# Director, International Trade Compliance **Company**: Anduril Industries **Location**: Costa Mesa, California **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: executive **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $220,000-$292,000 USD **Category**: Compliance **Industry**: Defense **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/5100621007?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_48f7f854-c72 ## Description Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. We are looking for an International Trade Compliance Director to join our forward-thinking team in Costa Mesa, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for driving international trade strategy, initiatives, and policies to thoughtfully guide the development of commercial dual-use technology across the globe. ## Responsibilities - Embed with program staff to develop and maintain tight program controls for commercial dual-use and export controlled technology for civil and defense customers. - Partner with senior leadership to shape strategic direction and turn trade compliance planning into action. - Play a critical role in developing trade compliance policies and be responsible for outcomes that balance compliance and business priorities. - Design and implement trade compliance policies, protections, and infrastructure to ensure engineering/program development meets schedule objectives. - Coordinate with external partners to ensure product roadmaps align with internal compliance posture and pivot accordingly. - Drive consistent export classification processes across MD global operations. - Develop classification decision rationale, heuristics, and methodology for MD programs to improve efficiency in classification while maintaining accuracy. - Leverage AI for rapid risk-mitigated determinations. - Deploy and maintain J/C training curricula and robust methodologies to meet cost and performance metrics. - Oversee MD export authorizations, ensuring compliance with license scope, provisos, and associated conditions. - Support the logistics team on hardware exports and controlled imports. - Provide guidance and training to MD staff on ITAR, EAR, and international regulations. - Perform compliance assessments of export/import authorizations and related transactions and assist in any investigations of potential compliance issues. - Lead working groups, independent projects, and collaborative efforts with within the compliance function or cross-functionally driving ITC program enhancements. - Support and implement corrective actions that result from compliance issues. - Develop strategy for multi-jurisdictional cross-collaborative environments for data repositories. - Navigate co-production and co-development projects across multiple countries, ensuring compliance with US export regulations and international trade laws. ## Requirements - Ability to travel up to 25%. - Understanding of engineering concepts across software and hardware and development principles. - 15+ Years' experience managing and providing subject matter-level expertise navigating and providing strategic advice concerning international trade regulations. - 10+ years experience in product development, defense technology, startups, defense contracting, or similar. - 5+ years experience in trade compliance, international trade controls, international contracts management. - Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance. - Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities. ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience in group 3-5 UAS or robotic systems product development or concepts. - Extensive experience with US DoD contracts and foreign defense contract. - Experience in managing development infrastructure and training technical teams. - Experience designing and implementing technology control plans. - Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret clearance. - An understanding of the distinctives and intersection of Lean Product and Process Development, Agile Software Development, and Lean Production. - Knowledge of exportability considerations and experience incorporating export control compliance into product development plans. - Familiarity with ATF import regulations and the ability to classify products accordingly. - Understanding of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) guidelines and U.S UAS Policy. ## Benefits - Healthcare Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you. - Income Protection: Anduril covers life and disability insurance for all employees. - Generous time off: Highly competitive PTO plans with a holiday hiatus in December. - Family Planning & Parenting Support: Coverage for fertility treatments, adoption, and gestational carriers. - Mental Health Resources: Access free mental health resources 24/7. - Professional Development: Annual reimbursement for professional development. - Commuter Benefits: Company-funded commuter benefits based on your region. - Relocation Assistance: Available depending on role eligibility. - Retirement Savings Plan: Traditional 401(k), Roth, and after-tax options. ## Skills ### Required - International Trade Compliance - Export Control Regulations - ITAR - EAR - Trade Compliance Policies - Classification Decision Rationale - AI Risk Mitigation ### Nice to have - UAS Product Development - US DoD Contracts - Lean Product and Process Development - Agile Software Development - Export Control Compliance - ATF Import Regulations - Missile Technology Control Regime --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/andurilindustries/jobs/5100621007?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)