Gateway Recruiting

Senior Manager, Trade Compliance - Jurisdiction/Classification

Gateway Recruiting  •  Thousand Oaks, CA (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

This high visibility role will serve as the subject matter expert for Jurisdiction & Classification (JC), driving global consistency and strengthening the company’s compliance posture worldwide. This role will shape how advanced technologies move across borders, influence product design, ensure global compliance, and act as the authoritative JC voice across a large, diverse, and innovative technology portfolio. As part of the Corporate International Trade Compliance (CITC) team, the Senior Manager will report to the Chief Trade Compliance Counsel, manage a Corporate Compliance Engineer, and provide indirect leadership to a global network of JC Focals.

Locations: Thousand Oaks, CA | Washington, DC | Boston, MA

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Own and enhance the company’s global JC program, providing clear guidance to engineering, product, manufacturing, marketing, and business development teams.
  • Monitor U.S. and non-U.S. export control regulations and proactively implement holds, updates, and required license adjustments.
  • Lead the development, implementation, and training for all JC and technology control processes, tools, and workflows.
  • Engage and manage the worldwide JC Focal community through outreach, webinars, workshops, and roster maintenance.
  • Maintain and update corporate JC policies, procedures, and training materials.
  • Supervise the quality of JC determinations completed across business units.
  • Prepare Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) requests via the DECCS portal with CITC review.
  • Provide regular JC metrics and reporting to CITC leadership.
  • Support investigations, disclosures, M&A due diligence, integration, and other Trade Compliance initiatives.
  • Assist Trade Compliance Leads during audits and help drive corrective actions.
  • Present at annual Trade Compliance conference and attend external SME training.
  • Travel domestically and internationally as needed (approximately 20%, with more travel initially).

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • 8+ years of directly related experience in export controls and JC determinations.
  • Strong experience performing structured Orders of Review for JC self-determinations or formal requests.
  • Deep working knowledge of ITAR, EAR, U.S. Customs regulations, OFAC, and preferably non-U.S. export control regimes; experience with Harmonized Systems (HS) classifications a strong plus.
  • Ability to interpret complex regulations and write clear reports, procedures, and business communications.
  • Comfortable presenting to and advising cross functional stakeholders.
  • Experience with Global Trade Management platforms and/or ERPs with Trade Compliance functionality.
  • Must be a U.S. Person under ITAR (U.S. citizen, permanent resident meeting ITAR criteria, asylee, or qualifying U.S. incorporated entity employee).


Gateway Recruiting

About Gateway Recruiting

Since 2008, Gateway Recruiting has been solving one of the industry’s biggest challenges: the loss of genuine human connection. Built during a time of economic uncertainty, our mission has always been clear: to provide recruitment services rooted in trust, transparency, and relationships that last. Over the years, we’ve evolved into a pivotal player in the industry, earning accolades from Forbes for our commitment to excellence and our knack for connecting top-tier talent with companies spanning diverse sectors.

We specialize in delivering custom recruiting strategies and offer permanent, retained, and project-based recruiting services that meet our clients where they are and help them grow. From startups to Fortune 500 companies, our clients rely on us for fast, flexible, and high-impact recruiting, without the overhead of a traditional agency. Every search we take on is personal, strategic, and tailored to your specific needs.

At Gateway, we blend modern tools with human instinct. We move quickly, communicate clearly, and treat every hire as an opportunity to create long-term value, for both our clients and candidates.

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Contingent – Retained – Contract/Contract-to-Perm Services

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Experts in Recruiting in the Following Sectors:

Medical Device – Pharmaceutical – Life Sciences

Trade Compliance (Import/Export Compliance)

Chemical – Petrochemical

Technology Development and Hardware

Accounting, Finance and Tax

Logistics, Operations and Supply Chain

Sales and Business Development

Legal and Electronic Discovery

Computer Forensics – Cybersecurity – Incident Response

Artificial Intelligence – Blockchain Technology

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Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
New Braunfels, TX
Year Founded
2008
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