L3Harris

Job Title: Senior Specialist, Trade Compliance, Investigations and Disclosures

Job Location: Rochester or Remote

Job Code: CS20220103-77933

Position Overview:

The L3Harris Trade Compliance department is an important piece of the international business segment. As a part of the team, candidates will be consistently working with L3Harris Sales and Program Management personnel to provide guidance related to the imports and exports of U.S. State Department and U.S. Commerce Department controlled goods. Candidates must be able to work effectively with a cross-functional team to effectively keep L3Harris in compliance with the regulations while also helping to foster international growth within the business. Senior professional with strong knowledge of ITAR and EAR regulations and broad knowledge of project management. Manages complex projects or processes with general oversight. Communicates within and outside of own function to gain cooperation on operational processes, practices, and procedures. Makes substantial improvements to systems and processes. Contributes to achievement of departmental goals and operating plans with direct impact on the departmental results.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead and guide internal investigations related to potential regulatory violations
• Manage Trade Compliance investigations, to include reviewing and submitting Reportable Compliance Incidents, creating investigation work plans, interviewing employees, supporting root cause analysis and the identification of effective corrective actions, reviewing documentation, and analysing and compiling investigation results
• Work with Trade Compliance staff and business representatives to draft investigation work plans, complete root cause analysis, and develop effective corrective action plans for violations of regulations and Company policy
• Oversee the completion of corrective actions, to include tracking, validating, reporting on, and closing corrective actions
• Draft government disclosures, notifications, closure justifications, and extension requests, and compile enclosures for submission
• Collaborate with Trade Compliance staff and business representatives to understand and document investigation scope, methodology, related policies and procedures, and other information necessary to complete government disclosures, closure justifications, and extension requests
• Track, update, and report on the status of all investigations, disclosures, notifications, and closure justifications
• Maintain and contribute to CS Trade Compliance’s internal information web portal, file repositories, collaboration sites, and Trade software tools
• Assist with responses to government or corporate inquiries on ITAR, EAR, Customs, and other trade related matters
• Contribute to the development of case studies, policies and procedures, trainings, and communications related to trade compliance issues
• Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements
• Assist with the execution of special projects related to compliance matters
• Reports to the Manager, Trade Compliance Strategic Applications in the Communications Systems segment of L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

Required Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong investigative skills with prior experience investigating ITAR, EAR, OFAC, and Customs matters
• Subject matter expertise in understanding government regulations with primary focus on ITAR, EAR, and Customs requirements
• Ensure compliance with ITAR, EAR, and Customs regulations including providing compliance guidance to both internal and external customers
• Must possess excellent writing skills, be able to assimilate and analyze complex information and draft clear and concise narratives
• Project Management expertise, including the ability to effectively track, update, and report on various investigations, disclosures, and internal closures, while collaborating on and progressing other investigations, disclosures, and internal closures
• Ability to multitask, context switch, and efficiently and effectively manage workload to include competing priorities and deadlines, ensuring on-time completion of activities