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Defense Trade Solutions

Helping U.S. defense companies advance national security and foreign policy through faster, compliant global operations.

Defense Trade Specialist – Senior/Principal

Location

District Of Columbia + 1 moreAll locations: District Of Columbia | Washington

Posted

1 day ago

Salary

$80K - $120K / year

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

Defense Trade Specialist – Senior/Principal

Defense Trade Solutions

• Support the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) needs of our customers. • Work on high-visibility or mission-critical aspects of a given program and perform all functional duties independently. • Oversee the efforts of less senior staff and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job. • Initiates, supervises, and/or develops requirements from a project's inception to conclusion for complex to extremely complex programs. • Provides strategic advice, technical guidance and expertise to program and project staff. • Provides detailed analysis, evaluation and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and/or maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission critical challenges/issues. • Consult with client to define need or problem, supervise studies and lead surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions. • Ability to lead solutions to defense trade problems and provide service to our customers, while also improving upon what was done in the past. • Ability to lead teammates in problem solving, and break down barriers through a high level of communication skills that can simplify problems. • Ability to be a trusted advisor with established relationships with our clients and U.S. Government.

Job Requirements

  • 5-9 years (Senior Specialist) or 10+ years (Principal Specialist) of relevant work experience specific to defense trade – ITAR, FMS or TSFD experience required.
  • Working knowledge of the ITAR, EAR and AECA.
  • Experience building international trade compliance programs for aerospace or defense companies (prior ITAR Empowered Official preferred).
  • Strong ability drafting and managing ITAR export licenses and agreements.
  • Experience participating in and managing ITAR compliance audits and assessments.
  • Ability to conduct self-classifications and commodity jurisdictions with technical rigor.
  • Experience drafting and implementing enterprise-wide international trade compliance policies & procedures.
  • Working knowledge of the Foreign Military Sales process from Letter of Request (LOR) to Letter of Offer & Acceptance (LOA).
  • Working knowledge of Technology Security & Foreign Disclosure (TSFD) Release.
  • Familiarity with social media and strategic communication strategies.
  • Customer service and client management skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and provide trainings to audiences at all levels (action officer to C-Suite) in a defense industry enterprise.
  • Ability to establish and maintain rapport with clients and the U.S. Government.
  • Ability to solve defense trade problems and provide service to our customers without direction and with minimal rework.
  • A reliable resource for all teammates with strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to hold and maintain a DoD Active Secret Security Clearance or higher is required.
  • Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Vision
  • Dental
  • 9/80 Schedule
  • 3 weeks accrued PTO
  • 10 Holidays
  • Accrued Sick Leave
  • Holiday Shut-down
  • $100 Quarterly Stipend for Wellness
  • $100 Monthly Stipend for WFH Setup
  • 401k with company match

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