Head of Product Compliance

Job Summary: The Manager, Product Jurisdiction & Classification will act as the subject matter expert and leader for the Jurisdiction and Classification (JC) program within the Teledyne FLIR Defense group of companies. This position will work with Engineers who have been trained as JC classifiers (aka “Focals”) as a second level review to confirm the classification of items (hardware, software and technology). This position will also be the primary point of contact for JC determinations within Teledyne FLIR Defense, will initiate JC training, support JC efforts during product development, assist in Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) or Commodity Classification Automated Tracking Systems (CCATS) drafting and liaise with the Corporate International Trade Compliance (“CITC”) JC team.

Work closely with Engineering, Product Development, and Project Management on a regular and consistent basis to address any classification issues and concerns.
Understand the technical elements of product development to bridge engineering with the regulatory aspects of this role.
Review technical documentation such as ICDs, test reports, white papers, Bill of Material, product manuals to understand design intent, configuration, and function
Prepare analysis that explain the functions of electro-mechanical components and software protocols to non-technical personnel
Monitor applicable regulations affecting current or future JC determinations and lead efforts to implement holds, changes, hold releases or license updates proactively with the assistance of the Trade Automation & Licensing teams as well as business units to avoid unauthorized transfers.
Develop, implement, manage, and train on JC processes and the tools required for properly assigning JC to hardware, tools, equipment and technical information.
Maintain and update local JC policies and procedures.
Draft and submit for CITC review and approval Commodity Jurisdiction determination requests to the US Department of State using the DECCS government portal or CCATS requests to the Bureau of Industry and Security.
Provide periodic reporting and metrics of relevant JC data to business stakeholders and to CITC.

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university strongly preferred
Technical background in mechanical, electrical or systems engineering
Minimum of 5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience, with an emphasis in engineering and regulatory analysis.
Working experience in performing structured Orders of Review required to substantiate a JC self-determination or support a formal JC request.
S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and knowledge of UK, EU, UAE and/or Norwegian export control laws preferred.
Experience working with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software (SAP strongly preferred), Global Technical Systems (GTS) and Global Trade Management (GTM) software (OCR Ease strongly preferred).
Able and willing to travel approximately 10%, primarily domestic.

S. citizen, U.S. national, legal permanent resident, asylee, refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.Our products include advanced surveillance sensors, unmanned air and ground vehicles, sensing devices used to detect chemicals, biological agents, radiation and explosives, and a host of other solutions that help warfighters, first responders, and search-and-rescue teams do their jobs better.