# Senior Trade Compliance Specialist- Authorizations (R4873)

**Company**: Shield AI
**Location**: Washington, DC
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $78,000-120,000 per-year-salary
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Shield AI is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Senior Trade Compliance Specialist – Authorizations to support export licensing and regulatory compliance efforts.

The Shield AI Trade Compliance team plays a critical role in enabling global operations while ensuring strict adherence to U.S. export and import regulations. The successful candidate will manage export authorizations, interface with U.S. regulatory agencies, provide guidance on ITAR and EAR requirements, and maintain accurate records.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Manage export authorizations, including preparation, submission, and tracking of license applications

- Interface with U.S. regulatory agencies as needed to support licensing activities

- Provide guidance on ITAR and EAR requirements to internal stakeholders across Engineering, Program Management, and Operations

- Support jurisdiction and classification determinations for products, software, and technology

- Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance is integrated into business processes and program execution

- Maintain accurate records in compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies

- Utilize trade compliance systems to manage licensing workflows

**Required Qualifications:**

- Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree with 2+ years of experience

- Experience with U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and/or International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)

- Hands-on experience managing export authorizations and regulatory interactions

- Familiarity with trade compliance tools and systems, including DECCS and SNAP-R

- Strong understanding of export licensing workflows, classification, and jurisdiction determinations

- Experience collaborating with and influencing cross-functional stakeholders

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities

- Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

**What We Offer:**

- Salary within the range of $78,000 - $120,000 per year

- Bonus

- Benefits

- Equity

**Equal Opportunity Employer:** Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

## Skills

### Required
- ITAR
- EAR
- export authorizations
- regulatory compliance
- DECCS
- SNAP-R

### Nice to have
- project management
- communication skills

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