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As Corporate Counsel, International Trade Compliance and Federal, you will have a dual role within the Jacobs Legal, Risk and Compliance Department. You will support Jacobs and its U.S. affiliates with strategic and daily export and import compliance, compliance with Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and other applicable sanctions programs, and compliance with U.S. Anti-boycott laws. These activities include matters relating to U.S. Trade Regulations including, but not limited to, the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Regulations, and Nuclear Regulations. You will be reviewing and continuously evaluating policies and procedures to ensure continuing compliance with the above listed laws and regulations along with assisting with the development and dissemination of export, import, and anti-corruption compliance tools and training materials to U.S. affiliates. You will also develop a working knowledge of export and import control laws and regulations of other countries, including the U.K. and Australia.
This position requires a high aptitude for and excellence in the following core competencies, amongst others:
- Legal skills: accuracy and precision, legal drafting, legal research, outside counsel management, and risk awareness
- Strategic skills: critical thinking, decision making and judgment, project management, strategic focus, workload management
- Collaboration skills: communication skills, conflict navigation, knowledge management, team player, technology skills, ability to give practical and clear advice
- Client management skills: business and analytical skills, business partnership, client advisory, responsiveness, solutions orientation
- Additional skills: desire to grow personally and professionally, ability to work independently, leadership, networking, curiosity and a desire to learn, negotiation, vendor management, persuasiveness, and global perspective
