Director, Trade Compliance - Bryan, TX

Job Description

Job Description ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS – Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles.

The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers.

If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, unless specifically stated otherwise, this role is "On-Site" at the location detailed in the job post.

This position is on-site at our headquarters in Bryan, TX, but candidates in Washington, D.C. will be considered for our D.C. office.

Established 2022, Blue Forge Alliance operates with a culture and singular purpose to serve the men and women defending our nation with the best equipment, platforms, and systems. BFA accomplishes this by strengthening the U.S. defense industrial base. We are specifically focused on advancing and transitioning manufacturing technology; expanding the capacity of the supply chain; and growing and developing the manufacturing workforce.

The Director, Trade Compliance, owns the design, implementation, and day-to-day execution of Blue Forge Alliance's enterprise import/export and trade compliance program across BFA and its affiliated entities. This role is the organization's authoritative subject-matter expert on the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), OFAC economic sanctions, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) import requirements — and is accountable for translating that regulatory complexity into workable controls that let mission work move at speed without exposing the enterprise to enforcement risk.

Because BFA operates at the center of the defense industrial base involving submarine industrial base initiatives, technology transition, supplier development, and international partnership activity (including AUKUS-related work with foreign vendors and suppliers), this position carries high consequence. The Director will build the program, own the controls, train the workforce, and personally serve as the organization's signatory authority for export authorizations.

This position is expected to be formally appointed as an Empowered Official (EO) under 22 CFR

• 120.67 on a near-immediate basis following hire and completion of BFA's appointment process. In addition to the following details, by being a Blue Forger, you will be expected to uphold and exemplify our values of Belonging, Selfless Service, Integrity, Leadership, Respect, and Excellence. We uphold these values upon a backbone of humility driven by a culture of safety, vulnerability, and purpose.

• Export Controls — ITAR & EAR
• Serve as the enterprise authority on ITAR and EAR applicability, jurisdiction, and classification; make and document USML category / ECCN determinations and manage commodity jurisdiction (CJ) and CCATS requests as needed.
• Prepare, review, and upon EO appointment sign DDTC authorizations including DSP-5, DSP-73, DSP-85, Technical Assistance Agreements (TAAs), Manufacturing License Agreements (MLAs), Warehouse and Distribution Agreements, amendments, and general correspondence.
• Administer BFA's DDTC registration (DS-2032) and maintain registration currency across affiliated entities; manage DECCS submissions, provisos, and license administration.
• Evaluate and apply ITAR exemptions with rigor and documentation, including
• 126.4 (U.S. Government transfers),
• 125.4 (technical data), and the AUKUS exemption at 22 CFR
• 126.7 and its excluded-technology list, in coordination with government sponsors and program teams.
• Administer EAR compliance for dual-use items, including license determinations, license exception analysis (e.g., STA, TSU, ENC), Part 744 end-use/end-user screening, and encryption reporting obligations.
• Own deemed export controls: foreign national access assessments, Technology Control Plans (TCPs), badging/escort and IT access controls, and coordination with Security, HR, and IT.
• Manage ITAR Part 129 brokering analysis and…