Compliance & Risk Officer - Export Controls & Government Compliance (Attorney / Remote / Full-Time Permanent)

Latitude is seeking an attorney with deep international trade, export controls, and government contracting experience to serve as Compliance & Risk Officer - a permanent, full-time, in-house position with a growing precision manufacturing company serving the aerospace, defense, space, and semiconductor industries. Remote work (WFH) may be considered.

This is a highly visible, enterprise-wide role reporting to the General Counsel and Compliance Officer. The lawyer selected will serve as the company's first dedicated compliance and risk leader and will be responsible for building and running a unified compliance program across multiple operating companies and facilities in the United States and Canada.

The immediate priority of this role is export and government compliance. The counsel selected will own ITAR and EAR compliance, DDTC registrations and change notices, technical data access controls, the company's CUI program and CMMC Level 2 readiness, and government representations and certifications - together with corrective action (CAPA) tracking, small business subcontracting plan administration, and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) compliance.

This is a build role, not a maintenance role. The successful candidate will be expected to develop policies, stand up procedures and training, centralize legacy compliance practices, strengthen risk management processes, and establish recurring reporting to executive management and the Audit Committee.

Alongside that export and government compliance core, the role carries enterprise risk management responsibility and the opportunity to lead the company's ESG and sustainability initiatives.

Minimum Requirements for the Compliance & Risk Officer

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
• 7+ years of experience in international trade, export controls, trade compliance, government contracts, or related compliance roles within defense, aerospace, space, semiconductor, or another regulated manufacturing or technology environment
• Direct, hands-on working knowledge of ITAR and EAR, including the ability to speak to specific clauses, filings, registrations, certifications, licenses, agreements, or regulatory processes personally handled
• Experience with DDTC registration and change notice filings and with export license and agreement administration
• Experience with jurisdiction and classification determinations and with managing export and import licensing activity across multiple registered entities
• Working knowledge of U.S. economic sanctions and restricted party screening
• Experience implementing and administering technical data access controls
• Working knowledge of FAR and DFARS and of government representations and certifications
• Experience evaluating, preparing, or supporting voluntary disclosures and related remediation
• Experience building or materially developing compliance programs, policies, procedures, internal controls, and employee training, including corrective action (CAPA) tracking through closure
• Experience directing or conducting compliance investigations and advising leadership on significant compliance risks and corrective actions
• Experience advising executive leadership on regulatory strategy and compliance risk, and partnering effectively with business and functional stakeholders
• Multi-site and multi-entity experience, including cross-border operations
• Demonstrated ability to work independently within a small corporate team and operate without dedicated staff
• Strong written, verbal, organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills
• U.S. person status as defined under ITAR due to technical data access requirements
• Outstanding professional references

Preferred Qualifications

• Service as principal or lead trade compliance counsel for an enterprise or global trade compliance function, including leadership of a trade compliance team
• Designation or service as an Empowered Official under ITAR
• Working knowledge of antiboycott requirements, customs and import compliance, country of origin, and domestic preference requirements such as Buy American and the Trade Agreements Act
• Experience with agency-specific government contracting requirements such as FOCI, TINA, DOE, or similar frameworks
• Prior government service with a trade or export agency, or trade practice experience at a law firm
• Experience negotiating trade compliance provisions in customer and supplier contracts and responding to prime contractor flow-down requirements
• Experience with CUI safeguarding requirements and with NIST SP 800-171 or CMMC Level 2 implementation or readiness
• Experience administering small business subcontracting plans (SBSP) and related reporting
• Experience with Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) compliance
• Experience integrating compliance programs following acquisitions and harmonizing legacy practices across acquired entities, including trade and export compliance diligence
• Compliance, investigations, or export-related certification, such as CCEP, CFE, or an export compliance credential
• Active security clearance or clearance eligibility
• Demonstrated risk management experience, including business continuity, disaster recovery, emergency preparedness, third-party risk, or related enterprise risk initiatives
• Experience implementing third-party risk or supplier compliance programs
• Experience conducting or managing workplace investigations
• Private equity portfolio company experience, including sponsor reporting
• Experience managing ESG or sustainability initiatives, including consultant-led Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions testing or related environmental reporting

Key Responsibilities Export & Government Compliance (primary focus)

• Lead ITAR and EAR licensing and agreement administration, including DDTC registrations, change notices, notifications, and related filings
• Manage export and import licensing activities across multiple registered entities
• Own and administer technical data access controls, including access determinations, segregation of controlled technical data, and related training and recordkeeping
• Own the company's CUI compliance program and support CMMC Level 2 readiness and NIST SP 800-171 documentation
• Manage government representations and certifications, SAM registrations, CAGE codes, and related eligibility requirements
• Centralize FAR, DFARS, and related government contracting compliance procedures across operating companies
• Support small business subcontracting plan (SBSP) preparation, administration, and reporting
• Support Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) compliance and coordinate with finance on related requirements
• Develop and execute internal compliance audits and track corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) through closure
• Support voluntary disclosure preparation and remediation
• Respond to customer compliance audits and prime contractor flow-down requirements
• Build and administer enterprise-wide compliance training covering export controls, CUI, ethics, cybersecurity, data privacy, workplace conduct, conflicts of interest, and ethical sourcing

Risk Management

• Lead third-party risk management initiatives, including sanctions screening, conflicts screening, and implementation of a centralized third-party risk platform
• Support supplier and supply chain risk programs, including DFARS and CMMC flow-down compliance, supplier qualification, corrective action tracking, and continuity planning
• Partner with Information Technology and Information Security on cybersecurity training, penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, incident response planning, access controls, and related technology risk matters
• Lead business continuity, disaster recovery, and emergency preparedness planning across multiple facilities, and coordinate site-level testing and preparedness exercises
• Complete and administer the company's ethics hotline and case management framework
• Conduct investigations involving whistleblower, harassment, human rights, and other compliance matters, with appropriate escalation to the General Counsel
• Support enterprise risk management reporting to executive leadership and the Audit Committee

ESG & Sustainability

• Lead the development of the company's ESG and sustainability program
• Manage the company's Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions testing and baseline initiative, including selection and oversight of third-party consultants, site data collection, methodology, reporting, and reduction target development
• Establish facility-level energy and water usage measurement and reporting
• Develop waste reduction, recycling, and environmental policy initiatives
• Lead sponsor sustainability survey administration and evidence collection
• Support product stewardship initiatives involving RoHS, REACH, and related substance compliance
• Partner with Human Resources and Supply Chain on human rights, ethical sourcing, supplier standards, and related ESG initiatives

Position Details of the Compliance & Risk Officer

• Type of role: Permanent Placement, In-House
• Schedule: Full-Time
• Location: Remote work / WFH may be considered. The role will require regular presence across multiple facilities, with final location and travel expectations to be confirmed.
• Reporting: General Counsel and Compliance Officer
• Compensation: $74,200-$145,700, commensurate with experience
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance; HSA and Flexible Spending Accounts; 401(k) with automatic enrollment and employer match with immediate vesting; paid holidays; PTO/vacation; and tuition reimbursement after 90 days of full-time employment

Confidentiality

Latitude will not disclose your identity or propose you to prospective clients without your prior consent. Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Only qualified applicants should apply.

About Latitude

Latitude offers life-changing engagements and permanent positions with companies and law firms to outstanding attorneys and legal professionals.

Permanent Positions

Great attorneys and legal professionals who are seeking permanent positions choose to work with Latitude because of our deep market knowledge, career advocacy, and extensive client base. Our own practice experience and client relationships enable us to effectively tailor our candidate proposals to the specific strengths and interpersonal attributes that matter most to our clients and to match candidates with opportunities that will be most fulfilling to them.

For more information about Latitude, please visit https://latitudelegal.com.

Latitude is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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