Counsel, Global Trade Compliance

We are KBR When you become part of our KBR team, your opportunities are endless. Through internal collaboration, and with our partners and customers, we’re defining tomorrow’s challenges, then providing the innovative solutions to overcome those challenges, always maintaining our commitment to Zero Harm and our Sustainability Platform. Trinzic, currently KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, delivers advanced engineering, science, technology, and mission support solutions to customers operating in the world's most demanding environments. In September 2025, KBR announced plans to spin off its Mission Technology Solutions business into a separate public company, Trinzic. Upon completion of the separation, this position will become part of Trinzic. Our teams support defense, intelligence, space, aviation, cyber, and critical infrastructure missions, helping customers solve complex challenges across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Join us and be part of a team delivering mission critical solutions that make a lasting impact. We Are Legal We take on any legal or related task. Every day we work across many different jurisdictions and interface with many different cultures. Our versatility is reflected in our strong commercial awareness and ability to adapt to the circumstances at hand, to provide solid practical legal and commercially focused solutions. About the Role The Global Counsel, Trade Compliance is responsible for managing and overseeing the company's global trade compliance program and leading the day-to-day operations of the International Trade Controls Office (ITCO). This role provides legal guidance and compliance oversight related to U.S. and international export controls, sanctions regulations, licensing requirements, technology transfers, and cross-border business activities. The position partners closely with business leaders, program teams, customers, suppliers, and government agencies worldwide to ensure trade compliance requirements are effectively integrated into business operations while supporting organizational objectives and global growth initiatives. The Global Counsel, Trade Compliance serves as a key advisor on international trade controls matters, overseeing export licensing activities, business clearances, due diligence, compliance training, audits, investigations, and regulatory engagement. This role monitors global regulatory developments and helps ensure the company maintains an effective compliance framework aligned with applicable laws and regulations across the jurisdictions in which it operates. Key Responsibilities Export Licenses & Government Authorizations Ensure controlled technology, software, technical data, products, and services are exported in accordance with applicable export licenses and government authorizations. Liaise with U.S. and foreign government agencies and regulatory authorities to understand compliance requirements, licensing obligations, and authorization processes. Monitor U.S. and international trade regulations and communicate relevant regulatory developments and compliance impacts to key stakeholders. Serve as one of the company's designated ITAR Empowered Officials. Oversee the preparation and submission of export license applications, classification requests, commodity jurisdiction requests, advisory opinion requests, and other government authorizations. Oversee export requirements associated with employee international travel and business activities. Prepare documentation and monitor the use of export license exemptions and exceptions. Oversee the classification of products, services, technical data, and technology subject to export controls. Maintain oversight of export compliance recordkeeping requirements and related retention practices. Support business units in determining licensing requirements, managing export authorizations, and identifying transactions that may be restricted or prohibited. Oversee administration of the company's automated export compliance systems and tools. Procedures & Compliance Program Management Ensure global business processes effectively incorporate applicable trade compliance, export control, sanctions, and customs requirements. Develop, maintain, and periodically update the Export Compliance Manual, policies, and procedures to reflect regulatory, organizational, and operational changes. Support continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen the company's trade compliance program, controls, and compliance processes. Approvals, Reviews & Clearances Review proposed projects, master agreements, joint ventures, and follow-on work to identify export control requirements and potential compliance risks. Provide trade compliance clearances and approvals for projects, pursuits, and transactions, including any required conditions or mitigation measures. Review and approve business opportunities involving international participation, including proposal and execution-s