Overview

Metrea is a defense company dedicated to translating commercial innovation into solutions for national security. Metrea focuses on delivering effects as-a-service across domains including Air, Space, Electromagnetic & Cyber, and Simulation. Metrea Management provides central services to 12 global business units via Operations, Solutions, Strategy, Legal, and Finance teams.

Reporting directly to the Vice President, Head of Global Trade & Customs (GTC), within the Legal, Contracts, and Compliance (LCC) team, you will be responsible for Metrea’s global trade export, import, and customs operations in the United Kingdom with expansion globally as the business requires. You will support the international growth objectives of Metrea and its assigned Business Groups and Business Units, focusing on the Metrea Mission Defense (MMD) and Metrea Aerial Effects (MAFX) Business Units. Responsibilities include establishing, implementing, and overseeing compliance-related activities, advising on export authorizations (UK and US, among others), and collaborating with businesses for compliant execution of requirements. You will also develop a standardized approach to Metrea’s export, import and customs activities in the United Kingdom in collaboration with Metrea GTC and business leads.

You will plan, organize, and implement day-to-day export and import transactions in a fast-paced environment. You must be a pragmatic team player who is willing to learn and adapt to the company’s business needs while seeking solutions to export problems.

Key Responsibilities

• Leveraging knowledge of UK Trade Regulations, U.S. ITAR/EAR Regulations, and UK customs requirements to achieve business goals and objectives
• Obtaining, coordinating, and managing UK licenses for UK-based operations
• Reviewing, coordinating, and managing UK, U.S., and EU export authorizations for UK businesses
• Collaborating with the Metrea GTC team, Metrea LCC team, and business stakeholders to drive solutions
• Building partnerships with internal customers
• Serving as a point-of-contact for export compliance advice, resources, education, and coordination for UK-based operations
• In collaboration with the Metrea GTC team, developing and streamlining UK export-related processes and procedures
• Identifying and resolving export issues, risk areas, and implications of emerging export issues
• Reviewing, coordinating, and managing UK export classifications
• Ensuring compliance with global trade export, import, customs, and record-keeping requirements
• Supporting export awareness training and specialized functional training
• Undertaking internal assessments to understand risks and drive continuous improvement
• Supporting investigations into potential non-compliance

Our Ideal Candidate For This Role

• 4+ years of UK and US export and import law experience, including regulations administered by the Export Control Joint Unit, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, and the Export Administration Regulations
• Bachelor’s degree
• Team player mentality
• Pragmatic
• Sound judgment and attention to detail
• Ability to execute both strategically and operationally
• Proficiency with GTC products and tools
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and writing skills
• Ability to learn quickly, work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to identify, prioritize, and manage multiple complex tasks
• Passion for development with a drive to continuously learn and grow professionally
• Flexibility and willingness to grow in an expanding business
• Experience utilizing UK SPIRE platform for management of export control applications and security grading

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in the classification of strategic military & dual-use goods
• Experience with EU and other non-UK global trade laws and regulations
• Experience with the application of US and UK sanctions regulations
• Previous experience in building a team
• Master’s degree in a relevant subject

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

• Role: Remote, with the ability to work from London, Malvern, or Lincoln offices as required. Some infrequent travel to other Metrea locations will be necessary.
• Full-time, typical hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Exempt employees must be able to be on-call as needed.

Travel

Travel requirements are up to 15%.

What We Offer

We provide a number of company benefits including:

• Private Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• A generous leave allowance (25 days plus public holidays)
• Company Pension
• Company Bonus Scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Bicycle Salary Sacrifice Schemes

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Must be able to accomplish all duties with autonomy
• Must have good command of the English language, oral and written
• Must be able to undergo UK government security vetting as a UK National
• Must be able to sign the Official Secrets Act

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.