Trade Compliance Contractor

About the role

The role involves providing expert advice and oversight in the areas of ITAR, EAR, OFAC sanctions, and export controls. This includes conducting rigorous quality assurance reviews, building and enhancing compliance programs, and managing projects from scoping to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Conducting rigorous QA/review of complex regulatory analyses and client deliverables for technical accuracy, defensibility, completeness, consistency, and “client-ready” clarity.
• Building and enhancing export controls/sanctions compliance programs (risk assessments, policies/procedures, internal controls, training, monitoring/testing, and remediation roadmaps).
• Advising on sovereign data/data localization implications for enterprise resource planning (ERP) and cloud setups, including access governance, admin privilege models, logging/auditability, data residency configurations, and data tagging/marking models.
• Leading/export controls/sanctions advisory projects end-to-end (scoping, work planning, governance, budget development and management, delivery, and stakeholder alignment across Legal/Compliance/Engineering/IT/Security).
• Conducting export controls/sanctions compliance audits and investigations.

Requirements

• 10+ years’ experience and knowledge in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) across jurisdiction/classification, licensing, exceptions, end-use/end-user, technical data/technology controls, and recordkeeping; working knowledge of Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions and intersections with export controls.
• Comfortable presenting to C-suite and operational teams; facilitates workshops and delivers decision-oriented readouts for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 50.
• Deep familiarity with Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) operating models and export-controlled technology challenges (global engineering, remote support, cross-border collaboration, technology release/deemed export considerations).
• Self-starter who works independently while leading/managing teams and mentoring junior staff; drives accountability, risk-based decisioning, and timely escalation of issues.

Qualifications

• Comfortable presenting to C-suite and operational teams; facilitates workshops and delivers decision-oriented readouts for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 50.
• Advises on sovereign data/data localization implications for enterprise resource planning (ERP) and cloud setups, including access governance, admin privilege models, logging/auditability, data residency configurations, and data tagging/marking models.
• Builds and enhances export controls/sanctions compliance programs (risk assessments, policies/procedures, internal controls, training, monitoring/testing, and remediation roadmaps).
• Deep familiarity with Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) operating models and export-controlled technology challenges (global engineering, remote support, cross-border collaboration, technology release/deemed export considerations).
• Self-starter who works independently while leading/managing teams and mentoring junior staff; drives accountability, risk-based decisioning, and timely escalation of issues.

Skills

• Knowledge of ITAR, EAR, OFAC sanctions, and export controls.
• Experience in building and enhancing compliance programs.
• Ability to conduct rigorous quality assurance reviews.
• Experience in advising on sovereign data/data localization implications.
• Experience in leading/export controls/sanctions advisory projects end-to-end.
• Experience in conducting export controls/sanctions compliance audits and investigations.

Benefits

Deloitte offers a competitive compensation package that includes a range of benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities.

Pay

The expected pay range for this contract assignment is $125 - $150 per hour. The exact pay rate will vary based on skills, experience, and location and will be determined by the third-party whose employees provide services to Deloitte.

Schedule

The role is remote and candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.