Your impact

In this pivotal role you will be joining a team of lawyers and contracts professionals directly engaged in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and administering our international trade compliance program. Responsibilities include negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts related to strategic partnerships, vendor contracts, satellite capacity agreements, teleport contracts, and satellite operations agreements. You will also serve as a subject matter expert in import, export controls, and international trade regulations compliance, including International Traffic and Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC).

What you will do

• Support the Legal and Contracts teams, with drafting and reviewing standard commercial customer contracts.
• Partner with key stakeholders (e.g. Business Development, Corporate Development, Finance, Engineering, Yield Management, Sales) to structure, draft and negotiate non-standard global commercial contracts and other strategic partnership agreements.
• Oversee and manage company's third-party/vendor due diligence processes for onboarding and renewing agreements with consultants and other third-party business partners.
• Ensure that the activities of the business units comply with applicable export control laws and regulations and applicable trade sanctions and provide advice and guidance to stakeholders regarding same.
• Ensure all EAR and ITAR-controlled articles, data, and services are properly assessed, classified, controlled, licensed, and exported, including reviewing technical reports related to satellite design and performance.
• Regularly update global trade policies and procedures addressing export controls, including procedures related to recordkeeping, storage, and access to EAR and ITAR-controlled data, and other trade compliance matters related to OFAC, anti-corruption, and anti-boycott regulations.
• Prepare, submit and track all required license applications, TAAs, commodity classification (CCATs) and jurisdiction determinations (CJs), mandatory reports for ENC exports, and OFAC transaction reports.
• Oversee and manage company restricted party screening tool related to debarred, sanctioned, and listed parties relevant to international business transactions and non-U.S. visitors, as well as compliance tools to assist shipping and logistics in appropriately vetting transactions for export and sanctions compliance.
• Collaborate with HR to develop and regularly update company-wide training materials on all trade compliance, sanctions, and anti-corruption related matters.

Your required experience/skills

• Juris Doctor Degree or equivalent
• Minimum of 10 years of combined recent, relevant experience in commercial contracting and international trade and export compliance program management.
• Excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills, including the ability to highlight key points in a succinct manner to regulators and executive management based on sound quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including a strong ability to build consensus and efficiently and effectively guide individuals at all levels of the organization through established or new processes.
• Think conceptually and strategically, exercise superior reasoning skills and sound business judgment to influence decision making and effectively interface with executive management.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite
• This role is subject to ITAR/EAR; candidates must be a US Person (this includes US Citizen, Permanent Resident or Protected Individual such as an asylee or refugee). (remove if not applicable)

Your success in this role will look like:

• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic and fluid environment.

It would be nice if you had:

• Experience at a major U.S. law firm
• Recognized trade compliance qualification such as the ITC certificates
• An active security clearance (TS/SCI level preferred)
• Experience working in a telecommunications or satellite communications environment

How we support you:

• Hybrid work environment offering up to two days per week work from home (for eligible positions)
• Development opportunities supporting professional growth championed by our dedicated Learning & Development team. 20-25% of our positions are hired internally!
• Ways to get involved: satellite launch parties, company connect events, charitable activities, team social events, recognition programs, and employee resource groups.
• Wide range of benefits and perks to help you stay healthy, happy, and productive. These include paid leave programs, medical, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits, employee wellness offerings, and more!

These benefits are designed to support your overall well-being and help you succeed in your role.

Our D&I Commitment

We're committed to fostering a culture and environment of diversity, inclusion and respect - a place where everyone can show up fully as themselves and do their best work every day. We're a technology leader committed to advancing diverse, inclusive teams - where belonging is rooted in our culture. Intelsat has an established Diversity & Inclusion Council and Employee Resource Groups. Intelsat is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

While it is important to note that meeting the minimum qualifications is a fundamental requirement for consideration, if you are enthusiastic about this role and are unsure how well your experience aligns with these requirements, we encourage you to apply. Our recruitment team will assess your application and determine if your skills and qualifications meet the essential criteria for this role or whether there might be another role within our organization that is a better match.