Manager 2 Global Trade

About the role

At Northrop Grumman, employees work on revolutionary systems that impact lives worldwide, from historic achievements like the first trans‑Atlantic flight and stealth bombers to moon landings. The company seeks individuals with bold ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to invent the future while fostering intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and an insatiable drive to achieve the impossible. Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) is seeking an experienced Empowered Official to join the Global Trade (GT) organization as a Manager 2, Global Trade. This role provides leadership and support for the Advanced Weapons Business Unit across NGDS offices in Northridge, CA; Linthicum, MD; McLean, VA; Plymouth, MN; and Mesa, AZ.

Responsibilities

• Manages a team of Global Trade professionals
• Serves as Empowered Official for transactional compliance with ITAR and EAR regulations, license and agreement preparation and processing, and the use of exemptions and exceptions in lieu of licensing
• Prepares export authorization application packages when required
• Drives accountability via metrics
• Provides advice, guidance, training, and authorization strategy concerning U.S. export regulations, their interpretation, obligations, and implementation
• Provides day‑to‑day people and subject‑matter leadership for the assigned team and creates an environment that accelerates talent development
• Maintains awareness of changing export control laws and regulations and provides analysis of applicability and impact to services, technologies, and existing company export policies and procedures
• Provides training and awareness on global trade matters to internal and external customers
• In coordination with the Law Department, investigates and supports disclosure of potential non‑compliance, and develops and implements effective corrective actions
• Fosters team engagement with internal Technical Advisors and serves as approver of Jurisdiction and Classification reviews for the Business Unit
• Establishes relationships with key business collaborators and internal customers, including Business Development, Contracts, Global Supply Chain, and Programs
• As assigned, leads initiatives related to the development, automation, and continuous improvement of business processes and tools impacting the Global Trade community
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