Global Trade Manager

The Leidos Defense Sector has an opening for a Global Trade Manager working hybrid from our Huntsville Alabama this role youll serve as a trusted advisor and hands-on partner to program teams helping them navigate complex trade requirements and execute efficiently compliantly and on schedule. Youll provide day-to-day trade compliance support across a diverse portfolio with a focus on U.S. trade regulatory areas including ITAR EAR OFAC and Customs. The selected candidate will report to the Director Global Trade Management.

This position requires daily interaction with Leidos management contracts engineering supply chain and proposal teams along with external customers and partners. Success in the role requires the ability to independently manage a high volume of complex work while maintaining a strong customer-service mindset responsiveness and collaboration.

This role is required to be onsite at the Huntsville Alabama location approximately 3 days per week and/or as business needs require. Relocation assistance can be considered.

Leidos supports employees through a culture that emphasizes growth flexibility and well-being.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as focal point providing direction input and guidance to programs and employees related to Global Trade (including ITAR EAR OFAC and U.S. Customs regulations).
• Draft Department of State export licenses and technical assistance agreements as well as process ITAR exemption requests.
• Draft Department of Commerce export license applications and process EAR exception requests
• Manage export and import authorization records in Leidos records system
• Review International Business Review Board (IBRB) routings for trade compliance purposes
• Conduct global trade training for internal stakeholders
• Review and adjudicate requests for foreign travel and visitors
• Conduct restricted party screenings
• Review and adjudicate documentation for export-controlled information
• Review and adjudicate international shipments
• Act as a Global Trade point-of-contact for questions arising from the Huntsville AL site
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports
• Perform projects and other duties as assigned or required to support Global Trade objectives

Basic Qualifications.

• Bachelors degree and minimum 5 8 years of experience in export / import compliance. Additional work experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Proficiency with Department of States International Traffic in Arms Regulations and Department of Commerce Export Administration Regulations
• Experience with trade compliance tools e.g. screening
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in reviewing documentation data and filings
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to clearly explain complex regulatory requirements
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and external customers
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and sound judgment when assessing compliance risk and recommending solutions
• High level of integrity and ethics with a strong commitment to compliance
• Active or ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite especially Excel Word and Outlook.

If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.

If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.

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Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.