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Export Control Manager
Date Posted: 2026-07-13
Country: United Kingdom
Location: Harlow, Essex
Position Role Type: Hybrid
Role Overview
Based in Harlow, Glenrothes or Gloucester. Hybrid working, 3 days a week.
What You Will Do
- Support Global Trade (GT) activity associated with all business areas.
- Disseminate and brief all Raytheon UK domestic and international Policies and Procedures to deliver world-class export controls compliantly.
- Support export classification of contract deliverables.
- Manage the implementation, creation, maintenance, and authorization of Agreement Export / Import Compliance Plans (AEICPs) by the business area.
- Commercial management / preparation of all necessary licenses and documentation to ensure deliveries are made in a timely, cost-effective, and compliant manner, including technology transfers requests, F680’s or F1686’s.
- Management of complex agreements (MLA’s, TAA’s, CA’s etc.,) including sub-licensee and NDA reviews, approval of DN/TCN activity, and ensuring all activities undertaken are authorized under the relevant agreement.
- Support the implementation of mandatory group export control training at awareness, enhanced, and advanced levels devised, created, implemented, delivered, and continually improved in line with requirements.
- Work with the business on new and existing opportunities and effectively manage all GT obligations relating to the business area.
- Provide awareness training to external customers, suppliers, sub-licensees, and sub-tier sub-licensees, as required.
- Support the business area management leadership team.
- Attend and support Gate reviews for all key business areas as requested.
- Provide expert guidance across the business area to ensure compliance with UK Export and Import regulations and US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
- Provide guidance and advice to other members of staff as well as functional and program offices.
- Undertake Internal Audits and, where issues are found, liaise with the appropriate business area and assist with corrective action plans to ensure company compliance.
- Track and monitor corrective actions resulting from self-assessments and audits.
- Support investigations relating to potential compliance breaches and assist in the preparation of any resulting incident reports to GT and RUK Legal Department.
- Manage and generate reports and performance metrics.
- Support the Head of GT Operations on specific projects as requested.
- Support trade compliance goals and objectives.
- Support the development of improved processes using Six Sigma and other lean tools.
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Qualifications You Must Have
- Extensive knowledge of U.K. Export Licensing Regulations, U.S. ITAR/EAR Regulations, and shipping Procedures.
- Knowledge in corporate compliance investigations, EXIM licensing, customs, and border enforcement, global trade operations, and relevant regulatory regimes.
- Demonstrated knowledge of industry best practices on EXIM processes.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and writing skills and the ability to learn quickly, work independently with minimal supervision, manage, and prioritize multiple complex tasks and lead intermediate projects and investigations in a team environment.
- Demonstrated ability to engage RUK business leaders to drive cross-functional implementation of new procedural solutions and work instructions in a timely and efficient manner.
- Proactive, well-organized, with the ability to effectively manage volume and prioritize accordingly.
- Sound judgment and meticulous attention to detail.
- Excellent leadership skills and ability to provide effective advice and counsel on EXIM matters.
- Computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office products, EXIM, and Global Trade tools and programs.
- All-round business commercial awareness.
- Strong team player.
- Awareness and understanding of Business Agreements.
- All-round business commercial awareness.
Qualifications We Prefer
- Graduate equivalent qualification (Cranfield University Level 4 MSc accredited module in Political, Legal and Ethical frameworks of Defence with a focus on Strategic Export Controls or Graduate Member of Institute of Export or similar).
Benefits
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- Competitive salary
- Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
- 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension
- 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
- Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
- Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others
- Enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave
Work Culture
- 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement, or site-specific arrangements.
- Early 1:30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
- Remote, hybrid, and site-based working opportunities, depending on your needs and the requirements of the role.
- Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
- Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.
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RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military, and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics, and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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