Sr. ​​Trade Compliance Manager​

About This Role

Who We Are:

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, civil aviation, and healthcare by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.
• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.
• CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.

What We Have to Offer:

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance
• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe
• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions
• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun!

Summary 

The Sr. Manager, Trade Compliance specifically will be responsible for administering the company’s import and export compliance programs and working with the company’s Director of Trade Compliance and Legal Department to implement appropriate controls to ensure the company’s compliance with its legal and regulatory obligations. The candidate will be an integral part of the Trade Compliance team and will assist the Director of Trade Compliance with developing and updating the import/export operational policies through the company.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Supervise three trade compliance specialists.
• Managing the company’s day-to-day import and export compliance programs transactions.
• Consulting with internal business partners both domestically and internationally, interfacing with freight forwarders, brokers, and regulatory officials to ensure the smooth and compliant handling of all aspects of the company’s international shipments.
• Conduct all Jurisdiction, Product Classification and HTS/Schedule B for products and software.  Manage OCR-EAR recordkeeping requirements.
• Ensure compliance of all import and export documentation. 
• Communicate procedural changes via email, through training and other communication vehicles.
• Monitoring the import and export of compliance activities of the company’s Operations, Information Technology, Contracting / Procurement, Human Resources, and Logistics departments.
• Interacting with the company’s suppliers to ensure proper import and export procedure are followed, and training of company employees on import and export compliance obligations.
• Maintain an Import and Export control Database and Tracking System for management of licenses, agreements, correspondence and training.
• Conduct and participate in internal export compliance audits.
• Assist in the investigation of potential non-compliance, report findings to senior management and prepare voluntary disclosures, in coordination with outside counsel.
• Implement and monitor corrective actions as necessary to follow compliance.
• Contributes to process and policy improvements.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Trade Compliance.

Qualifications and Education Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 8 years related work experience.
• Robust knowledge of the International Traffic and Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
• A technical background for jurisdiction and classifications in hardware and software, is preferred.
• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role. 

Preferred Skills 

• Experience managing government contracts that are subject to ITAR.
• Previous experience as an Empowered Official is desired.
• US person mandatory due to access to controlled information.
• Background in import / export regulations, compliance, classifications, licensing and exemptions, commod