Senior Analyst, International Trade Compliance

About the role

As a Senior Analyst, International Trade Compliance (ITC) for Planet, you will be a member of the ITC Team within Planet’s global Legal organization and will have the opportunity to work on issues that may have large compliance and/or financial implications for the company.

You will routinely interface with engineers, supply chain, IT, security, and other local and international personnel, as well as external counsel and vendors to mitigate compliance risks and support secure and efficient global trade licensing and operations.

Your primary focus area will be on compliance with export/import laws/regulations, while providing support as well for economic sanctions and anti-bribery/anti-corruption compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and interpretation of US government regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
• Manage the full lifecycle of export/import authorizations to support company operations, with an emphasis on supply chain and vendor hardware and technology/software export licensing, to include reviewing business documents to assist in scoping export-import authorizations to support business objectives.
• Conduct export/import training and presentations and provide formal and informal communication/guidance to internal and external stakeholders regarding export/import compliance.
• Serve as interface with U.S. government agencies in support of trade compliance initiatives.
• Collaborate on the development and implementation of policies and procedures, to include internal technology control plans and shipment review procedures.
• Review and approve international shipment requests.
• Work with technical subject matter experts to document export classification order of review assessments and track new technology developments within the company.
• Assess export classification of technology proposed for limited or unlimited public release.
• Prepare/fill Commodity Jurisdiction Requests, Commodity Classification Requests, and Advisory Opinions, as needed.
• Negotiate export/import control matters with internal and external stakeholders and resolve in a win/win manner.
• Support with conducting compliance audits/assessments/investigations, implementing corrective actions, and drafting findings/disclosures, as needed.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in international trade compliance, legal, or contracting.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Self-motivated, critical and strategic thinker with solid negotiation, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy in all deliverables.
• Solid commitment to integrity and professionalism.
• Solid ability to work independently as well as with teams.
• Ability to drive results by successfully influencing and aligning stakeholders across multiple departments, even without direct reporting authority.
• Ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Google Suite, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Experience with supply chain and vendor export licensing / management.
• Familiarity with navigating DECCS and SNAP-RCertified paralegal and/or experience in a legal environment.
• Experience of working in a dynamic, startup environment.
• Technical/engineering background and/or experience of applying ITAR and EAR in satellites and earth observation industry.
• Experience applying ITAR and EAR controls in a global organization.
• Experience working with engineers or in a technical environment.