Risk Management Leader-ITC

GE Aerospace; Norwalk (CT); On-site; USD 181,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company matching

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

GE Aerospace seeks a Risk Management Leader for International Trade Compliance to develop and execute an ITC risk management framework. You will partner with enterprise risk, compliance, and leadership to identify, assess, and mitigate ITC risks while providing an integrated, forward-looking view of regulatory exposure across geographies.

The role leads risk assessments, defines escalation, and informs leadership on remediation priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of professional experience or alternative combinations as outlined.
• Minimum 8 years in international trade compliance, regulatory compliance, enterprise risk management, internal controls, or audits.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve the ITC risk management framework, governance model, and risk focal point.
• Integrate inputs from investigations, audits, site reviews, and monitoring into the ITC risk profile.
• Monitor corrective actions to ensure completion and effective deployment.
• Lead enterprise ITC risk assessments and maintain an integrated view of trade compliance risk.
• Define risk criteria, thresholds, and escalation mechanisms for consistent decision-making.

Skills

International trade compliance

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Associates degree

High School Diploma

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Risk Management Leader - International Trade Compliance is responsible for the development and execution of an ITC risk management framework and for providing an integrated, forward-looking view of trade compliance risk across the company. Reporting to the newly established Senior Director - Programs & Operations Leader, ITC, this role partners closely with the Central Compliance organization, and defines the methodology, governance, analytics, and reporting used to identify, assess, prioritize, monitor, elevate, and mitigate ITC risk.
This role provides leadership with visibility into where the most significant compliance risks exist, whether mitigation actions are reducing risk, and where additional action may be required.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve the enterprise ITC risk management framework, methodology, and governance model; work with Compliance Enterprise Risk Management team and serve as focal for ITC risk.
• Integrate insights from the State Department Consent Agreement, ITC investigations, audits, Site Compliance Reviews, ITC monitoring activities, and other inputs into the enterprise ITC risk profile.
• Monitor corrective actions from investigations and disclosures, audits and other assessments to ensure completion and effective deployment
• In collaboration with ITC leadership, conduct assessments to check mitigation effectiveness and provide visibility into whether risk is being reduced to acceptable levels.
• Partner with ITC leadership to inform priorities, remediation actions, and control improvements.
• Establish consistent approaches for identifying, assessing, prioritizing, monitoring, escalating, and reporting ITC risk, including risks to business and operations from licensing challenges, across businesses, functions, and geographies.
• Lead enterprise ITC risk assessments and maintain an integrated view of trade compliance risk.
• Define risk criteria, thresholds, key risk indicators, and escalation mechanisms that enable consistent risk-based decision-making.
• Identify emerging and changing risks resulting from regulatory developments, business activity, customer requirements, products, and geographic footprint.
• Establish dashboards and reporting that provide leaders with actionable visibility into significant risks, trends, mitigation progress, and emerging concerns.
• Partner with the Digital Tools Leader to strengthen risk data, analytics, and reporting capabilities, including ITC risk dashboards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited university or college with minimum of 10 years of professional experience OR Associates degree with minimum of 12 years of professional experience OR High School Diploma with minimum of 14 years of professional experience

• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in international trade compliance, regulatory compliance, enterprise risk management, internal controls, audit or a related discipline

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong knowledge of international trade compliance and the regulatory environment applicable to global aerospace and defense organization.

• Demonstrated experience building or leading risk management, controls, monitoring, or compliance assessment programs.

• Ability to synthesize complex quantitative and qualitative information into actionable risk insights for senior leaders, enabling clear decisions, prioritization, and timely escalation where needed.

• Strong understanding of risk management methodologies, controls, governance, and compliance monitoring.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and executive communication capabilities, with the ability to simplify complexity, communicate with clarity, and drive informed action.

• Ability to distinguish localized issues from systemic enterprise risk, connect themes across multiple inputs, and proactively identify broader patterns, implications, and mitigation opportunities.

The base pay range for this position is$181,000 - $241,000. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors,including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.This position is also eligiblefor an annual discretionary bonus based on apercentage of your base salary/ commission based on the plan.This posting isexpected to close on October 25th, 2026.

GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a Sponsor). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Employees may also be subject to random and reasonable-suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes