Senior Export Compliance Specialist

Job Description

The Senior Export Compliance Specialist serves as a subject-matter expert across all dimensions of U.S. export controls and international trade sanctions and provides guidance to the export compliance program.

• Manage export controls and sanctions compliance programs, including restricted party screening, end-use/end-user reviews, adjudication of escalations, and identification of prohibited or high-risk transactions.
• Conduct customer and third-party due diligence, including KYC, enhanced due diligence for higher-risk relationships, evaluation of end-use/end-user certifications, and implementation of customer risk tiering and onboarding controls in partnership with sales and other business teams.
• Provide subject matter expertise in export jurisdiction and export classification of products, software, and technology.
• Prepare and submit Commodity Classification requests (CCATS) to BIS and Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) requests to DDTC as needed.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on export jurisdiction and classification for products, software, and technology under U.S. export control regulations.
• Prepare and submit Commodity Classification (CCATS) requests to BIS and Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) requests to DDTC and manage related agency interactions and determinations.
• Determine export licensing requirements for exports, reexports, and transfers of controlled items and technology, including transactions involving restricted destinations and end users.
• Prepare, submit, and manage export licenses through SNAP-R, including tracking license conditions, reporting obligations, usage, and renewal timelines.
• Manage and monitor use of license exception and ensure compliance with associated conditions and record-keeping requirements.
• Cook up Technology Control Plans (TCPs) for controlled technology and deemed exports.
• Design, maintain, and implement trade compliance policies, SOPs, and internal controls aligned with BIS, OFAC, and applicable international export control and sanctions regulations.
• Monitor global export control and sanctions regulatory developments (e.g., Federal Register notices, BIS and OFAC rulemakings, Entity List updates) and assess business impact.
• Partner with international stakeholders to ensure consistent global compliance for shipments, technology transfers, and deemed exports across EMEA and APAC.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, international business, legal studies, supply chain, or a related field.
• 8 years of progressive export compliance experience, with a strong focus on the EAR and U.S. export controls.
• Demonstrated expertise in ECCN classification across multiple CCL categories, particularly for semiconductor or electronics products.
• Hands-on experience with export and sanctions screening programs, including OFAC SDN/Consolidated Screening List review and disposition.
• Experience preparing and managing export license applications and license exception compliance via SNAP-R or equivalent.
• Proven ability to assess and manage export compliance risk across complex, global business operations.
• Proficiency with trade compliance platforms such as Oracle GTM, Descartes, or OCR.
• Familiarity with government filing systems including SNAP-R (BIS), AES (Automated Export System), and DECCS/D-TRADE (DDTC).

Skills

• Automated Export System (AES)
• Export Administration
• Export Compliance
• Export Control
• Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)
• Export Control Compliance
• Export Licenses
• Export Operations
• Export Process
• Export Regulations
• U.S. Export Controls

Education & Experience

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience; or equivalent experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

FormFactor is an equal opportunity employer. FormFactor complies with all national, state, and local laws that seek to promote equal opportunities for any applicant or employee without regard to age, race, color, gender, gender identity/expression, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, disability, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, military service, or any other legally protected characteristics. These protections apply to all aspects of employment, including but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotions, and compensation. For roles that are designated as remote-eligible, employees cannot be located in: AL, AK, AR, DE, GA, HI, IL, IA, KY, LA, ME, MD, MS, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, ND, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, WV, WI, WY. This list is continuously evolving and being updated, please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. A role is remote-eligible only when it is listed as "Remote" in the job location.