Export Compliance Lead - ITAR

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

The Export Compliance Lead– ITAR will primarily assist the Global Trade Compliance Director/Empowered Official and Westinghouse’s Long-Term Operations (LTO) Parts business at our New Stanton, PA location.  This role is mobile with required onsite work in New Stanton, 2-3 days per week. 

Your Day to Day:

Maintain Compliance with:

1. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR:) Compliance for LTO’s Parts Business, 2. Oversight of global export classification and operations for the LTO Parts Business, and 3. Leading ITAR and Trade Operations to support LTO’s Parts Business. This role is required to collaborate within the Global Compliance Team, the Westinghouse LTO Parts Business, the Data Management Team, Information Technology Teams, and all other relevant business functions. The Export Compliance Lead– ITAR will also be responsible for the following activities:  

• Lead ITAR and Unclassified Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (“UNNPI”) compliance for the Westinghouse Global Trade Compliance Program
• Continuous improvement of policies, procedures, and processes to ensure compliance with the ITAR and UNNPI
• Seek to optimize, streamline, and standardize export classification and operation processes and procedures
• Actively engage Westinghouse engineers and supply chain in the export classification process
• Work with relevant internal parties to streamline the use of classification and shipping systems for the LTO Parts Business
• Create and provide targeted export compliance training programs

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years of previous export compliance experience desired
• Broad technical knowledge of U.S. export control laws and regulations, with specific emphasis on the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
• Experience leading export control and product classification initiatives
• Experience with ITAR Compliance is preferred.
• Experience dealing with U.S. nuclear export regulatory agencies is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to work across international regions and cultures.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to clearly, proactively (timely), and concisely communicate with corporate, regional and local management, as well as business partners.
• Works independently in a fast-paced collaborative environment and efficiently works within deadlines.
• Possesses strong organizational skills.
• Adaptive, flexible, and able to function effectively in a highly complex global environment with a proven ability to multi-task.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and strong skills in Excel and SharePoint. Experience with SAP a must.

Why Westinghouse?

Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry’s first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:

• Safety and Quality
• Integrity and Trust
• Customer Focus and Innovation
• Speed and Passion to Win
• Teamwork and Accountability

Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being.  In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacations and Holidays
• Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements
• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Employee Referral Program

While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.

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