Export Compliance Manager

India; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Export Compliance Manager at India in Auburn, AL will oversee global trade compliance for production, non-production, and intangible exports, ensuring adherence to U.S. and international export control laws.

Responsibilities include screening restricted parties, classifying products, determining licensing needs, preparing license applications, managing export documentation, and coordinating with Legal, Customs, and Supply Chain to mitigate regulatory risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field (business, supply chain, international trade, law, engineering) required.
• 5+ years of relevant export compliance, global trade, customs, or regulatory experience requested.
• Strong knowledge of export controls, sanctions, ECCN/HTS classifications, licensing processes, and trade compliance risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Audit, Legal, Customs, Engineering, Logistics, and Supply Chain to ensure export control compliance.
• Review and approve export transactions and accompanying documentation.
• Conduct restricted-party and sanctions screenings.
• Classify products, software, and technologies under ECCN and HTS.
• Evaluate licensing requirements and manage license applications.
• Manage export documentation and AES filings; resolve shipment and regulatory issues.
• Develop and update export compliance policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Support internal audits, investigations, and corrective actions; provide training on export compliance.

Skills

Export compliance

Global trade

Restricted-party screening

ECCN classifications

HTS classifications

Licensing processes

AES filings

Regulatory risk mitigation

Cross-functional collaboration

Training and guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

The Export Compliance Manager will support global trade compliance activities related to production, non-production, and intangible exports. This role is responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable U.S. and international export control laws and regulations.

Key activities include conducting restricted-party screenings, reviewing and approving export transactions, classifying products and technologies, determining licensing requirements, preparing and submitting export license applications, and resolving shipment and customs-related issues. The Export Compliance Manager will also support regulatory inquiries, internal investigations, voluntary disclosures, corrective actions, and broader trade compliance initiatives.

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Audit and Compliance, Legal, Customs, Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain, external service providers, and government agencies to ensure compliance with U.S. and international export control regulations
• Review and approve export transactions and supporting documentation
• Conduct restricted-party and sanctions screenings
• Classify products, software, and technologies under applicable ECCN and HTS classifications
• Evaluate export licensing requirements and manage the preparation and submission of license applications
• Manage export documentation and recordkeeping requirements
• Oversee Electronic Export Information filings through the Automated Export System (AES)
• Monitor and resolve export shipment, customs, and regulatory issues
• Develop, maintain, and update export compliance policies, procedures, and work instructions
• Conduct or support internal export compliance audits and risk assessments
• Assist with regulatory inquiries, investigations, voluntary disclosures, and corrective action plans
• Provide practical export compliance guidance and training to internal and external stakeholders
• Identify potential compliance risks, elevate concerns, and support the implementation of effective mitigation strategies

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, international trade, law, engineering, or a related field
• 5+ yearsof relevant export compliance, global trade, customs, or regulatory experience
• Strong knowledge of export controls, economic sanctions, restricted-party screening, ECCN and HTS classifications, deemed exports, licensing processes, customs compliance, regulatory correspondence, and trade compliance risk mitigation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions requirements
• Experience preparing export license applications, commodity classification requests, voluntary disclosures, and responses to regulatory inquiries
• Experience conducting internal audits, investigations, and corrective action activities
• Experience supporting export compliance within the automotive, manufacturing, engineering, technology, or aerospace industry
• Familiarity with export compliance systems, AES filings, and automated restricted-party screening tools