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About the Role

NODA AI is seeking a Trade Compliance Specialist to manage day-to-day trade compliance activities, including import/export compliance, restricted party screening, licensing, jurisdiction and classification, government submissions, training, foreign person controls, audits, and recordkeeping. This role involves translating legal guidance into practical actions and embedding compliance across various departments.

Responsibilities

Perform and document restricted and denied party screening for customers, partners, vendors, visitors, and foreign persons, escalating potential matches.
Administer foreign person and visitor compliance requirements, including screening, access reviews, DDTC notifications, certifications, and documentation.
Prepare, submit, administer, and track export licenses, agreements, authorizations, and classification requests through US Government systems (DDTC's DECCS and SNAP-R).
Cover DSP-5 licenses, TAAs, MLAs, commodity jurisdiction and classification requests, and other applicable export authorizations.
Prepare, submit, and track correspondence with the US Department of State and DDTC regarding personnel, foreign person access, technical data, software, defense articles, and ITAR-controlled activities.
Perform and document jurisdiction and classification analyses for software, source code, technical data, hardware, and integrated systems under USML and CCL/ECCN frameworks.
Partner with Engineering and Product to understand functionality, technical characteristics, end use, and changes affecting determinations.
Administer applicable ITAR exemptions, EAR license exceptions, Technology Control Plans, and Technology Transfer Plans.
Maintain accurate records of licenses, agreements, classifications, provisos, exceptions, expiration dates, reporting requirements, and continuing obligations.
Partner with ISSM, FSO, IT, Security, and Engineering to control and document access to export-controlled information across company systems, development environments, repositories, facilities, and restricted environments.
Support import compliance activities, including tariff classification, country-of-origin and customs documentation, and coordination with customs brokers and freight forwarders.
Deliver new-hire, role-specific, and recurring export-control training and maintain completion records.
Conduct internal audits and self-assessments, document findings, track corrective actions, and support government inquiries, audits, and compliance reviews.
Maintain complete, organised, and audit-ready records for all trade compliance activities.
Maintain and continuously improve NODA AI's Export Management and Compliance Program (EMCP), including policies, procedures, forms, checklists, workflows, and recordkeeping practices.
Partner with Contracts, Business Development, Programs, People Operations, and Finance to identify export restrictions, licensing requirements, end-user/end-use considerations, sanctions screening, foreign person reviews, and trade compliance obligations.
Coordinate trade compliance reviews for software and technical data releases, technology transfers, international shipments, demonstrations, deployments, and foreign customer engagements.
Stay current on regulatory developments to proactively strengthen NODA AI's trade compliance processes.

Requirements

5+ years of hands-on experience supporting or executing US import and export or trade compliance activities.
Practical experience with ITAR and EAR requirements.
Hands-on experience preparing, administering, or tracking DDTC and/or BIS export licenses, agreements, authorizations, or classification requests.
Familiarity with US Government trade compliance systems including DECCS and SNAP-R.
Demonstrated ability to prepare and coordinate regulatory correspondence, notifications, requests, and approvals with DDTC and other applicable US Government agencies.
Proficiency in restricted and denied party screening, including maintaining complete and accurate compliance documentation.
Familiarity with administering Technology Control Plans, Technology Transfer Plans, and similar export-control access and authorization requirements.
Strong working knowledge of trade compliance recordkeeping in an audit-ready environment.
U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

Skills

ITAR
EAR
Commerce Control List (CCL)
Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs)
Deemed export concepts
DDTC
BIS
DECCS
SNAP-R
Restricted and denied party screening
Technology Control Plans
Technology Transfer Plans
Trade compliance recordkeeping
USMCA
CCL
ECCNs
OFAC
CECP
LCB
CUSECO
Execution-focused
Detail-oriented
Highly organised
Sound judgment
Technically curious
Operationally practical

Location

Austin, TX
Washington, D.C.

Work Type

Hybrid on-site
Full-time

Experience Level

5+ years of experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related field
Graduate degree in Business, Law, or Finance (Preferred)

Benefits

Competitive salary
Comprehensive medical, dental, and visions plans
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match
Equity grants for new hires
Unlimited PTO
11 Paid holidays
Extremely generous company holiday calendar, including a holiday hiatus in November & December
Generous Parental Leave
Military Leave for annual training or service requirements
FSA
DCFSA
HSA
Professional Development Opportunities
Access to One Medical
Mental Health Resources (24/7 therapy and more)
Additional work-life services (free legal and financial support)

About the Company

NODA is a Veteran-owned, venture-backed technology company transforming how unmanned systems collaborate in complex, mission-critical environments.
Developing next-generation solutions for autonomous orchestration of heterogeneous unmanned systems across air, sea, land, and space.
Vital applications in the defense, intelligence, and commercial sectors.
Our Operations team ensures NODA can move quickly, responsibly, and compliantly in a highly regulated defense technology environment.
Trade compliance is central to how we develop technology, collaborate with customers and partners, protect controlled information, and execute across the business.
Joining NODA means working on meaningful technology that pushes the boundaries of autonomy alongside a team that thrives on innovation, rapid iteration, and collaboration.

Equal Opportunity

NODA AI is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace and to maintaining equitable employment and hiring practices.
Provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and makes all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
As a federal contractor, NODA AI complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity and affirmative action requirements, including Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), as amended.
Committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities throughout the recruiting, hiring, and employment process.
Consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with applicable fair chance and ban-the-box laws.
Actively encourages qualified individuals of all backgrounds, including women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities, to apply.
Committed to fostering an inclusive, supportive, and accessible work environment for all applicants and employees.
If accommodations or assistance are required during the application process, applicants can reach out to careers@NodaIntelligence.ai or their recruiter.