Trade Compliance Manager (Aerospace/Defense)

Location: Onsite in Los Angeles, California, or Washington, District of Columbia, United States. The role requires access to ITAR- and EAR-controlled technical data; applicants must be a U.S. person or eligible to obtain required export authorizations or licenses.

Salary: $130,000–$165,000 base compensation per year, excluding bonus, equity, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops multi-product defense technology powered by Coherent Distributed Networks for warfighters, commercial air operators, border protection teams, government customers, allied customers, and commercial customers.

What you will do

• Prepare, submit, administer, and track ITAR and BIS export authorizations through DECCS and SNAP-R, including provisos, expirations, and reporting obligations.
• Draft and administer Technical Assistance Agreements and Manufacturing License Agreements and advise programs on operating within their scope.
• Review and approve exports, imports, foreign travel, visitor requests, foreign national access, and controlled technical data or facility access.
• Determine and document ITAR exemptions, EAR license exceptions, ECCN classifications, and USML classifications; maintain the classification database.
• Manage restricted-party and sanctions screening, end-user and end-use certifications, export records, license decrementing, logs, audits, and corrective actions.
• Develop procedures and training, interpret ITAR and EAR developments, and support international demonstrations, field deployments, temporary exports, equipment returns, and pre-travel briefings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus at least 7 years of trade compliance experience focused on export controls, preferably in aerospace, defense, government contracting, or a related technology sector; or a master’s degree plus at least 5 years.
• Strong knowledge of ITAR and EAR, including the ability to research, interpret, and advise internal stakeholders on compliance requirements.
• Experience preparing, submitting, and administering export license applications and agreements and validating ITAR exemptions and EAR license exceptions.
• Working knowledge of customs fundamentals, including HTS classification, valuation, and country of origin, sufficient to identify issues and coordinate with customs leads and brokers.
• Experience reviewing and approving shipments, travel, or visitor requests in a compliance capacity.
• Strong judgment and ability to work autonomously with limited day-to-day oversight.
• Must be a U.S. person as defined by applicable regulations, or be eligible to obtain any export authorization or license required for the role.

Nice to have

• Experience in defense, aerospace, or sensors/radar businesses handling ITAR- and EAR-controlled hardware and technical data.
• Experience filing through DECCS and SNAP-R.
• Experience supporting temporary exports, demonstrations, or international field work under ITAR exemptions and EAR license exceptions.
• Experience with trade compliance or screening systems such as NetSuite, SAP GTS, OCR, or Descartes.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Defense security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Onsite work with a growing organization of 500+ employees across five global offices.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits fully paid by the company, plus 401(k) with a 50% company match up to 6% of pay, FSA, HSA, and life insurance.
• Free daily lunch while working onsite and a fully stocked kitchen.
• Unlimited PTO and a casual dress code.
• Competitive base salary, pre-IPO stock options, relocation assistance, and annual bonuses planned for the future.

Hiring process

• hirify.global does not accept unsolicited resumes or outreach from recruiting agencies; unsolicited submissions will not be reviewed or compensated.