Legal/Export Compliance Specialist
BAE Systems Information Technology
Reston, VA United States

Responsible for providing guidance to company personnel and manage export activities as it relates to Department of Commerce and Department of State U.S. Export regulations. Completion of U.S. Export related documentation to enable the Company, and its subsidiaries, to obtain export licenses and other related documents.  In addition may be required to support other Legal Compliance responsibilities which may include ethics, records management, FOIA, subpoenas, etc. 

1.  Provides guidance to company personnel on export/import activities.  

2.  If required, act as an Empowered Official.  Authorized to sign license applications or other requests for approval on behalf of the Company. 

3.  Processes export license applications and technical assistant agreements. 

4.  Investigates any aspect of a proposed export or temporary export by the Company to verify the legality of any transactions and the accuracy of the information to be submitted.

5.   Support other Legal Compliance, responsibilities which may include ethics, records management, FOIA, subpoenas, etc.

6.   Provides BAE SYSTEMS North America and/or government agencies with any required assistance or information needed during the review of license applications.

7.  Maintains export related record keeping functions in the Company as required by law.

8.  Conducts or assists in conducting internal compliance audits on a periodic basis.

9.  Performs other tasks as assigned by the Director of Legal Compliance
Required
14+ Years with HS or 10+ Years with AA or 8+ Years with BS or 6+ Years with MS or 3+ Years with PhD
Eight or more years experience in export or related field. Training in U.S. Export laws and regulations, ITAR, Commerce regulations preferred. (In addition to the items listed above, the Essential Functions are: 1. Exercise discretion and independent judgment in the performance of duties set forth in Section II above. 2. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing; 3. Exhibit sound interpersonal skills involving interfacing, coordinating and negotiating with company personnel, customers and suppliers; 4. Utilize computer skills to prepare appropriate reports and documents; 5. Make decisions using sound judgment while complying with policies, procedures, appropriate principles and applicable state and federal laws and regulations; 6. Analyze, evaluate, develop and implement processes and systems within budget and adhere to time requirements and schedule; 7. Design and develop products and services using state-of-the-art technology, principles, theories and concepts.)
BAE Systems is the premier global defense and aerospace company, delivering a full range of products and services for air, land, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions, and customer support services. With 105,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems had 2008 sales of $34.4 billion.
 

Information Solutions, based in Reston, Virginia, is among the 10 largest IT providers to the U.S. government, serving most of the federal defense and civilian marketplace. It provides network-centric command, control, computing, and intelligence (C3I) solutions; wideband networking radio systems; information systems for the U.S. intelligence community; geospatial information services; and information technology services. Leveraging its knowledge of signals and data derived from signals, Information Solutions has attained a market-leading position in advanced information technology research, intelligence analysis and production, and geospatial exploitation software.

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Job code: IT090911-7642
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