Anduril’s Compliance Team seeks an experienced and highly motivated Trade Lead. This person will be responsible for providing strategic, high-level trade compliance advice and guidance to various internal business and engineering teams as well as owning day-to-day tactical execution of the work. 

Anduril is a fast-growing company at the early stages of growth. Consistent with this fast growth, members of Anduril’s Compliance Team must be resourceful, creative, and eager to take ownership of complex matters. The Trade Lead role will require creativity and resourcefulness to implement and manage efficient, high-compliance processes for complex rules, with a singular focus on helping Anduril deploy its path-making technology into operational settings for the United States and its allies. In this role, you may also work on other aspects of Anduril’s business within Legal, such as US government contracts, supporting license and services agreement negotiations, to supporting IP and employment matters. Experience across all of these areas is not expected, but a willingness to learn and adapt is.

The Trade Lead will be expected to take responsibility for significant, material projects, which will have a significant impact on the company’s business. This position requires a strong work ethic, including experience in prioritizing and executing a large number of internal requests, outstanding time management skills, and interfacing with a broad set of internal teams. Our team is passionate about the law and policy of defense technology and you should have an independent interest in the key issues in this field. Anduril fosters a diverse, collaborative, culture with tremendous opportunities for ownership and professional growth.

What You’ll Do

• Develop, implement, and lead our trade compliance operations program and policies to ensure compliance to relevant rules and regulations of governing US and foreign regulatory agencies
• Create and lead strategic direction of trade operations processes to ensure robust risk mitigation management consistent with changes in international trade laws and regulations, while updating company policies and procedures accordingly.
• Hire, develop, and lead a team of trade compliance professionals and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including legal, finance, contracts, supply chain, engineering, program teams, finance, operations, and business development on all levels on trade compliance matters
• Manage relationships with relevant government agencies and represent the company in trade compliance-related matters.
• Ensure a robust monitoring, risk assessment and auditing program and tools are in place to verify performance and accuracy of activity performed by 3rd party suppliers contracted by us
• Ensure full compliance with governing laws and regulations while ensuring performance service level agreements and quality are delivered
• Lead global trade operations program to facilitate global trade on day-to-day basis ensuring correct submissions to regulators including but not limited to Harmonized Tariff Schedule classifications, Sanctioned Country licensing determinations, controlled export classifications and license management, restricted party screening, and country of origin declarations
• Ensure proper compliance on all international trade matters from import, export, customs duty management, free trade agreements, etc.
• Initiate and introduce compliance programs to internal and external stakeholders to deliver more systemized operational processes and prevent cases on non-compliance
• Oversee the development and maintenance of trade compliance technology solutions and databases.
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to ensure policies and procedures align with trade regulations
• Provide necessary data for trade team to facilitate other company operations such as R&D, business development, Finance, IT, Supply Chain, Sourcing/Procurement, etc.
• Work with company regional leads to deploy, monitor and improve the effectiveness of compliance controls and processes in US, EU and Pacific regions
• Conduct periodic assessments and monitoring of business units, customs brokers and supply chain service providers to confirm trade compliance policies are implemented

Required Qualifications

• 10-15 years of leadership experience, with proven track record in management, operations management, business process optimization, or process improvement, with measurable outcomes; with demonstrated focus and proficiency in change and stakeholder management
• Experience with working, communicating, and facilitating across multiple layers of organizational structure; demonstrating comfort with both front-line employees and Executive or C-Level stakeholders
• 10-15 years’ experience leading a multi-entity/business unit trade compliance program implementing and maintaining global trade compliance programs, polices and standards
• Minimum 5 years experience in the aerospace and defense sector
• Minimum 5 years people management experience required
• Experience developing and implementing trade programs, policies and procedures, and transforming a trade compliance organization within a multi-national organization
• Comprehensive knowledge of global trade import and export regulations and laws
• JD or equivalent degree preferred
• Customs Broker license or equivalent preferred
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret and Special Access Program (SAP) security clearances
• Willing and able to travel at least 15% of time