Senior Trade Compliance Specialist

Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.

Series F+Recently funded
San Diego, United States
About Shield AI

Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.

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Candidate Availability

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About the Role

You will manage export and import authorizations for regulated hardware, technical data, software, and services. You will implement trade-compliance procedures, maintain licensing records, guide stakeholders on compliance matters, assess exemptions, and monitor regulatory policy changes.

Requirements

  • University degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, or an advanced related degree and 2+ years of experience
  • Experience with EAR and/or ITAR licensing and compliance frameworks

Responsibilities

  • Review, prepare, submit, and manage export and import authorizations
  • Implement trade-compliance procedures for visitor vetting, foreign travel, and restricted-party screening
  • Provide actionable compliance guidance across business units
  • Maintain accurate records of State and Commerce Department license activity
  • Ensure export authorizations meet company and U.S. Government requirements
  • Apply corporate trade-compliance policies consistently
  • Evaluate the applicability of exemptions and exceptions
  • Monitor export-authorization policy changes and maintain compliance awareness

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Benefits
  • Equity