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International Trade and Compliance Leader, APAC

Anduril· Legal and Business Affairs : Legal : Legal
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SydneyA$0Full-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Senior role to design and manage international trade controls and compliance for APAC, focusing on US and non-US export control laws, working with engineering, program management, compliance, and leadership to support Anduril’s growth in the region.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement trade compliance policies, protections, and infrastructure to ensure engineering/program development meets schedule objectives, consistent with ITAR, EAR, and local laws/regulations of EU, UK, or Australia.
  • Coordinate with external partners (e.g., customers, suppliers, in-region government agencies, etc.) to align product roadmaps with internal compliance posture.
  • Develop country-specific classification decision rationale, heuristics and methodology for Anduril programs to improve efficiency in classification while maintaining accuracy.
  • Leverage AI for rapid risk-mitigated determinations.
  • Support the release of technology and data to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Deploy and maintain country-specific J/C training curricula and robust methodologies to meet cost and performance metrics.
  • Apply for and manage country-specific export authorizations, when required.
  • Oversee country-specific export authorizations, ensuring license scope, provisos and conditions.
  • Support the logistics team on hardware exports and imports as appropriate.
  • Provide guidance and training to regional teams on ITAR, EAR and country regulations.
  • Perform compliance assessments and mitigate risks of export/import transactions; assist in investigations.
  • Lead working groups and cross-functional projects to drive ITC program enhancements.
  • Support and implement corrective actions from compliance issues.
  • Navigate co-production/co-development/offset projects across countries ensuring compliance with US export regulations.
  • Manage Defence export portal for license applications, tracking, and reporting (RR).
  • Evaluate and review commodities for export license eligibility under AUKUS and other frameworks.
  • Communicate with regulators and outside counsel on export compliance matters.
  • Stay updated on regulatory changes and provide timely guidance to leadership.
  • Provide guidance on using collaborative environments for sharing technical information across borders.

Qualifications

  • Understanding of engineering concepts across software and hardware to craft policies that segregate commercial and export-controlled development.
  • Strong understanding of U.S. and non-U.S. export regulations including classifications for aerospace parts, electronics, computers, IT equipment, encryption tech, and navigational hardware.
  • 10+ years of international trade compliance experience.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain an NV2 Security Clearance.
  • Ability to travel +25%.

Skills

Required:Export control regulations (ITAR, EAR)Regulatory risk assessmentCross-functional leadership
Nice to have:Country-specific export authorizations

Benefits

  • Benefits package including health, recovery, and future planning opportunities (comprehensive, competitive benefits available to employees).
  • Equity grants included with full-time offers as part of total compensation.
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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