Senior Global Trade & Export Controls Compliance Lead

Mizzen Search; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Australia (NGA) is seeking a Senior Principal Compliance Officer specializing in Global Trade and export controls to support Defence programs from Fortitude Valley. You will advise senior stakeholders and translate complex regulatory requirements into practical governance frameworks.

You’ll investigate complex compliance matters, drive corrective actions, manage permits and licences end-to-end, monitor regulatory changes, and partner with cross-functional teams to enable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Law or related field.
• Experience interpreting and applying legislation across multi-jurisdictional export-control matters.
• Experience managing permits and licences end-to-end.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to simplify complex information.
• 6+ years of directly related Global Trade, Customs and Freight regulatory experience.

Responsibilities

• Investigate complex compliance matters and drive corrective actions.
• Strengthen Global Trade policies, procedures, training and assurance frameworks.
• Manage risk assessments, audits and compliance improvement initiatives.
• Navigate complex export/import authorisations, permits and licences.
• Support supplier export-control compliance and denied-party screening.
• Monitor regulatory changes and translate requirements into practical guidance.
• Partner with senior, technical and cross-functional stakeholders to solve complex challenges.

Skills

Global Trade

Export controls

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical reasoning

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law

Multi-jurisdictional compliance experience

Tools

DSGL knowledge

USML/CCL classifications

Job description

Northrop Grumman Australia (NGA) is seeking a Senior Principal Compliance Officer specializing in Global Trade and export controls to support Defence programs from Fortitude Valley. You will advise senior stakeholders and translate complex regulatory requirements into practical governance frameworks.

You’ll investigate complex compliance matters, drive corrective actions, manage permits and licences end-to-end, monitor regulatory changes, and partner with cross-functional teams to enable