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Job Description:

Airbus Commercial is looking for a Senior Manager of Export Controls  to join our team based in  Wichita, Kansas.

In this role you will  will have management and oversight responsibility for the company’s export compliance activities, involving export controls, licensing, screening processes and related computing systems, including SAP and OneSource, to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including, without limitation, those administered by U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS), and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). 

Meet the Team:

The Compliance team&39;s mission is to ensure an end-to-end export control process allowing permanent tracking of project export issues at any step of the product development and preventing any deficiency related to export that would cause delays, additional cost, or sanctions and fines. 

Your Working Environment:

Located on the Wichita State University (WSU) innovation campus is Airbus’ first dedicated engineering facility outside of Europe. Our team of 200&43; support staff and engineers focus on aerostructure design including analysis of aircraft primary structures, such as wings and fuselages, for all major Airbus products across the globe.

How We Care for You:

• Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)

• Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages. 

• Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000&43; e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

Your Challenges:

Export Control Management: 85

• Manage the SNAP-R and ACE accounts. 

• Provide day-to-day operational export and actionable trade regulation guidance and transactional support to company personnel and third parties, e.g., freight forwarders, for exports, re-exports, deemed exports, management of controlled data and other activities, including jurisdiction and classification determination, screening all parties to transactions, screening visitors, and conducting licensing analysis.

• Manage the export related OneSource and SAP computing systems, related data and operational integration with internal and external customer computing systems.

• Manage and monitor areas of trade compliance risk based on the company&39;s activities and provide periodic reports to program and functional leadership regarding concerns. 

• Integrate trade compliance requirements into the company operations by working with operational and functional support staff to understand trade compliance requirements inherent in their activities and document those requirements in areas such as release and protection of technical data/controlled technology, purchase of controlled items, performance of services, international travel, visits to company facilities, employment of non-US persons, and shipping/receiving.  

• Prepare, submit, and track EAR export license applications, use of license exceptions, commodity classification requests as needed, and other related documentation; communicate status proactively with company personnel; provide license and exception training to company personnel and ensure required recordkeeping and appropriate license decrementation.  

• Provide guidance and transactional review of export shipping documentation to ensure proper HTS and Schedule B codes, ECCNs or USML Categories and license numbers are used and referenced; coordinate as needed with freight forwarders. 

• Review and revise export compliance terms in contractual documents to meet Airbus standards 

One Roof Focal Point for Harmonization and Standardization: 10

• Develop and maintain a local compliance program in compliance with the Airbus Americas, Inc. Internal Control Plan and with the Airbus SE export control Directives and Methods.

• Manages processes with suppliers and internal customers, e.g., Airbus SE programs.

Training & Monitoring/Audits: 5

• Track and manage the delivery of training to company employees in coordination with the Head of Export Controls  Airbus Americas, Inc. on compliance with U.S. export and trade compliance regulations, including focused education and training for applicable functional support staff, business line and program personnel. 

• Develop, conduct, and manage monitoring/audit plans and audits of Export exposed functions and operations in coordination with the One Roof Export Controls Team and assist with development, implementation and monitoring of remediation plans.

• Conduct, review and provide feedback on investigations of potential violations of company policies and export and sanctions regulations; determine root cause of issues and develop, document, implement, and track corrective actions in full coordination with the Head of Export Controls at Airbus Americas, Inc
   

Your Boarding Pass:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a discipline such as business administration, finance, computer science, trade compliance, or engineering from an accredited educational institution or equivalent experience         

• Minimum of ten (10) years of equivalent experience in export/import management, logistics, international trade, or related areas. 

• 3&43; years of experience managing an export and trade compliance program  (Preferred)  

• Strong working knowledge of Simplified Network Application Process Redesign  (SNAP-R), Automated Export System (AES), Electronic Export Information (EEI), and Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).   

• Proficient in Google (G-suite), SAP, OneSource, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook 

• Ability to travel up to 10 Domestic and International   

Physical Requirements:

• Travel:  able to travel independently and at short notice monthly.

• Vision: able to see and read computer screens and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and engineering drawings daily.

• Hearing: able to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on the production floor including safety warnings or alarms daily.

• Speaking:  able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications daily.

• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment daily.

• Carrying: able to carry documents, drawings, electronic equipment up to 15lbs daily 

• Lifting:  able to lift documents, drawings, electronic equipment up to 15lbs daily.

• Pushing / Pulling:  able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment occasionally

• Sitting:  able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer daily

• Squatting / Kneeling:  able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving occasionally.

• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor daily.

• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents):  able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces daily.

• Personal Protective Equipment required:  Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site

Eligible to work in the US without a current or future need for visa sponsorship

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A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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Job Posting End Date: 02.09.2025

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