Sr. Manager, Trade Compliance

Senior Manager, Compliance 

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next.  Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.  

To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Asylee, or Refugee. 

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Senior Manager, Compliance to join our team in the Westminster, CO office. This is a hands-on individual contributor export compliance lead role with ownership of Vantor’s export-controls function, inclusive of drafting and applying for export authorizations. The ideal candidate will be responsible for classifying, marking and managing export-controlled documents and facilitating Vantor’s Compliance function. In this role, you will help protect Vantor’s ability to serve mission-critical customers by ensuring compliance with U.S. export control laws and ensuring activities are reviewed with speed, consistency, and sound compliance judgment. 

 
Responsibilities:   

• Lead, enhance, and maintain Vantor’s global Compliance program, including policies, procedures, work instructions, controls, metrics, and governance for export, reexport, transfer, retransfer, sanctions, and restricted-party compliance. 

• Provide senior-level guidance on ITAR, EAR, OFAC, CBP, Census/AES, anti-boycott, and other trade-related requirements affecting Vantor’s products, services, technologies, data, software, technical information, and international activities. 

• Partner with several internal teams including Security, Contracts, Procurement, Product, Engineering, Program Management, Sales, Cybersecurity and Business Development to embed compliance into business planning and execution. 

• Develop scalable compliance processes that support Vantor’s spatial intelligence platform, ground stations, satellite tasking and imagery products, data and analytics offerings, software tools, APIs, professional services, and cloud computing environments. 

• Function as an export authority for commercial foreign programs, providing analysis of U.S. Government import/export regulations (ITAR/EAR), laws and requirements. 

• Obtain detailed information from technical teams related to spacecraft programs and components in order to prepare and submit required import/export licenses and agreements.  

• Determine or assist in the determination of the classification of Vantor products, software, technical information and technologies according to import and export control requirements. Be the subject matter expert for the classification and marking of technical data, software, hardware and defense services.  

• Lead or support trade compliance audits, self-assessments, transaction testing, root-cause reviews, corrective actions, and continuous-improvement initiatives. 

• Monitor regulatory developments and enforcement trends; assess impact to Vantor’s business and update policies, procedures, tools, and training accordingly. 

• Support investigations, voluntary disclosures, remediation plans, and corrective-action tracking, in partnership with Legal and Ethics & Compliance. 

• Manage multiple deadlines simultaneously and provide guidance and practical solutions to cross-functional projects effectively and on-time.  

• Work effectively as a team member and in an independent manner,and consistently exercise good business judgment.  

Minimum Requirements:   

• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident  

• Bachelor's degree in business or a related field or equivalent practical experience 

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience  

• Expert knowledge and experience in ITAR and EAR export license drafting and implementation, and classification of items in accordance with the regulations and interpretive guidance. 

• Proficiency in DECCS, SNAP-R licensing portals 

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Satellite and spacecraft industry experience on export issues  

• Investigative skills, including ability to be discreet and manage confidential information  

• Proven capability to use independent judgment and professionalism  

• Confidence in the application of U.S. export control laws and design of Compliance programs 

• Excellent judgment with the ability to balance competing priorities and meet deadlines  

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to listen, learn and influence a global network of management-level personnel  

• Excellent communications skills