strategies, licensing, and compliance activities for international business. Requires experience as an Empowered Official and proficiency in ITAR and EAR regulations. This is a management position focused on global trade compliance, not AI/ML development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the division Global Trade staff to provide transactional support, guidance and training as required for the ongoing success of the business, driving accountability through management via metrics
  2. Develop and execute licensing & authorization strategies, training, and guidance concerning the requirements, interpretation, and obligations of U.S. export regulations and implementation of such requirements based upon knowledge of the U.S. export regulations and implementation of Northrop Grumman policies and procedures
  3. Provide day-to-day people and subject matter leadership for the assigned team and create an environment that accelerates development of talent
  4. Serve as the Empowered Official for transactional compliance with export regulations, license preparation and processing, and the use of exemptions and exceptions in lieu of licensing
  5. In coordination with Technical Advisors, evaluate jurisdiction and classification of technology, hardware, software and services to identify licensing requirements and ensure appropriate authorizations for export and import are in place (exceptions, licenses)

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree with 8 years of global trade experience OR a Masters degree with 6 years of global trade experience (or 12 years total experience in lieu of degree)
  • Experience as an Empowered Official
  • Proficiency in the ITAR and EAR, including making jurisdiction and classification determinations
  • Experience leading and managing a team
  • Current US Government Secret security clearance

Nice to have

  • Experience with OCR/Descartes EASE software
  • Familiarity with USG technology release / Technology Security & Foreign Disclosure requirements
  • Familiarity with Northrop Grumman processes, tools and products

What the JD emphasized

  • Empowered Official
  • export authorization strategies
  • export/import licensing
  • compliance activities
  • ITAR
  • EAR
  • Secret security clearance