Head of Export Control

BAE Systems; Lancaster; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems seeks a Head of Export Control to lead compliance and governance for the Air Sector. This role involves managing a high-performing team, developing export control strategies, and ensuring adherence to legal requirements in a dynamic environment. The position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible benefits including health and wellbeing

Lifestyle perks

Potential annual incentives

Qualifications

• Proven experience in export control and licensing in the defence sector.
• Deep understanding of US and UK export control regimes.
• Strong people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Operations Centre for Air Sector, ensuring compliance.
• Develop and implement export control strategies.
• Manage a team providing specialist advice on export control law.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Resource Management

Job description

Job Description - Head of Export Control (00126964)

Head of Export Control - 00126964

Job Title: Head of Export Control

Location: Warton - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

What you’ll be doing:

1. Leading the Operations Centre for Air Sector, responsible for investigation, self-assurance, governance, and export control compliance supporting complex programmes.
2. Developing and leading Export Control activities and strategy across the Air Sector within a complex and unpredictable business landscape.
3. Managing a team providing specialist advice on Export Control law, including senior export control executives, and contributing to reporting for Air Board and Line of Business levels.
4. Implementing export control compliance across the Air sector, including sanctions compliance and automation improvement activities.
5. Contributing to group business objectives by developing and executing export control strategies that minimize infringement risks and secure advantageous positions for current and future product lines.

Your skills and experiences:

1. Proven experience in leading and advising on complex export control and licensing in the defence sector or similar environment.
2. Deep understanding of US and UK export control regimes.
3. Strong people and resource management skills, with the ability to plan and prioritize effectively.
4. Extensive knowledge of export control legal requirements and ability to translate them into procedures.
5. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
6. Leadership experience in managing export control teams, coaching, guiding, and developing junior staff.

We offer a competitive pension scheme, employee share plans, flexible benefits including health, wellbeing, lifestyle perks, and potential annual incentives.

The Export Control team:

You will lead a high-performing team working on cutting-edge aerospace programmes, facing complex challenges in the AIR domain. This role offers career development, international travel, and the opportunity to work with advanced systems, driving innovation and engineering excellence.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place to make a real impact. We value diversity, integrity, and merit, and empower our employees to reach their potential. We are inclusive and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have a disability or health condition affecting your assessment performance, please discuss reasonable adjustments with your recruiter.

Many roles require security and export control clearance. Applicants must meet at least the Baseline Personnel Security Standard, with higher vetting levels possibly requiring 5-10 years of UK residency for security checks.

We may close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. Please apply promptly if interested.