Trade and Compliance Officer

at  L3Harris Technologies

IMPORTANT TO KNOW

Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.
As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join L3Harris

WHAT THE ROLE WILL INVOLVE

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Assisting the team to develop, implement and maintain a corporate level Trade Compliance Program for the EMEA and APAC regions.
• Monitor the applicable regulations for changes to embargoed and sanctioned countries and parties and the wider regulatory environment, understanding impact to business.
• Identify and act upon opportunities to influence export legislation and implementation.
• Work in an advisory capacity with senior leadership to support their aspirations through the provision of strategic and pragmatic export advice and practice.
• Work closely with Sales, Project and Operations teams to identify transactions having import/export authorisation and other trade compliance related requirements.
• Oversee the preparation, submission and management of UK and US Government export licences and approvals to ensure continuous coverage for business activities.
• Support internal and external US parties with application and management of US export authorisations, TAA’s, MLA’s, Licences.
• Lead internal and Governmental Trade Compliance audits.
• Assist Technical Specialists obtain the necessary information to enable jurisdiction and classification analysis of equipment, software and technology.
• Support briefings, seeking export support and approval from the UK Department of International Export Control Joint Unit Ministry of Defence, National Cyber Security Centre and Foreign Commonwealth Office.

The role of Trade and Compliance Officer requires the following experience and skills:

• Proven experience of UK/EU/US Defence Export Controls
• Proven experience of US Trade Compliance requirements including the ITAR and EAR
• Proven experience with International Logistics
• Proven experience writing policy and procedure documentation set