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About the Role

The Global Trade Operations team enables fast, compliant, and efficient cross-border movement of goods and transfers of software and technology. This Export Controls Program Lead, Intangibles role is responsible for the strategic architecture and ownership of Meta's software and technology export controls compliance program, focusing on execution and continuous improvement of processes, systems, controls, and metrics for intangible transfers at scale.

Responsibilities

Define and own the strategic vision and roadmap for Meta's intangibles compliance program, including classification, licensing, deemed exports, and technology transfer controls.
Develop the operating model for intangibles compliance, defining roles, responsibilities, and handoff points between Trade Legal, Trade Operations, and Engineering stakeholders.
Partner with Engineering and Trade Operations systems teams to define requirements and drive implementation of automated case management, classification tracking, and compliance monitoring tools.
Design and implement automation controls to reduce operational workload and processing times, targeting measurable reductions in manual review requirements.
Build and enhance scalable process documentation including SOPs, desktop procedures, decision trees, and escalation protocols that enable consistent execution across geographies and team members.
Serve as the technical authority on export classification for Meta's software and technology, including custom silicon, AI/ML technologies, software/APIs, infrastructure components, and encryption.
Manage Meta's deemed export compliance program.
Provide strategic guidance on export classification determinations, license exception applicability, deemed export requirements, and CCATS/license application strategy.
Monitor the complex/ambiguous global regulatory landscape and proactively assess impacts of regulatory changes on Meta's intangibles program, translating policy shifts into operational requirements.
Develop and manage program metrics and executive reporting that provide visibility into program health, risk posture, and operational performance.
Lead enterprise-wide risk assessments for intangible technology transfers, identifying gaps and building remediation plans.
Present findings, risks, and recommendations to leadership.
Mentor team members and provide coaching to cross-functional partners on intangibles compliance matters.
Partner with Legal Risk Management (LRM) to document compliance controls, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk frameworks and audit readiness.
Demonstrate accountability and proactive problem-solving across areas of responsibility.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in export controls compliance in a global corporate environment, with demonstrated expertise in U.S. export classification under the EAR with a focus on software and technology controls.
Significant experience classifying and reviewing authorization requirements for items controlled under EAR Category 3 and Category 5, Part 2.
Demonstrated experience working directly with engineering/product teams to determine export controls requirements for technology and software.
Demonstrated experience designing and building export controls compliance programs, processes, or systems (not just operating within existing frameworks).
Demonstrated experience standing up scalable compliance workflows, including requirements definition for case management, classification tracking, or compliance automation tools.
Proven track record of leading cross-functional trade compliance projects in a fast-paced, global environment.
Program/project management experience with a track record of driving complex initiatives from concept through implementation.
Proven ability to influence and align senior stakeholders (Legal, Engineering, Product) without direct authority.
Experience presenting to leadership.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Willingness to travel as required.

Skills

Export controls compliance
U.S. export classification under the EAR
Software and technology controls
EAR Category 3
EAR Category 5, Part 2
Program management
Cross-functional project leadership
Influencing stakeholders
Presenting to leadership
Independent work
Non-U.S. export control regimes (Wassenaar Arrangement, EU Dual-Use Regulation, UK Strategic Export Controls)
ITAR compliance
AI/ML compliance
Encryption compliance
Custom silicon compliance
Advanced computing technologies compliance
SNAP-R
BIS license applications
CCATS filings
Encryption review processes
Responsible, ethical AI practices
AI skill development

Location

Global

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

10+ years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in business, law, engineering, or related discipline

Salary/Compensations

$179,000/year to $247,000/year

Benefits

bonus
equity
benefits

About the Company

Meta's Global Trade Operations team partners with internal business units and external stakeholders to enable fast, compliant, and efficient cross-border movement of goods and transfers of software and technology.
We support Meta's product teams and Infrastructure, Reality Labs, and Enterprise supply chains, and work closely with Legal, Tax, Engineering, and Finance to build sustainable, scalable trade compliance practices for a rapidly growing global footprint.
Trade Operations sits within Meta's Global Scaled Compliance Operations (GSCO) team and is responsible for operationalizing trade compliance programs at scale—building and sustaining the processes, systems, controls, and metrics that enable Meta to move goods and transfer software, and technology, compliantly and efficiently.

Equal Opportunity

Due to export control laws and regulations applicable to this role, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.