Director, International Trade Compliance

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years. ABOUT THE TEAM The Maneuver Dominance (MD) Team at Anduril aggressively develops aerial robotic systems designed to operate in large coordinated teams. We leverage and capitalize on existing Anduril platforms, bring in 3rd party platforms into Anduril’s Lattice ecosystem, and develop new systems as appropriate. We develop breakthrough perception and autonomy algorithms to solve the hardest problems facing our customers. We are seeking an experienced international trade compliance leader with strategic vision to help build a best-in-class trade compliance program supporting MD. ABOUT THE JOB We are looking for a International Trade Compliance Director to join our forward-thinking team in Costa Mesa, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for driving international trade strategy, initiatives, and policies to thoughtfully guide the development of commercial dual-use technology across the globe. The role will be a key interface between engineering, program management, compliance, and senior leadership to ensure that product teams are in line with engineering goals and compliance frameworks. This person will be responsible for designing and managing controls plans for MD’s commercial dual-use platforms across the globe and ensuring compliance for U.S. and global export control regulations. You will provide strategic guidance and regulatory expertise, shaping and achieving positive outcomes for MD positions on jurisdiction and classification (J/C) determinations and export compliance in accordance with company policy. WHAT YOU’LL DO Embed with program staff to develop and maintain tight program controls for commercial dual-use and export controlled technology for civil and defense customers Partner with senior leadership to shape strategic direction and turn trade compliance planning into action. Make key decisions that drive operational success, and help translate high-level trade compliance goals into clear priorities for the organization. Play a critical role in developing trade compliance policies and be responsible for outcomes that balance compliance and business priorities. Design and implement trade compliance policies, protections, and infrastructure to ensure engineering/ program development meets schedule objectives Coordinate with external partners (e.g., commercial suppliers, US Government, foreign private or Government agencies) to ensure product roadmaps align with internal compliance posture and pivot accordingly Drive consistent export classification processes across MD global operations Develop classification decision rationale, heuristics and methodology for MD programs to improve efficiency in classification while maintaining accuracy Leverage AI for rapid risk-mitigated determinations Deploy and maintain J/C training curricula and robust methodologies to meet cost and performance metrics Oversee MD export authorizations, ensuring compliance with license scope, provisos and associated conditions Support the logistics team on hardware exports and controlled imports Provide guidance and training to MD staff on ITAR, EAR and international regulations Perform compliance assessments of export/import authorizations and related transactions and assist in any investigations of potential compliance issues Lea