Title:  Senior Manager, Trade Compliance

Job Title: Senior Manager, Trade Compliance

Job Code: 28114

Job Location: Nashville, TN (Onsite)

Schedule:  9/80 regular schedule

L3Harris Technologies is actively seeking a Senior Manager, Sector Lead Trade Compliance, to join our Targeting & Sensor Systems (TSS) Sector team.

Job Description:

• Manages, mentors, and develops the trade compliance team for TSS Sector, including trade compliance personnel at geographically separated locations. 
• Establishes Sector policies and ensures local business unit policy compliance with Sector, Segment and Corporate trade policies. 
• Provides direction for authorizations in compliance with federal regulations to support international business initiatives, including the employment of foreign persons, manufacturing abroad, and sourcing and developing relationships with foreign entities. Interprets governmental responses and offers guidance to stakeholders.
• Establishes and maintains relations with government licensing authorities to ensure the company's position on licensing and technology is conveyed, understood and accepted.
• Analyzes business initiatives per regulatory requirements and advises Divisional, Sector and Segment management on compliant execution of activities.
• Conducts compliance training sessions for employees and assists in developing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure compliance with federal regulations.
• Develops and conducts audits of internal controls and procedures by examining artifacts to ensure compliant transactions. Supports external audits and inquiries from US governmental control agencies such as Customs, DoS and DoC through data gathering and corrective action execution.
• Manages sector reportable compliance incidents, investigations, and corrective actions to ensure timely processing in accordance with corporate deadlines.

Essential Functions:

• Act as an Empowered Official (EO), responsible for the effective and compliant execution of the sector export program and all local business unit(s), as applicable.
• Develop and maintain sector-level policies and procedures in accordance with Integrated Mission Systems Segment policies, L3Harris Corporate Trade Compliance policies and U.S. export and import control regulations.
• Manage TSS Sector on-site and remote site trade staff including Empowered Officials, Export Compliance Coordinators and Customs Compliance Officials.
• Communicates within and outside of the organization to influence leadership to accept new practices, approaches, and concepts. 
• Recognized as an internal expert and thought leader in the area of expertise with broad experience across multiple job areas.  Provide strategic export guidance and advice to stakeholders (i.e. business development, sales operations, contracts) for direct commercial sales and foreign military sales programs in support of business pursuits as well as post pursuit programs.
• Requires mastery level knowledge within the trade compliance area.  Provide training to stakeholders involved in international business to increase compliance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws related to trade, exports and import compliance and monitor effectiveness of the training.
• Works under consultative direction against annual goals to manage large, complex project initiatives of strategic importance to the organization. 
• Assist Corporate Global Trade Compliance with investigations of non-compliance with import/export laws and regulations.
• Oversee the preparation for and response to trade compliance audits conducted by corporate and other external auditors. Conduct periodic self-audits and implement corrective actions, as required.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Willingness and ability to travel 20%.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Proven ability to lead teams and supervise personnel to achieve business goals.
• Export product knowledge in dealing with overseas products and/or technical data on state-of-the-art products.
• Good organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple and changing priorities.
• Ability to perform data mining and ad hoc reporting.
• Basic understanding of Incoterms and Global Logistics.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective internal and external customer relationships.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Proficient in MS Office Suite.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Experience with OCR EASE.