Director of Export & Compliance - 1015

Entangled Future; Broomfield (CO); Hybride; USD 180 000 - 260 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Quantinuum, a leading quantum computing company, is seeking a Director of Export & Compliance in the Boulder/Colorado area with flexibility for remote work up to two days per week. You will lead export control, national security compliance, and broader programs to align regulatory obligations with business goals.

You will oversee EAR/ITAR, OFAC sanctions, licensing, screening, and disclosures, managing a team and coordinating with BIS, DDTC, and other agencies.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree required.
• Minimum 10+ years of export control and government compliance experience at technology and defense companies.
• Minimum 7+ years of experience managing relationships with BIS, DDTC, OFAC, or equivalent government agencies.
• Minimum 7+ experience with commodity jurisdiction, classification (ECCN/USML), licensing, deemed exports, and voluntary disclosures.
• Minimum 7+ of EAR, ITAR, OFAC sanctions, and related regulatory frameworks.
• People management experience, including building and leading compliance teams.
• Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status
• Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.

Responsabilités

• Own and manage export control compliance program, including policies, procedures, training, and internal controls.
• Develop and maintain the long‑term export control and compliance strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Lead commodity jurisdiction and classification determinations (ECCN/USML).
• Manage export license applications, agreements (including TAAs and MLAs), and license exceptions or exemptions.
• Oversee deemed export compliance, including technology access controls and foreign national management.
• Direct restricted party screening programs and conduct end‑use and end‑user assessments.
• Monitor and implement changes to EAR, ITAR, OFAC sanctions, and related regulatory requirements, assessing organizational impacts and directing appropriate compliance responses.
• Manage voluntary self‑disclosures and respond to government inquiries from BIS, DDTC, OFAC, and other applicable agencies.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for government regulatory bodies on all export control and national security compliance matters.
• Provide strategic compliance guidance to executive leadership regarding business expansion, partnerships, acquisitions, technology development, and market‑entry decisions.

Connaissances

Export control

Regulatory compliance

People management

Strategic leadership

Formation

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Description du poste

Director of Export & Compliance - 1015 at Quantinuum, US Broomfield, CO (remote). A director-level full time position in the Legal team, listed under business operations.

We are seeking a Director of Export & Compliance in our Broomfield, CO, Brooklyn Park, MN or Virginia, VA Location. Quantinuum believes that employees work better, more efficiently and more collaboratively in close proximity to other employees, where ideas can be exchanged readily, and decisions can be made more quickly for the benefit of the Company and our customers. All employees should work at their assigned location; however, this role may offer the opportunity to work remotely up to 2 days per week, with approvals.

The Director of Export and Compliance will lead the organization’s export control, national security compliance, and broader compliance programs, establishing the strategic direction, priorities, and operating model for compliance activities in support of the Company's business objectives and regulatory obligations.

This position carries primary responsibility for ensuring the company meets all obligations under U.S. export control regulations (EAR, ITAR), economic sanctions administered by OFAC, and related government compliance requirements. The Director will oversee general compliance program operations through a dedicated Compliance Project Manager and directly manage a Principal Export Control Specialist who supports day-to-day classification, screening, and licensing activities. This is a hands‑on leadership role requiring experience building and running export control programs at technology and defense companies, with comfort operating at both the strategic and operational level. The role is responsible for translating complex regulatory requirements into practical business strategies, identifying emerging compliance risks and opportunities, and ensuring compliance priorities remain aligned with organizational growth, operational objectives, and national security obligations.

All applicants for placement in safety-sensitive positions will be required to submit to a pre-employment drug test.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the company’s export control compliance program, including policies, procedures, training, and internal controls.
• Develop and maintain the long‑term export control and compliance strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Lead commodity jurisdiction and classification determinations (ECCN/USML).
• Manage export license applications, agreements (including TAAs and MLAs), and license exceptions or exemptions.
• Oversee deemed export compliance, including technology access controls and foreign national management.
• Direct restricted party screening programs and conduct end‑use and end‑user assessments.
• Monitor and implement changes to EAR, ITAR, OFAC sanctions, and related regulatory requirements, assessing organizational impacts and directing appropriate compliance responses. .
• Manage voluntary self‑disclosures and respond to government inquiries from BIS, DDTC, OFAC, and other applicable agencies.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for government regulatory bodies on all export control and national security compliance matters.
• Provide strategic compliance guidance to executive leadership regarding business expansion, partnerships, acquisitions, technology development, and market‑entry decisions.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree required.
• Minimum 10+ years of export control and government compliance experience at technology and defense companies.
• Minimum 7+ years of experience managing relationships with BIS, DDTC, OFAC, or equivalent government agencies.
• Minimum 7+ experience with commodity jurisdiction, classification (ECCN/USML), licensing, deemed exports, and voluntary disclosures.
• Minimum 7+ of EAR, ITAR, OFAC sanctions, and related regulatory frameworks.
• People management experience, including building and leading compliance teams.
• Due to Contractual requirements, must be a U.S. Person defined as, U.S. citizen permanent resident or green card holder, workers granted asylum or refugee status
• Due to national security requirements imposed by the U.S. Government, candidates for this position must not be a People's Republic of China national or Russian national unless the candidate is also a U.S. citizen.