Global Trade Manager, Site Lead

Prattwhitney; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 102,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Group insurance program

Career advancement opportunities

Merit/recognition program

Health and wellness program

Recreational and sports club

Nearby daycares

Transit/parking benefits

Job summary

Pratt & Whitney Canada is seeking a Global Trade Site Lead to ensure sustained GT compliance and develop strategies with the GT organization across the Plant22 Engineering areas. The role is full-time, on-site in Mississauga, and reports to the Deputy Director for GTPS PWC Engineering.

You will coordinate GT Council activities, lead training programs, and drive project initiatives while collaborating with Senior Managers to sustain GT culture and compliance across engineering functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business Management, Engineering, Legal, Operations Management or Drafting.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Team player with good leadership skills.
• Able to work with minimal supervision and manage multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Implement measures to maintain a strong global trade compliance environment across Plant22 and Engineering.
• Develop strategies to implement GT projects and collaborate with senior managers to sustain GT culture.
• Guide GT Development/Escalation Focal network to raise compliance knowledge across business employees.
• Guide Engineering teams on GT requirements embedded in activities including classification, data marking, screening, authorizations, travel, and transfers.
• Implement GT requirements initiatives regarding training, communications, procedures, and related programs.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Independent work

MS Office skills

CORE Apprentice

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Engineering/Legal/Operations/Drafting

Tools

MS Office

Job description

About Pratt & Whitney Canada

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is a global leader in aerospace innovation, proudly headquartered in Longueuil, Quebec, since 1928. We design and manufacture next-generation aircraft engines that power the world’s largest fleet of business, general aviation, and regional aircraft and helicopters. For nearly 100 years, our teams have been at the forefront of propulsion technology, pushing boundaries to make flight more efficient and reliable. Our engines support missions that truly matter, from transporting people and essential goods, to enabling emergency medical services, humanitarian operations, and wildfire suppression around the world.

An Employer of Choice Pratt & Whitney Canada was named one of Canada’s Best Employers for 2026 by Forbes, marking the 11th consecutive year the company has earned this recognition. Pratt & Whitney Canada also ranked #1 employer in the aerospace and defense industry in the country. In addition, our headquarters continues to be recognized among the top employers in the Montreal region. Together, these distinctions reinforce our reputation as an employer of choice in Montreal, across Canada, and around the world.

Why Join The Team?

As Global Trade Site Lead, the selected candidate will be responsible for ensuring sustained compliance, developing strategies with the GT organization to ensure export compliance with enhanced business processes and being the leader for GT related topics affecting Plant22 and other parts of Engineering. Global Trade Site Lead functions include, but are not limited to, maintaining a site presence, coordinating site GT Council, support site-wide communications, coordination between the GTPS teams, management of facility requirements and ensure program alignment across the site. This role reports to the Deputy Director for GTPS PWC Engineering.

This is a full-time position from Monday to Friday with flexible hours, based in Mississauga, and performed exclusively on‑site.

What will your day‑to‑day look like?

Implement measures to maintain a strong GT compliance environment in Plant22 and other parts of Engineering. Provide strategies for how to effectively implement GT related projects and work with Senior Managers in Plant22 and other areas of Engineering to sustain and enhance GT culture. Guide assigned parts of the GT Development/Escalation Focal network, with the intent to raise their level of compliance knowledge and the empowerment of all the business employees. Guide employees in assigned parts of Engineering (Plant1 and22) on GT requirements embedded in the business activities including topics such as classification, data marking, screening, authorizations, travel, internal safeguards, and transfers. Implement and deploy GT requirements/initiatives regarding the infrastructure and required enhancements (Training, Communication, Procedures, DT, Programs, CORE, Investigations, Corrective Actions, Self‑Assessment, etc.) whether through development or modification of existing tools, standard work, etc. Influence/provide input on GT training to meet assigned organization needs. Work with GT Department Focal network to deliver GT training. Support/lead assignments and special projects as assigned by GT or core GT – ex. audits, investigations, authorizations, screening, special assignments, etc. Continually enhance and improve P&W’s “Speak Up” culture and maintain a heightened awareness of the RTX Code of Ethics, acting with integrity at all times.

What you need to be successful?

• Bachelor’s degree (Business Management, Engineering, Legal, Operations Management, Drafting) with a minimum of 5 years’ experience or an equivalent combination of education and directly related experience.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Team player with good leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal daily supervision and to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• Knowledge of Engineering and Global Trade procedures and processes.
• MS Office skills.
• CORE Apprentice.
• Asset Experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment would be an asset but is not required.

What do we offer?

• Pension and savings plan with employer contributions
• Group insurance program
• Opportunities for advancement (career progression)
• Merit or recognition program
• Health and wellness program, including virtual health care
• Recreational and sports club
• Nearby daycares
• Transportation accessibility or public transit program and free parking

RTX offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical and dental coverage, disability benefits, a retirement savings program, and tuition assistance through RTX’s Employee Scholar Program. Eligibility for specific benefits is based on factors such as position level, employment type (e.g., temporary or permanent), and business unit, and will be discussed during the hiring process.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short‑term and/or long‑term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether it is covered by a collective‑bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

Employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a criminal background check and any applicable clearances with respect to the handling and transfer of controlled goods. Failure to do so will result in the withdrawal of the employment offer.

The salary range for this role is 101,500 CAD - 151,500 CAD . The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels.

Working at Pratt & Whitney Canada

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We will consider applications from all qualified candidates. At Pratt & Whitney Canada, we combine passion, boldness, and precision to design, manufacture, and maintain the most advanced and reliable aircraft engines in the world. Our work and the quality of our products contribute to the success of our customers, who in turn save lives, support commerce, connect communities, and protect freedoms. At Pratt & Whitney Canada, you have the opportunity to make a difference every day—just look up.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry‑leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity.

The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.