Collins Aerospace is hiring an Associate Director and Counsel, Global Trade (remote)

Collins Aerospace is hiring an Associate Director and Counsel, Global Trade to lead and manage internal investigations and disclosures related to global trade compliance. You’ll provide critical legal analysis and guidance to business units and report directly to executive leadership.

What You'll Do

• Investigate suspected violations of U.S. and foreign export control laws and regulations.
• Evaluate alleged violations through interviews and review of documents, including policies, correspondence, and shipping records.
• Manage an active investigative caseload using RTX’s matter-management tool.
• Work with the Global Trade team to identify root causes of violations and develop corrective actions.
• Brief RTX and Collins Aerospace leadership on the status of ongoing global trade investigations.
• Draft disclosures to U.S. Government agencies regarding violations of the ITAR and EAR, and to foreign jurisdictions.
• Document the closure of matters that do not give rise to a reasonable suspicion of a regulatory violation.
• Report on internal and U.S. Government agency data requests.
• Provide legal guidance to strategic business units on global trade compliance and propose solutions.
• Respond to developments in U.S. and foreign export control laws, provide legal guidance, and monitor compliance trends.
• Assist in the development, implementation, enhancement, and maintenance of global trade compliance policies and processes.
• Travel 10% of the time.

What We're Looking For

• University Degree and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 10 years of experience.
• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee or asylee status).
• Juris Doctor Degree.
• 7+ years of legal experience in Global Trade.
• 7+ years of experience with U.S. export-control laws and regulations.

Nice to Have

• Ability to communicate and present to all levels of the organization.
• Ability to communicate clearly—particularly in legal writing.
• Minimum of three years in a law firm handling export control matters and/or three years of experience in a government agency administering export control laws.
• Experience in conducting investigations (interviewing witnesses, reviewing documents, organizing case files).
• Prior aerospace industry experience.
• Experience with non-U.S. export-control laws.

Team & Environment

You’ll be part of the Central Global Trade Investigations and Disclosures Team within the Legal, Contracts and Compliance function, reporting to the Director & Assistant General Counsel, Global Trade.

Benefits & Compensation

• Salary: $147,000 - $295,000 USD.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
• Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Student Loan Repayment Program.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Optional coverages: pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
• Adoption Assistance.
• Autism Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services.
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.

Work Mode

This is a fully remote position open to candidates located within the United States.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class.