Associate Director, Global Trade Digital Technology Professional

Date Posted:

2025-07-09

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HNC01: UTAS Headquarters (HS) 2730 West Tyvola Road, Charlotte, NC, 28217 USA

Position Role Type:

Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology.

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

This position has primary responsibility for a wide range of Global Trade (GT) Digital Technology (DT) management activities and projects.  This individual will establish and maintain a close working relationship with the respective business unit representatives globally to provide strategic Global

Trade guidance in support of business objectives/programs, ensuring compliance requirements are addressed at the earliest stages of all DT projects.  Additionally, the individual will interact with Digital Technology Business Relationship Managers (BRMs) and Global Trade Directors to ensure alignment on DT projects and initiatives.

To be successful in this role, an individual must be knowledgeable of global export controls with specific expertise in the ITAR and the EAR; and experience applying those regulatory requirements to global DT infrastructure and Information Systems. 

This individual will ideally work a hybrid roll at one our U.S. Collins Aerospace locations but remote is a possibility.

What You Will Do:

• Work with DT partners and business partners to integrate GT controls in information systems (e.g., including designing application-level access controls, liaising with GT Authorizations Management and GT Technology Management)

• Partner with DT to flag new DT strategies and projects which may be problematic, complex, or will need more hands-on support (including GT DT resource levelling)

• Collaborate with GT professionals to identify automation needs for GT processes

• Provide GT support to DT employees on DT processes (e.g., exporting a laptop, software patch, classifying software)

• Work closely with partners from a variety of functions and levels at SBU/Collins on strategic initiatives to address GT DT requirements (e.g., mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; geopolitical risk mitigation; data governance; infrastructure transitions)

• Disposition employee workflow requests submitted for GT review (e.g., validate controls in information systems, employee’s requests for access)

• Perform transactional testing (e.g., quality of assessments of controls in information systems and the controls themselves)

• Support/mentor/coordinate reviewers of GT Assessment of Information Systems

• Support maturation of GT DT processes, including participating in GT DT Council meetings and GTA Reviewer meetings, as well as the creation of Standard Work, Guidance, and Training.

• Must be willing and able to travel 10% of the time

What You Will Learn:

• Gain experience with Aerospace products used on both commercial and military aircraft

• Exposure to various Engineering and design processes and tools, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems

• Develop an understanding of non-US Export and Import regulations for regimes in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience

• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status) as definedhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62

• 5+ years prior experience US Export Regulation